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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pork Producers Come to Terms with Welfare ChangesTASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - After five years of policy changes, Tasmanian pork producers say they now have the surety they need.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Mandatory Welfare Training for AbattoirsAUSTRALIA - The New South Wales Government has announced a tough new animal welfare package to lift animal welfare standards in all domestic abattoirs.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Five Charged over Alleged Abuse of PigsAUSTRALIA - Five people have been charged following an investigation into allegations of animal abuse at a Victorian abattoir last November.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pork Certification: Taking out the GuessworkAUSTRALIA - Consumers can at last be confident that the pork they are buying is truly free range following the release of the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance (APIQ√) program Free Range...
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.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
CRC Sees Healthy Role for Australian PorkAUSTRALIA - Pork’s role in a balanced diet and lifestyle and how it might assist weight management and address critical health issues such as Type 2 diabetes, is the focus of the CRC For High Integrity...
Pork Industry Ahead on Stall Free MoveAUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry’s voluntary move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017, is making substantial progress, with around one in three sows now spending their pregnant lives sow...
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...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bacon Week Set to Sizzle Across AustraliaAUSTRALIA - Bacon is set to sizzle across Australia this week as the third annual Bacon Week gets underway.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Coles Partners Pig Producers to Abolish Sow StallsAUSTRALIA - Coles supermarkets have moved to transform pork farming practices in South Australia to provide better conditions for pregnant sows.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Abattoir Owner Defends Pig Slaughter MethodAUSTRALIA - The owners of a Victorian abattoir that closed after allegations of animal abuse last November insist they were killing pigs humanely and legally.
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...
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Pork Projects with a DifferenceAUSTRALIA - Research projects demonstrating quality, system changing science that could successfully be adopted by Australia’s pork industry will be considered for funding by the CRC for High Integrity...
Friday, February 10, 2012
Action Taken to Ramp Up Abattoir InspectionsNEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson today announced that the NSW Government would immediately ramp up random inspections of domestic abattoirs in NSW following...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Pig Welfare Standards Now Compulsory in VictoriaAUSTRALIA - Pig welfare standards have been made compulsory in Victoria.
Monday, January 09, 2012
Farmers: RSPCA Logo Misleading; RSPCA RespondsAUSTRALIA - Free-range farmers are urging the consumer watchdog to investigate the RSPCA's standards for pork sold in supermarkets, warning the RSPCA logo dupes consumers into thinking that they are buying...
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.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
APL: Know Your Animal Welfare RightsAUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL) has issued a producer notice asking pig producers to "know your animal welfare rights." This is a timely reminder to all pork producers.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Abattoir May Lose Licence After Pig Investigation VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA - The Department of Primary Industries has launched a full investigation into slaughter practices at a Victorian abattoir following serious animal welfare complaints concerning the slaughter...
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
One-Third of Pork Producers Shut Down Sow StallsAUSTRALIA - One year after the pork industry said it would voluntarily phase out sow stalls, around one-third of the industry has made the move.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Call to Use Coconut-Based Baits for Feral PigsAUSTRALIA - Queensland researchers say coconuts should be used as baits to control feral pigs in the state's north.
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Pork CRC Delivers in a Competitive WorldAUSTRALIA - Delivering the 2010/2011 and final annual report of the CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry, Chairman, Dr John Keniry, said its three research programmes had delivered exceptional...
Monday, September 26, 2011
Free Advice for Pig Farmers in Central West AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers who are planning to move from individual sow stalls to group housing will be able to get the latest advice on shed conversions at a free seminar in Forbes on Thursday 13 October....
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...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
DAFWA: Responsibility for Animal Welfare Legislation AUSTRALIA - The Department of Agriculture and Food has today taken over administration of the State’s animal welfare legislation.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Pork CRC: From the Top ShelfAUSTRALIA - "We are rapidly approaching the official end of the CRC for an Internationally Competitive Australian Pork Industry," writes Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of Pork CRC.
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, March 11, 2011
More Pig Farmers Want RSPCA Seal of ApprovalAUSTRALIA - The RSPCA in Australia is finding more and more pig producers are applying to be a part of its Approved Farming Scheme.
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