Environment Honour for Pfizer
US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honoured Pfizer Inc. for its award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars...

Ag Students Invited to Tell Story of Animal Agriculture
US - Alpharma Inc. Animal Health is embarking on a programme that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.

Boehringer Ingelheim 2008 PCVAD Research Award
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the recipients of its annual research award program directed at porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD). The $75,000 PCVAD Research Awards...

Iowa Vet Receives 2008 Leman Science Award
US - Rodger Main, DVM, of Ames, Iowa, was honored today with the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Health for his...

Boehringer Ingelheim Adds Three to Swine Division
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) swine division announces the following additions to its U.S. swine team.

DuPont Eyes Emerging Markets
NEW YORK, US - DuPont is well-positioned for accelerated growth, particularly in emerging markets, Executive Vice-President Ellen J. Kullman told investors on 17 September.

CTB: Acquisition of German Firm Announced
US - CTB, Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase B. Mannebeck Landtechnik GmbH (www.mannebeck.com).

Pioneer Hi-Bred: Tips to Maximize Feedstock Quality
IOWA - Higher feed input costs are challenging livestock producers to maximize the efficiency of their feedstock supplies. Producers can reap economic benefits by evaluating corn maturity prior to chopping,...

A Means for Producers to Fight Swine Flu
US - Pfizer Animal Health has introduced a new swine flu vaccine.

Combo Pack Receives APHIS Approval
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces that it has received approval from the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to market the Ingelvac CircoFLEX-MycoFLEX combination...

Producers May Combat Diseases with Denagard Liquid Concentrate
US - Pork producers can now use Denagard® (tiamulin) Liquid Concentrate to combat costly diseases in pigs weighing more than 250 pounds. The Food and Drug Administration recently accepted the removal of...

Pfizer: FDA Approves Swine Respiratory Disease Drug
US - The U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EXCENEL® RTU EZ (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension for the treatment and control of swine respiratory disease. New Excenel RTU EZ is...

Columbian TOPIGS Rep Cercafé Certificated
US - TOPIGS representative and genetics user in Columbia, Cercafé, is certificated by the international supermarket company Carrefour as CNC pork producer.

Alpharma Donations Aid Flood Hit Communities
US - Animal health company, Alpharma Inc, a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, is to donate a portion of all US livestock product sales recorded in July to help fund flood relief efforts...

Nedap Launches New US Sow Unit
US - End of May 2008 Nedap Agri, North America has started up first half of a 6000 sow unit in Carthage, Illinois, USA. In static groups of 56 with 1 Nedap Velos Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF), the batches...

Interest Surrounds the Big Dutchman Booth
US - A Big Dutchman booth at the World Pork Expo gathered interest with its wide range of pig equipment on display.

Barriers Need to be Broken to Help Farmers
US - DuPont Group Vice President Jim Borel told a United Nations (UN) special meeting in New York yesterday that the public and private sectors must act quickly to knock down barriers and help small-scale...

International Dealer Visits US
US - A tour of newly converted gestation stalls was one of the features for a visit to the US by Schick Enterprises dealer Marcus Jones, Director of sales for Stockyard Industries and his customer Neil...

EfferSan Disinfectant and Sanitiser for Livestock Operations
US - For the livestock industry, maintaining a healthy and sanitary environment is crucial in sustaining a prosperous operation.

Open House to View Automated Sorting System
US - The Horsehoe Hog Enterprises will be holding an open house at the Jeff Schilley Farm in Bristoll South Dakota this Sunday.

Feedlogic Launches Low-Cost FeedSaver Line
US - Supplier of nutrition technology, Feedlogic Corporation, has broadened its product line with the introduction of a simpler, lower cost version of its FeedSaver intelligent feeding system.

WPX Report: Attendance Tracked, New Days for 2009
IOWA, US - The National Pork Producers Council's (NPPC) 20th Anniversary World Pork Expo was held June 5-7 with slightly lower attendance - a fact that comes as no surprise given the tough economic times...

PIC: $18m Genetic Nucleus, Apex Construction Begins
US - Global pig genetics leader Pig Improvement Company (PIC) began construction of a new genetic nucleus farm in Campbell County, South Dakota, USA. Construction began in April and is expected to be completed...

WPX Report: Pork Show Sales Net Over $400k
IOWA, US - World Pork Expo 2008 held its usual show and post event auction along with its annual BarbeQlossal.

Weight Restriction Removed for Denagard®
US – Pork producers can now use Denagard® (tiamulin) 10 Medicated Premix to combat costly enteric diseases in pigs weighing more than 250 pounds.