Sara Le Corporation reports improved environmental performance
Company reduces water use by more than 21% and waste sent to landfill by 18% in four years
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Ghana - Pig farmers shut piggeries as demand falls following swine flu scare
Dwindling fortunes in the pig industry is forcing many farmers in the Ashanti Region to either cease production or convert their farms to produce poultry.
Switzerland - Brucella suis outbreak
The Swiss veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of porcine brucellosis (Brucella suis).
Thailand to turn waste from pig farms to worth
Thailand’s Department of Livestock Development (DLD) and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives (BAAC) have started a project to turn waste water and manure from swine farms to a worth at crop farms.
Russia planning to reduce red meat imports by 2012
Russia is planning to reduce meat imports to 18% by 2012 - more than two times lower than that in 2008, said the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Elena Skrynnik.
EU - Flu fears sees China restricts pork imports
The European Union's health chief said Wednesday that China had slapped restrictions on pork imports from four member states over swine flu concerns.
Zhongpin Upgrades Changge Pork Plant and Boosts Plant Capacity 37 Percent
Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has upgraded its slaughtering and processing facility in Changge, Henan province, that produces chilled and frozen pork products.
Hypor lands in Vietnam
Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, announced today that their first delivery of GGPs/GPs to Vietnam arrived on August 30. Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Ltd, a division of well established and successful agriculture integrator PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, accepted delivery of the Canadian produced breeding stock for their new pork production business venture.
United Kingdom - Launch of Pioneering Pork Brand Approved by Scottish SPCA
Pig farms throughout Scotland are being visited by Scottish SPCA inspectors as part of a ground-breaking initiative welcomed by the Scottish pig industry.
Philippines - Hog raisers ask govt to put up more slaughterhouses, storage facilities
Hog raisers belonging to the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI) said the government should consider putting up more state-of-the-art slaughterhouses and storage facilities so they can take full advantage of opportunities presented by the export market.
Russian meat companies reviewed for exports to EU
Although Russia still remains one of the world's largest meat importers, its meat enterprises are currently considering the possibility of starting exports to the European market.
France – Data on the swine census in Brittany
The latest livestock survey in Brittany, the region where the main part of French porcine is produced (56% of the total), showed a decrease of 1% in the swine population compared with 2001. There was also a decrease of 17% in swine herds, dropping from 7,700 in 2001 to 6,400 in 2008. (Original in French. Read Google translation here).
Denmark – Increase in antimicrobial consumption in pigs
From 2001 through 2008, the antimicrobial consumption in the pig production increased by 19%, measured in ADDkg per pig produced. The increase was primarily associated with an increasing consumption of tetracyclines for oral use.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health enters into agreement to acquire certain assets of Fort Dodge Animal Health from Pfizer
Acquisition will strengthen Boehringer Ingelheim’s position as a vaccine supplier among the world’s top animal health companies
Agritechnica: solutions for the future
The accelerating use of electronics in particular offers farmers from all farm types and sizes new options for necessary improvements in efficiency.
United Kingdom - Launch of public consultation on the beef and pig carcase classification (England) regulations 2009
Defra has launched a public consultation on the implementation of new European legislation concerning the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the reporting of prices.