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Editorial - Pig Industry Looked to China Last Week
Qingdao in China was the focus of the global pig meat industry last week for the World Pork Conference. Chris Harris, Senior Editor of ThePigSite was there and brought us several topical reports.
The President of the International Meat Secretariat, Paddy Moore, opening the conference, explained that the industry is facing three major challenges right now: the economic down-turn, the consequences of the A/H1N1 flu outbreak and questions over sustainability and the environment.
To highlight the second of these challenges, a survey carried out for the US Meat Export Federation found that one-quarter of Chinese consumers believes that the influenza A/H1N1 flu virus can be caught through eating pig meat.
The main message from the vice chairwoman of the standing committee of the 10th National People's Congress in China, He Luli, was that the pig meat, meat and food industries around the world need to establish greater cooperation and partnership to boost global development.
To this end, the International Meat Secretariat set out a seven-point pledge to enhance transparency, animal welfare, food safety and cooperation within the global pig meat industry.
In her presentation to the World Pork Conference, Mary Anne Binnie, the manager of nutrition and food industry relations at the Canadian Pork Council explained that the report from the World Cancer Research Fund that links eating red meat with cancer contains a "significant error". Eating meat, and especially processed meats, does not pose health risks, she said.
Jackie Linden
We have 3 new features this week:
Varying Concentrations of DDGS in Diets for Growing-Finishing Pigs
Growth performance of growing-finishing pigs was maintained as dietary corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) inclusion increased from 0 to 15 per cent, according to R. Moreno and co-authors in a paper published in the 2009 Nebraska Swine Report.
United Kingdom Pig Meat Market Update - August 2009
Tony Fowler, senior economic analyst with AHDB Meat Services Economic and Policy Analysis Group, explains the latest trends in pig production in the UK and European Union.
Biotronic SE Forte - New Scientific Trials
Two trials are reported by Biomin's Nataliya Roth on the efficacy of its acidifer, Biotronic SE Forte. The experiments investigated the effects of the product on the performance of broilers and young pigs.
JSR Continues Global Expansion
CANADA - In order to meet the increased worldwide demand for UK pig products and services, JSR Genetics have purchased a 650 sow Nucleus unit in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Another New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this fourth scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths. They must find out why.
Register for IMV Technical Conferences at SPACE
FRANCE - IMV Technologies is holding two technical conferences during the SPACE show in Rennes next week.
Pork Commentary: Darwin - Some Must Die that Others Can Live
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
VIV China 2009 Opens up a Second Hall
CHINA - Preparations for VIV China 2009 taking place from 19 to 21 October at NCIEC Beijing, are in full swing.
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That's all for this week!
Ed.
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