Supplemental dietary inulin influences expression of iron and inflammation related genes in young pigs
The use of inulin may improve dietary iron utilization in weanling pigs.
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European Union- Commissioner Dalli is considering tougher EU legislation to make food and feed safety systems more efficient
Commissioner Dalli gave a speech on 17 January 2011 in the EP plenary in Strasbourg. In the speech the Commissioner gives an overview of the contamination incident, highlighting the good co-operation between the Commission and the German authorities and providing an outlook on the measures which could be envisaged at EU level to further improve the EU feed and food safety system.
Germany - Analytical results of 45 pig meat samples from possibly contaminated blocked farms
Analytical results of 45 pig meat samples from possibly contaminated blocked farms have also become available. 43 analytical results are compliant with EU legislation (i.e. below the EU maximum level of 1 pg WHO – PCDD/F – TEQ /g fat).
Predicting in vivo starch digestibility coefficients in newly weaned piglets from in vitro assessment of diets using multivariate analysis
Multivariate modelling could be a successful tool to predict starch digestibility in young pigs.
European Union - Scientific Opinion on the revision of the quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of the BSE risk posed by processed animal proteins (PAPs)
Following a request from the European Commission (EC), the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the revision of the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk posed by Processed Animal Proteins (PAPs)[1].
Germany - Dioxin scare re-emerges as Germany closes over 900 more farms
Germany's dioxin scare spread as 934 farms in four states were closed after receiving dioxin-laced animal feed.
Animine appoints LinkAsia Partners as strategic marketing and commercial support partner in Asia Pacific
Animine, a global supplier of value-added sources of trace minerals for animal nutrition, has appointed LinkAsia Partners as its strategic marketing and commercial support partner in Asia Pacific. Under this partnership, LinkAsia Partners will work closely with Animine to develop markets, channels and product positioning in the Asia Pacific region.
Effects of fibre and floor space allowance on group kept dry sow well-being
Sow welfare may be directly related with floor space allowance and dietary fibre.
Germany to kill hundreds of pigs tainted with dioxin
High levels of dioxin were found in pigs early on Tuesday at a farm in the county of Verden, Lower Saxony, officials said.
Poland - Ministry of Agriculture to create Food and Veterinary Inspection
On January 2, the Polish Ministry of Agriculture announced its intent to create a joint Food and Veterinary Inspection Service by January 1, 2012.
European Union – FVO: 264 audits are planned for the 2011 programme
264 audits are planned for the 2011 programme, corresponding to roughly 4,800 auditor days on the ground, travel time excluded.
China to ramp up investment in food safety facility
China’s central government will invest more to improve county-level quality inspection centers to ensure food hygiene over the next five years.
Russia - Decree on prolongation of the grain export ban comes to force
On January 2, 2011, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation #853 dd. October 20, 2010, “On imposition of the temporary ban for exports of the certain range of agricultural products from the territory of the Russian Federation” came into force.
Effects of feeding rice and the degree of starch gelatinisation of rice on nutrient digestibility and ileal morphology of young pigs
An excessive cereal heat processing may have detrimental effects on nutrient digestibility in piglets.
Linseed meal during early pregnancy increases litter size in pigs
To determine how feeding linseed meal (LSM) during gestation influences litter size, placental weight, and piglet growth, sows (n = 30) received a phytoestrogen-free Control diet throughout gestation; 12.5% LSM diet throughout gestation (LSM114); or 12.5% LSM diet from day 1 to day 15 of gestation and control diet until parturition (LSM15).
Germany - Some countries ban import of German pork and poultry
The Korean government says it halted all imports of pork and poultry from Germany on Saturday after tests results showed high levels of cancer causing dioxin in animal feed. Meanwhile, Russia has announced it is tightening restrictions on meats imported from Germany.