The 26th SPACE: looking to the future
The 26th SPACE trade fair took place from 11 to 14 September 2012 in Rennes in a very positive atmosphere, with much high-quality dialogue, both at exhibitors’ stands and at the 50 organised conferences.
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Global agreement with Merial Corporate and 333 WebRing in “Porcine circovirus (PCV2)”
333 WebRing has recently reached a global agreement with Merial, a world-leading animal health company, for the sponsorship of the section “Porcine circovirus (PCV2)” in the whole of the active websites in the 333 WebRing
Thank you everybody: We have reached 30,000 registered users!!
When it is almost its 15th anniversary, 333 has reached 30,000 registered users during this last weekend.
Euro Tier 2012 innovations awards: five gold awards and 19 silver awards announced
DLG has appointed an independent, international jury committee, comprising industry experts from the UK, Switzerland and Germany, to evaluate all the submissions according to stringent criteria.
Thompson’s tip: Mycotoxin warning
After the appallingly wet weather of our latest ‘summer’, high levels of mycotoxins in this year’s wheat crops are forecast.
Netherlands starts building activities of the National Animal Facility for zoonotic research
The facility will be completed by the end of 2013 and will become available for research for academia and private companies.
European Union: 2.6% increase in pork exports during the first semester
Pork exports to third countries increased by 2.6% over the same period last year, reaching 1,520,802 tons.
Germany: the top 150 meat industry companies
Leading the field is once again the pork and beef slaughterer Tönnies from Rheda-Wiedenbrück.
China’s pork production in 2013 is forecast to increase
China's pork production in 2013 is forecast to rise about two percent to 52.65 MMT.
United States breeding inventory down from last year
United States hog producers intend to have 2.85 million sows farrow during the September-November 2012 quarter, down 3 percent from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2011, and down 1 percent from 2010.
Denmark launches new environment law
The Danish government has therefore passed a law introducing 10-metre wide buffer strips of non-cultivated land along all lakes and watercourses in the country side toiling 50.000 hectares.
China to make farm produce safer by 2015
In an effort to promote product safety, China plans to spend 72.02 billion yuan (11.35 billion U.S. dollars) during the 2011-2015 period on improving a quality inspection system for farm produce.
Germany: the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry is to be considerably reduced
A strategy to minimise the use of antibiotics constitutes the centrepiece of the amending act. It will enable the surveillance authorities to assess the frequency of antibiotic treatment on a farm and to compare it with other farms.
PORCILIS® PRRS for improved disease control launched in Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
Field-proven vaccine reduces viral shed, disease transmission.
Pork welcomed to the national family farm
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today announced that Australian Pork Limited (APL) has joined the national peak farm body as a Commodity Council member.
Canada: stocks of principal field crops, July 31, down
Total wheat stocks decreased 18.1% to 5.9 million tonnes, mostly the result of a decline of 890 500 tonnes (-33.3%) in on-farm stocks.