Breakthrough Helps Aussie Pork Producers
AUSTRALIA - A major technological breakthrough will help pork producers use canola meal more efficiently and give them the potential to use more of it in pig feeding rations.

India Opposes EU Welfare Drive
GLOBAL - The European Union (EU) is pushing for the inclusion of animal welfare standards in World Trade Organization (WTO) multilateral trade negotiations.

Expansion of Animal Clinic and Lab Nears Completion
CANADA - The Western College of Veterinary Medicine expects to complete an approximately six million dollar upgrade of its Diagnostics Laboratory and Large Animal Clinic within the next month to six weeks,...

Yorkshire Producers 'Up for Something Big'
UK - Funding is now in place to build a healthier, more efficient and more internationally competitive Yorkshire and Humberside pig herd, writes Digby Scott.

Big Dutchman Again Awarded 'Best Exhibitor'
BANGKOK, THAILAND - At VIV Asia 2009 Big Dutchman once again succeeded in transforming several containers of show exhibits into an optically very appealing stand.

Cargill Expands Animal Welfare Policies
US - Cargill Pork was the first in the industry to announce a program to purchase hogs only from farms that have been certified under the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus program. Now,...

Ag Secretary Vilsack Seeking Dialogue on NAIS
US - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack yesterday held a roundtable discussion with a variety of stakeholders representing the full spectrum of views on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)....

Public Release of Low Phytate Barley Applauded
CANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says the introduction of a low phytate barley, specifically tailored for monogastric animals, will mean cost savings for livestock producers as well as...

Stricter Transport Rules Equal More Expensive Meat
EU - The European Commission has admitted proposals to reduce livestock journey times and stocking densities may lead to a “slight increase” in meat prices for consumers.

Input Provision by Swine Producers Encouraged
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging swine producers to provide their input on a new draft sustainable development strategy, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Health Standards a Swine of a Decision
NEW ZEALAND - The release of provisional health standards for imported pork has got Federated Farmers deeply concerned about the biosecurity precedent this recommendation sets.

Happy Piglets at High Power, IL
US - As you can see, there are some very happy, healthy piglets suckling on a sow at High Power Pork south of Carthage, Illinois.

Risk from MAF’s New Pork Import Standards
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand MAF’s release of provisional import health standards will allow pigmeat containing the PRRS virus to be widely distributed in New Zealand, according to New Zealand Pork.

Food Producers Offered Welfare Programme Online
US – The American Humane Certified farm animal welfare programme has just introduced its latest innovation: online registration of food producers who are interested in pursuing the nation’s premier humane...

Expressing Demand for Low Phytate Barley
CANADA - A plant breeder with the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre is encouraging swine producers to make their desire for access to low phytate barley know to seed suppliers, writes...

Canadian Government Ignores Animal Welfare
OTTAWA, CANADA - A report released today by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) illustrates just how far behind Canada is of countries like Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and...

Research: DDGS Offers Potential in Swine Rations
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba suggests dried distillers grains with solubles have the potential to play an important role in swine nutrition, writes Bruce Cochrane.

New Boar Taint Website Launched
GLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...

New Fundings to Ensure Healthy Pig Sector
UK - Several projects have been given the go-ahead for funding from the £1 million package announced in August last year by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead,...

Plans for Independent Animal Health Body
UK - Decisions about how to handle animal diseases would move to an independent body under proposals announced for consultation by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.

Overwhelming Support for PQA Plus
US - Reaffirming their commitment to the US pork industry and its customers, Pork Act delegates at the recent National Pork Industry Forum passed two resolutions dealing with Pork Quality Assurance Plus®...

OIE Confers on Animal Identification and Traceability
ARGENTINA - The OIE and its Members move forward on the global implementation of animal identification and product traceability 'from the farm to the fork' at the close of the OIE International Conference...

Kennedy Antibiotics Ban Detrimental to Pigs
US - Like its House companion, a bill introduced in the US Senate would be detrimental to the health and well-being of pigs, would increase pork producers’ production costs and the price consumers pay...

DDGS Offers Potential in Swine Rations
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba suggests distillers dried grains with solubles have the potential to play an important role in swine nutrition, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Antibiotics Vital to Animal Health and Food Protection
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation is expressing strong opposition to legislation that would remove and restrict important antibiotics for veterinary and farm use.