AgFeed Announces Record Revenues
CHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, has announced record levels of revenue in both of its operating units: hog production...

Merial To Merge With Intervet/Schering-Plough
GLOBAL - A global leader in animal health will be created as Merial announces it will merge with Intervet/Schering-Plough.

Meriden Enhances its Product Portfolio
UK - Fusion is the next generation of toxin binder that also has great antifungal, ammonia binding properties and is an anti-caking agent.

Biomin Builds on Mycotoxin Channel's Success
AUSTRIA - Offering the first-ever mycotoxin webinar series on YouTube, Biomin aims to build up this unique database with a wider range of speakers and topics in 2010.

De Beucker Joins Kemin Agrifoods
BELGIUM – Kemin is pleased to announce that Jan-Jeroen De Beucker has been appointed Marketing Director of Kemin Agrifoods worldwide, based in Herentals.

Biomin: Going 'Naturally Ahead'
AUSTRIA - Founded on the principle of the natural approach to animal nutrition, Biomin continues to move 'naturally ahead' in areas of sustainable practices, animal science and welfare, the environment,...

Pork Commentary: Better but Not Good Enough
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Dr Inga Shahin MRVCS Presents at Inahgen 2010
PHILIPPINES - Vethealth Corporation exhibited Meriden’s products at Inahgen 2010, The Farmers Congress exhibition in the Philippines.

Cablevey Feeding Systems Shrinking Borders
US - Leland Cook and Robert Rivers from Cablevey Feeding Systems recently took a party of guests from the Netherlands, Russia and the Ukraine on a tour of livestock farms in Iowa and poultry and swine...

First Feed Tech Pavilion at VIV Europe 2010
NETHERLANDS - This year for the first time, market leaders of the Feed Technology Industry (machinery and equipment) will be present at VIV Europe 2010 in Utrecht on 20 to 22 April.

Large Mill Project Launched with Big Dutchman Equipment
FINLAND - Jonas Hulden of Nedervetil in Finland has decided to produce his own feed mixes at his farm.

Huvepharma Introduces Lianol Feed Additive
BELGIUM - As intensive livestock production has changed dramatically over the years, farmers and integrators are continuously looking for possibilities to improve health status and production levels through...

Cablevey Swine Feeding Concepts For Breeding/Gestation Systems
US - With Cablevey's automatic gestation feeding system sows no longer relate management to the feeding process as the system automatically delivers a preselected amount of feed to each sow as many times...

Cablevey Automatic Farrowing Feeding System
US - Cablevey Automatic Farrowing Feeding System can offer labour savings of between 45 and 50 per cent compared to conventional feeding methods, the company says.

Keeping Pigs the Dutch Way in Russia
NETHERLANDS - Over the past two weeks, Russian pig farmer, Anastasia Kuzmicheva, has visited the Netherlands to learn about pig production there and to see Nedap Velos sow feeding stations in operation....

New President for Kemin Agrifoods
BELGIUM – Kemin Industries has announced the appointment of John Springate to president of Kemin Agrifoods worldwide.

How DON Affects the Gastrointestinal Tract
FRANCE - A scientist from INRA shares how the mycotoxin DON cripples the immune system by targeting the animal's first line of defence – the intestine.

Chinese Research Wins APVS Award
BEIJING, CHINA - A team of researchers from the China Agricultural University in Beijing have won an award for their evaluation of the performance of the boar taint vaccine Improvac® (Pfizer Animal Health)...

Cablevey Feeding Systems on Show in the US
US - US feeding systems manufacturer, Cablevey Feeding Systems, will have a strong presence at the leading US pig and poultry industry shows in 2010.

Ractopamine Improves Growth and Leanness in Males
AUSTRALIA - Ractopamine improved growth performance in entire and immunocastrated male pigs without affecting meat quality, according to researchers based in Western Australia.

'The Sound of Nutrition' at World Nutrition Forum 2010
AUSTRIA - Experts and industry delegates gather to discuss the future of nutrition, Biomin's NutriEconomics programme, developments in science, business, the environment and leadership at the World Nutrition...

Successful Transition from Planned to Market Economy
HUNGARY - András Tóth from Dunasczekcsŏ in southern Hungary, owner and director of the agricultural company Duna Gyöngye as well as owner of 850 sows kept in a closed system, has the guts to convert...

Chinese Feed Company Invests in Research Technology
CHINA - Shanghai Xinnong Feed Co. Ltd. announced the installation of Osborne Industries’ FIRE® system at their research farm located in Xinchang, Nanhui District, Shanghai City in China.

Pork Commentary: Govt-Controlled Big Sky Farms and Creditor Protection
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

ACMC Tip: Mycotoxin Dilemma
UK - Mycotoxins are frequently implicated in cases of poor reproductive performance in pig herds, though it can be difficult to prove their involvement in individual cases, says Paul Thompson, veterinary...