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NewsSwaziland: national pig farmers association to be established
The association would oversee the operations of pig farmers, for instance, on whether they followed standards and helping them access local markets.
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Commission publishes annual report on EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
Of the 3,516 original notifications transmitted in RASFF in 2012, 332 concerned feed (9.4%).
Spain: CReSA joins the Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA)
The primary objective of the GARA will be to support through scientific actions the OIE and FAO efforts in the global control and, when feasible, the eradication of ASF.
Russia: eight new outbreaks of African swine fever
There are a total of 1301 susceptible animals of which 148 are cases.
United States: National Pork Board approves $450,000 in PEDV research funds
The National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help speed research into finding answers to this new disease threat facing the domestic pork industry.
Spain: the External Chair of Animal Welfare has been presented
The Minister of Agriculture, Miguel Arias Cañete, inaugurated last week in Cadiz the External Chair of Animal Welfare, a pioneering initiative in Europe.
Adifeed & Lallemand celebrate last week their 5th partnership anniversary
Adifeed is a private company, with 20 people working full time since 2007.
The affiliated enterprise of Dandong Port purchased a large number of American soybeans
On 4th June, BobMcDonnell (Governor of Virginia) announced that a Chinese importer would purchase 790-thousand-ton American soybeans from PerdueAgribusiness.
OECD-FAO expect slower global agricultural production growth
Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5 percent a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1 percent between 2003 and 2012.
France: The IFIP develops an indicator of the competitiveness in the pig sector
Denmark presents the best index, with 0.79 points, followed by Germany (0.52), The Netherlands (0.51), and Spain (0.49).
EU to check US wheat for GM contamination
The EC has asked EU member states to check imports of wheat from the United States which may be tainted with a genetically modified strain.
33,333 users!
The most veteran users will already know that number 3 is a magic figure for us, so reaching 33,333 users is especially thrilling for us.
TechMix awarded the “2013 AURI - Ag Innovator of the Year”
TechMix, along with Midwest Ag, is receiving the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) 2013 Ag Innovator of the Year award for the new soy protein technology, NutriVance.
Boehringer Ingelheim pioneers biopharmaceuticals move to China
• First international company using cell culture technology to produce biopharmaceuticals in China
• Investment of over 35 million Euro
• Up to 65 new jobs
Novel molecular type of Clostridium difficile in neonatal pigs, Western Australia
We investigated C. difficile prevalence in piglets in Australia and isolated a novel strain with a unique pathogenicity locus.
Spain: drop in the slaughterings of pigs
During the first trimester of this year the slaughterings of pigs in Spain have dropped by 2.67%.