United Kingdom: outlook for pig meat supplies
According to the 2012 June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture, the UK pig herd was slightly larger than a year earlier.
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Holland exports pig feet to China
Since November 1st the Chinese authorities have formally admitted the entrance of pig feet produced in Holland.
France: The Ministry and the swine sector work on a specific plan
The participants agreed on the urgent need to define a common strategy for the future of the swine industry.
FAO "Food Outlook": global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall
Global cereal production in 2012 is expected to fall by 2.7 percent from previous year’s record crop.
Netherlands: antibiotics reduced by half in livestock farming
The use of antibiotics in Dutch livestock farms has gone down by 51 percent in the last three years.
It is 3tres3.com.pt 10th birthday
In November 2002 we saw the birth of 3tres3.com.pt, the Portuguese version of 3tres3.com (that had started its activity four years before).
New recruitment service for global agri-food businesses
The company has undergone considerable growth over the past two years and is moving into this field to help maintain its position as a leading training and development business in the food, agribusiness and biotechnology sectors.
Hermitage Italia establish new high health terminal boar nucleus unit for the Italian market
The unit is stocked with 130 Large White and 30 Duroc sows.
India’s booming livestock sector: On the cusp?–Or on a knife edge?
A partnership dialogue organized by the International Livestock Research Institute and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research on livestock, research and development was held yesterday in New Delhi.
New feeder acts as “extra stockman”
Good design, combined with modern materials which lower cost, are features of a brand new feeder being launched by Quality Equipment at the EuroTier.
Hungary: CSF has been eradicated in the county of Nógrád
Hungary has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of the situation with respect to the Classical Swine Fever in the territory of the county of Nógrád.
United Kingdom: clearer food and drink labelling for consumers
The Government demanded stronger labelling across the whole of the EU, and is now putting the EU rules into action in the UK.
Denmark: ambitious plan for animal welfare and for the reduction of the use of antimicrobials
The new rules provide an incentive to make sure that medicine is given only to individual animals in need of treatment.
4th International LEVUCELL SB Technical meeting
Close to 150 swine professionals from around the world were keen to accept the invitation to learn and discuss with internationally renowned experts around key issues of today’s swine nutrition: feed efficiency and functional traits in sows and piglets.
Strong demand for U.S. meat in Russia, but challenges remain
Pork exports were 30 percent higher than a year ago in volume and up 22 percent in value.
Hungary: significant decrease of the pig population during the last decade
The number of pigs varied between 3 million and 5.3 million in the past ten years.