WPE REPORT: Rising Costs Hitting Pig Industry
US - Despite respectable market prices for pigs in the US, costs are crippling the US pig producer, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

WPE REPORT: Flu Fears Hit US Exports
US - Illegitimate bans on US pork because of concerns over H1N1 influenza are continuing, despite pork being declared safe, writes ThePigSite Senior Editor Chris Harris reporting from the World Pork Expo...

AFBI to Host Northern Ireland Pig Event 2009
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Hillsborough is to host Northern Ireland Pig Event 2009.

Register Now for Australia's Nutrition Conference
AUSTRALIA - Early bird registration for the conference, Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia, has been extended to 8 June.

National Pork Board to Meet During World Pork Expo
US - Planning for 2010 will continue when the National Pork Board meets Thursday morning during World Pork Expo in Des Moines.

ICoMST: Meat – Muscle, Manufacturing and Meals
DENMARK - The 55^th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST 2009) will take place at the Bella Centre near Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 21 August 2009.

Pork Checkoff Presents PORK Academy at Expo
US - The Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy Wednesday, 3 June through Friday, 5 June during World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des...

Climate Change and Disease Challenges Linked
FRANCE - Climate change will have considerable impacts on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases, warned delegates at the General Assembly of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

OIE: Global Standards for Humane Killing of Animals
GLOBAL - The OIE already strongly advised on the pointless culling of pigs in relation with the recent outbreaks of novel A/H1N1 influenza.

Food Recalls Heighten Demand for Traceability
CANADA - A Trace R&D 2009 organizing committee member says a recent series food recalls has heightened public awareness of the need to be able to trace food products back to the farm, writes Bruce Coc...

Major Success for Groundbreaking New Event
UK - The Royal Agricultural Society of England and ABN's new supply chain event, Pig and Poultry Live 09, proved a hit with industry.

TOPIGS Hellas Success in Fair Zootechnia
GREECE - TOPIGS Hellas has participated in Zootechnia, the biannual fair held in Thessalonica.

Pork Seminar Offers Everything but the Oink
SCOTLAND, UK - More than 50 chefs from throughout Scotland have been learning about the opportunities in using everything but the ‘oink’ from pig carcases to help profitability.

Disease Sessions Announced for World Pork Expo
US - Swine producers attending the 2009 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, can attend several swine management sessions sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI).

Experts to Meet in China to Discuss Pig Production
CHINA - The Global Pig Forum is the first industry-wide conference for pig production. The forum brings together international experts the entire pig industry.

Update on Ontario Veterinary Surveillance Project
CANADA - Bob Friendship of the University of Guelph presented an update on the Ontario swine veterinary-based surveillance (OSVS) project at the 28th Centralia Swine Research Update on 28 January 2009...

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.

Profitable Pig Production
UKRAINE - International congress, Profitable Pig Production takes place in Kiev, Ukraine on the 12 June.

2009 BSAS Hammond Prize for Professor Bishop
UK - Professor Steve Bishop of the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh has won the 2009 BSAS Sir John Hammond Prize.

Top Welfare Award for Dr McGreevey
UK - Dr Paul McGreevy is the recipient of the 2009 prestigious BSAS/RSPCA Award, presented for innovative developments in animal welfare.

Mayne Elected BSAS President
UK - Dr Sinclair Mayne, Departmental Scientific Adviser with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, was recently elected President of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) at the Society's...

Meeting Addresses Antibiotic Use in Food Chain
US - A conference last week entitled Minimizing Antibiotic Resistance Transmission Through the Food Chain revealed widespread concern among academics and the USDA that antibiotic resistance remains...

Good Industry Response to Pig and Poultry Live 09
UK - Groundbreaking new business day, Pig and Poultry Live '09, has generated huge demand from producers and companies throughout the pig and poultry supply chains. The event takes place at Stoneleigh...

2009 Royal Show to be the Last
UK - The Royal Show 2009 will be the last in its present form to be held by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) at Stoneleigh Park. It takes place on 7 to 10 July.

Lack of Confidence Brings Down Pig Numbers
SCOTLAND, UK - More pig producers will leave the industry, which is in danger of collapsing altogether, if confidence does not improve, NFU Scotland’s Pigs Committee Chairman, Philip Sleigh told MSPs.