Pfizer Animal Health Deepens U.S. Swine Veterinary Operations, Services Team
Pfizer Animal Health announces that it has promoted one and added four veterinarians to the company's U.S. swine veterinary operations and services team.
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Kemin promotes G.S. Ramesh to president of Kemin AgriFoods Asia
John Springate, president of Kemin AgriFoods, announces the promotion of G.S. Ramesh to president of the Kemin AgriFoods Asia division.
Russia - Temporary restrictions imposed on import of animal products from Colombia lifted
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance lifts from 7 April 2010 previously imposed temporary restrictions (Rosselkhoznadzor Instruction FS-NV-2/8807 dd. 14.08.2009) on import from Colombia (excluding the Nariño Department) to Russia of animals susceptible to FMD, beef, mutton, pork, milk and dairy products including finished products and feeds of animal origin, other raw materials and products derived from animals susceptible to FMD, used equipment for their management, slaughter and processing.
Mexico - Change in food labelling rules
Labels must inform as to the quantity of the ingredients, even though they use additives or composites; they must advise if there are elements than cause allergies, and indicate the country of origin of imports.
Australia - Berkshire a triticale treat for pigs
Berkshire was one of three new grain varieties from Pork CRC plant breeding projects released for commercial sowing during the 2009 season and now available for extensive release. The others were the field pea, Maki and the barley, Shepherd.
ACMC: British Pig & Poultry Fair
Pig producers can continue to expect large improvements in efficiency from advances in genetics, Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC, will be telling pig producers at this year’s British Pig & Poultry Fair (Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 May).
PIC Appoints new Distributor for Greece & Cyprus
PIC is delighted to announce the appointment of NUEVO SA to be its new Distributor for Greece and Cyprus. NUEVO, based in Evia, serves the pig and poultry markets in the fields of feed, genetics, animal health and the provision of quality technical service.
20 million pigs in Pigbase, TOPIGS’ breeding database
Pigbase, TOPIGS breeding database, now contains data from more than 20 million breeding pigs. With this it is by far the biggest database of its kind in the world.
New operations manager for Ufac-UK
Joseph Magadi has been appointed operations manager by Ufac-UK for their specialist mill near Oakham, Rutland, where he will be responsible for raw material buying, formulation, quality control and production.
IDT Biologika: New swine flu vaccine protects against three virus subtypes
IDT Biologika has developed and is marketing the first swine influenza vaccine - Respiporc Flu3 - registered for protection against the three most clinically significant subtypes of the virus, H1N1, H3N2 and H1N2.
TOPIGS: Flushing results in heavier piglets
An increased feeding of sows during the insemination phase results in a higher piglet birthweight.
USA - AMI foundation releases 2010 edition of Animal Care & Handling Guidelines
Authored by Colorado State University Professor of Animal Science Temple Grandin, Ph.D., with the Institute's Animal Welfare Committee, the 2010 edition includes an important new transportation audit that measures key animal welfare factors on trucks when they arrive at meat plants and as drivers and plant personnel unload livestock.
South Korea - Suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease
A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] was reported Thursday [8 Apr 2010] from a cattle farm on an island off the western coast of South Korea, the farm ministry said.
Netherlands - New sustainable pig farm prototypes
Scientists at the Wageningen University's Animal Sciences Group (ASG) presented a brochure called 'Varkansen'.
The research, conducted at the request of Dutch agriculture minister Gerda Verburg, developed three designs for more sustainability in pig production; in translation called the Pagode, the Pillar and the Pearl.
China to continue swine breeding subsidy
An official from China's Ministry of Agriculture said the ministry will allocate more subsidies nationwide in a bid to build more standardized pig farms, aiming to stabilize live hog production.
Netherlands - Economic impact of existing regulations on farms with pigs
The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality commissioned research into the impact on the pig farmer of the necessity to comply with government measures relating to animal welfare (Pig Decree) and the environment (Ammoniac and Nitrate Directive) after the end of the transition period. Based on individual pig farms in the Farm Accountancy Data Network, it was investigated whether farms can finance the necessary investments and whether the farm will have any income after that investment. It was also investigated whether pig farms can use alternative forms of housing which require less extensive investments. The policy for which the transition period ends in 2013 has far-reaching consequences for the entire pig sector.