Boehringer Ingelheim announces changes to Board of Managing Directors
Joachim Hasenmaier to lead new Board Division Consumer Healthcare and Animal Health
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DuPont to Sponsor Global Food Security Index Developed by Economist Intelligence Unit
Created in collaboration with the Economist Intelligence Unit (Washington, D.C.), this interactive, first-of-its-kind tool will bring critical information to the public discussion on food security.
Duma ratifies Russia's WTO accession protocol
Russia signed a protocol on accession to the world trade club on December 16, 2011 after 18 years of talks.
UK pork exports upwards
UK pork exports to end of April continue their steady upwards trend with a rise of 7.23%.
FAO Food Price Index falls again
The FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month in June 2012, dipping 1.8 percent from May to its lowest level since September 2010.
Researchers examine novel strain of Brachyspira
Brachyspira 30446 is a new species distinct from other species of Brachyspira and it does cause infection.
Symposium Marks Official Launch of ZUPREVO® 4% for Swine in Europe
MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal health in the USA and Canada) formally launched ZUPREVO® 4% (tildipirosin) injectable solution for pigs in all EU markets at a recent veterinary symposium held in Bruges (Belgium).
4th Merial PCVD and Swine Influenza Forum
Between 30th May and 1st June, over 230 swine pathology experts, veterinarians, and researcher from over 28 countries of Europe and South Africa, participated in Merial’s 4th Swine Forum in Berlin
USA: consumers prefer meat raised without antibiotics
24 percent of consumers said meat raised without antibiotics was not available at the supermarket where they usually shop. Of this group, 82 percent said they would buy it if it were available.
Animal cloning: EFSA reiterates safety of derived food products
With respect to food safety, there are no indications that differences exist between food products derived from healthy clones or their offspring – in particular milk and meat - from those of healthy, conventionally bred animals.
Pfizer Animal Health Names Dr. Shelley Stanford as Director, US Pork Technical Services
Pfizer Animal Health has named Shelley Stanford, DVM, MS, MBA, Director, US Pork Technical Services. As the chief scientific advisor for US Pork Operations, Stanford will lead a team of top technical professionals as a member of the Pork Leadership Team.
Brazil can now export pork to Argentina
The volume will be similar to that which they exported over the same period in 2011.
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NewsNutrient Requirements of Swine: Eleventh Revised Edition
The eleventh revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine builds on the previous editions published by the National Research Council.
Animal welfare: MEPs call for crackdown on offenders to protect public health
Animal welfare rules must be better enforced, existing loopholes closed and offenders punished, not least because they also protect human health, by preventing the spread of animal-related diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
UN food safety body sets limits on ractopamine
The Commission set the limits for the amount of ractopamine allowed in the tissues of pigs and cattle at 10 micrograms per kilogram of pig or cattle muscle, 40 micrograms per kilogram in liver and 90 micrograms per kilogram of the animals' kidneys.
Statement by the EU on ractopamine
Following vote at the Codex Alimentarius, the European Union reaffirms its position that an international standard for ractopamine is not justified.