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USA: high feed prices likely to drive hog weights lower

29-Sep-2011
Hog producers are likely to respond to lower feeding spreads by reducing the weights at which they market hogs for slaughter. However, packer discounts for underweight animals are likely to limit producer incentives to reduce slaughter weights too sharply.

Denmark: fall in antibiotics

29-Sep-2011
Danish farmers used 2.1% less antibiotics in their production of animals during 2010, which has resulted in the first fall in antibiotic usage in a decade.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals enters collaboration with U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to assess foot & mouth disease synthetic vaccines' potential to help ensure Nation's food supply safety

29-Sep-2011
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of synthetic immunogens against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Plum Island Animal Disease Center. This collaboration will evaluate the efficacy of Inovio's SynCon® vaccines for foot & mouth disease (FMD) in important animal models including cattle, sheep, and pigs.

US: hog inventory up 1 percent

29-Sep-2011
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2011 was 66.6 million head. This was up 1 percent from September 1, 2010, and up 3 percent from June 1, 2011.

VION announces investment in learning

29-Sep-2011
VION has today announced a multi-million pound investment in training and skills development at its pork processing facility at Broxburn. This strategic investment is a key element in the creation of a Centre of Excellence for fresh manufacturing at VION Hall’s, and the creation of up to 250 new jobs at the site.

Russia produced 85 mln tonnes of grains

28-Sep-2011
According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture, the general grain production in 2011 will reach the level of nearly 90 mln tonnes against 60.9 mln tonnes in 2010, and 97 mln tonnes in 2009.

Applications invited for the HSA 2012 Humane Slaughter Award

28-Sep-2011
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its 2012 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane slaughter of farmed livestock.

Hypor is making major progress

27-Sep-2011
Hypor announces the appointment of Raf Beeren as Managing Director Hypor and member of the Hendrix Genetics Management Committee. Mr. Beeren succeeds Antoon van den Berg, CEO of Hendrix Genetics. Mr. Beeren has more than twelve years experience with Hypor, most recently as Deputy Managing Director.