Argentina will assign quotas on the entrance of Brazilian pork
During the first 5 months of 2016, the entrance of pork (especially of Brazilian pork) has grown by more than 50%.
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Chile issues the first digital certificates for pork exported to Russia
The Chilean pork is the first to join this treaty with the EEU.
German pig population continues to decrease
According to provisional results of the semi-annual livestock survey, the pig population decreased by just under 600,000, or 2.2%, from November 2015. That was the lowest figure in the last five years.
Pig manure paves road to sustainable asphalt
A new replacement for petroleum is coming from an unlikely source -- pig manure! It turns out that pig waste is particularly rich in oils that are very similar to petroleum. And while these oils are too low grade to produce gasoline, they may still work where the rubber meets the road.
Food demand to rise strongly in coming decade
As incomes improve, especially in emerging economies, demand for meat, fish and poultry will demonstrate strong growth.
UK: Listeriosis guidance published
New guidance has been published, aimed at healthcare and social care organisations, to help reduce the risk of vulnerable groups in their care contracting listeriosis.
Three viruses trending to becoming more common?
Among the possible infectious causes are porcine teschovirus (PTV), porcine sapelovirus (PSV) and atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV).
HIPRA presents its “SMART VACCINATION CONCEPT” at IPVS/ESPHM 2016
In swine, the “SMART VACCINATION CONCEPT” is spearheaded by UNISTRAIN® PRRS, the first and only vaccine in the world of animal health that includes RFID technology in its label.
Pork CRC Working To Drive Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The project included emissions from feed production, housing, manure management and meat processing and assessed 14 production units across different states and different production systems for at least 12 months.
Future work of Codex on antimicrobial resistance
A dedicated Codex task force on AMR chaired by South Korea will take the new work forward.
New section on pig reproduction
In this new pig333's section, several international experts write articles on pig reproduction.
EU compound feed production in 2015 vs 2014
Pig feed and poultry feed grew by respectively 0.6% and 1.2%.
Argentina and Colombia join efforts to make the most of the agriculture potential
A memorandum of understanding regarding agriculture and livestock matters was signed to promote technological development and research programmes or projects related to the food and agriculture sectors.
Wijnand de Bruijn of Dopharma takes over as IFAH-Europe Chairman
IFAH-Europe Council has appointed current vice-chairman Wijnand de Bruijn of Dopharma as its new chairman.
EU compound feed production: Downward trend expected in 2016
FEFAC market experts do foresee the upward trend on poultry feed demand to persist, though at a slower pace than in 2015 (+0.5%), but also a significant reduction in pig feed demand (-1.5%), in line with expert forecasts on pigmeat production in the EU.
Young visionaries brainstorm new concepts for HKScan Finland
Collaboration between HKScan Finland and think-tank Innokampus continued just before Midsummer at the Innovation Day organized by HKScan. 13 young innovators took part in the action-packed day.