Russia - Pigs slaughtered in Rostov region
In the course of actions to eradicate foci of African swine fever (ASF) in the Rostov region, it was planned to kill more than 23.000 pigs.
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Korea - Pork exports grow 44%
Korean pork exports from January to August 2009 soared 44% to over 8000 tonnes year-on-year, thanks to resumption of pork imports from Japan.
European Union - Workshop on pig welfare
The "Workshop on pig welfare" will bring together experts from national administrations, nongovernmental organizations and stakeholders directly involved in the implementation of the animal welfare provisions or interested in promoting high animal welfare standards.
Canada - Hog inventories down
Hog inventories on Canadian farms declined 7.3% between the third quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of 2009.
Smithfield Foods Expands Global ISO 14001Certification to 578 Locations
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced 36 new ISO 14001 environmental certifications at the company's facilities in the U.S. and Europe.
Agriculture secretary Vilsack announces food purchases for domestic nutrition programs, assists pork, cherry, plum and apple farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA's intention to purchase $82.6 million worth of pork, cherry, plum and apple products for federal food nutrition assistance programs.
Fewer slaughter pigs in Denmark
The export of piglets is working through on the pig counting performed by Statistics Denmark.
India pledges support on meat processing
India has pledged to offer privileges for local and foreign investors to invest in meat processing in the country to serve a huge potential domestic market and for export as well.
Multidisciplinary effort will work to combat emerging pandemics in developing countries
University of Minnesota swine researcher John Deen, DVM, will direct work at the University of Minnesota as part of a multidisciplinary effort to implement a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USAID) cooperative agreement to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.
“Albarragena” the first DNA-certified ham in the world
One of the most notable features of this reserve is the exceptional purity of Iberian pig chosen for these hams. A certificate confirming the purity of the breed has been confirmed through DNA testing conducted by researchers at genetics department of at the University of Cordoba. Each ham comes with its own DNA certificate.
Industry profits from pork CRC research
Australia’s pork industry is finally enjoying better times with rising pig prices, falling grain prices and a very welcome return to profitability, a situation that’s been enhanced by some vitally important research from the Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
European Union - Development of web monitoring systems for the detection of emerging risks
The Emerging Risks Unit (EMRISK) has the mandate to assess and develop IT tools to detect and monitor food and feed emerging risks. For media-scanning systems, it has received a request to evaluate the Medical Information System (MedISys) developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
USA - CDC Interim Guidance for Workers who are Employed at Commercial Swine Farms: Preventing the Spread of Influenza A Viruses, Including the 2009 H1N1 Virus
This interim guidance is issued with the goal of preventing the spread of this novel virus or any other influenza (flu) virus from people to pigs and from pigs to people. These recommendations are for people who work with pigs in the commercial production (farm) setting.
United Kingdom - Processed pork exports booming
Bacon exports have more than tripled since January of last year. For the whole of 2008, they reached 31,000 tonnes, worth £72m. and are expected to remain at the same level in 2009.
Australia - Livestock continues to fall in 2009
Livestock numbers remained flat or continued their falls of recent years, according to preliminary estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
USDA Announces NPB Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced five appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board (Board).