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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Helping Keep Track of Queensland's LivestockQUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - Biosecurity Queensland Industry Liaison Officer Fiona Thompson said property registration plays a crucial role in managing the risks of animal diseases.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
APL Congratulates Award Winning Young ScientistAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) would like to congratulate Dr Sasha Jenkins, for her Australian pork industry award, as part of the 2012 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture,...
Monday, March 26, 2012
New Director for CRC for High–Integrity Aussie PorkAUSTRALIA - New Zealand pork producer, Chris Trengrove, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Sam McIvor as the Board representative of Essential...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Register Today to Help with Pig SurvivalAUSTRALIA - Pig survivability was recently identified as the number one profit-driver for producers, and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will host two seminars later this month focusing on maximising...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study AwardAUSTRALIA - Applications are now open for the Doug Ross Overseas Travel and Study Award. The award gives young veterinarians the chance to improve skills, build contacts, pursue a career in the pig industry,...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Outshine the Swine Begins in NSWAUSTRALIA - Authorities and landholders in the highlands of south west New South Wales are stepping up efforts to reduce feral pig numbers.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Pork CRC Presents APSA AwardsAUSTRALIA - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference,...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Reminder: Don't Feed Swill to PigsAUSTRALIA - As we enter the festive season with its focus on food and travel, pig owners are reminded that food scraps (also known as swill) must not be fed to pigs.
Senators Concerned over FMD VirusAUSTRALIA - A Senate inquiry has voiced "serious concerns" about Australia's ability to respond quickly to an outbreak of the highly contagious livestock virus, foot-and-mouth disease.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Strengthening Australia's Ability To Combat FMDAUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has released a review of Australia’s ability to manage to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Friday, November 18, 2011
Workshops Prepare Regional Staff for Disease RolesAUSTRALIA - More than 190 Department of Agriculture and Food staff across Western Australia have taken part in workshops this year to increase their understanding of emergency disease procedures.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Research Community Helps Kickstart New Pork CRCAUSTRALIA - Applications for the 2011-2012 inaugural funding round for research projects with the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork are in and early indications are that the research community and...
Monday, July 04, 2011
Pork CRC Sees Scientists Right at Pig Vets MeetingAUSTRALIA - Ileitis, a common disease of grower and finisher pigs that can cost producers between $8 and $13 per pig if not controlled, will be the subject of an address at the 2011 Australian Pig Vets...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Technology Brings Biosecurity Experts Face-to-FaceAUSTRALIA - Responding to outbreaks of deadly animal-borne diseases promises to be quicker and easier with new technology allowing disease experts to work in real-time with chief veterinary officers across...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
No Raw Meat to Enter Australia Without QuarantineAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it's the real target of an international push to export raw pig meat to New Zealand.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Australia’s Senators Anxious about PRRSAUSTRALIA - Coalition Senator Bill Heffernan, Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne, and former pig farmer and Nationals Senator John Williams, have called for an...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Benchmark When Only the Best Will DoAUSTRALIA - Experienced pig nutritionist Geoff Handley of Highspec Rural Services credits the recent push by Australia's Pork Cooperative Research Centre (Pork CRC) to implement a national performance...
Friday, April 01, 2011
Pork CRC Scientists Consulted by Pig VetsAUSTRALIA - Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) today announced it would be a major sponsor of the 2011 Australian Pig Vets' meeting in Melbourne in July.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Meriden Opens Subsidiary in AustraliaAUSTRALIA - Meriden Animal Health Limited has recently opened a new office in Australia, further consolidating its sales network in South-East Asia and Australasia.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
CSIRO Joins Global Fight Against Pandemic ThreatsAUSTRALIA - Australian scientists are part of an international consortium creating 'battle maps' that visualise how bird flu and other viruses constantly mutate to camouflage their antigens, or 'invading...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
World Experts to Tackle Infectious Disease ThreatsAUSTRALIA - More than 600 of the world’s leading experts in human, animal and environmental health will discuss ways to tackle the increasing threat of new infectious disease outbreaks in Melbourne next...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Senator Carr Drives Pork CRC into the FutureAUSTRALIA - Australia's pork industry, which has an annual farm-gate value of A$1 billion, contributes $3 billion annually to the national economy and generates 8,000 jobs, has welcomed the announcement...
Friday, November 19, 2010
Pork CRC Pin-Up GirlsAUSTRALIA - While pinning up posters may seem mundane, in the scientific and academic community, it is really all about publishing papers and pinning up posters, says the Pork CRC.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
New Bolton Center Professor Shares Expertise AUSTRALIA - Professor Gary Althouse of New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania, US, travelled 'down under' to share his knowledge about assisted reproductive technologies and stud management for the pork in...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
APL Kicks Off Membership Drive 2010AUSTRALIA - In accordance with the Australian Pork Limited (APL) constitution, every three years members of APL are required to renew their membership. This membership drive also provides the opportunity...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Winner of Doug Ross Travel and Study AwardAUSTRALIA - The recipient of the Australian pork industry biannual Doug Ross Travel and Study Award has been awarded to fifth-year Charles Sturt University Veterinary student, Jill Groat.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Pig Nutrition Under Specialist SpotlightAUSTRALIA - A radical new approach to feed formulation will be put to the Western Australian pig industry by a leading animal nutritionist from the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Zinc Offers Healthy Outcome for Aussie Pork IndustryAUSTRALIA - Australia's Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has found a positive link between feeding encapsulated zinc oxide and reducing post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in piglets.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
PITWA Introduces Pork Industry Skills PassportAUSTRALIA - Pork Industry Training WA (PITWA) last week introduced 20 WA pork producers and piggery workers to the Pork Industry Skills Passport, which details and endorses a person’s workplace skills...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Aussie Research Paves Way for Pig Lung TransplantsAUSTRALIA - Australian medical researchers said on Tuesday that they have made advances that could see pig lungs transplanted into humans within a decade.
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