PIC Europe Health Assurance Manager
EU - PIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Han Smits to the position of Assurance Manager for PIC Europe.

Acquisition of Seara by Marfrig Approved in EU
EU - The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Seara by Marfrig.

Nutreco Acquisition of Cargill Companies Approved
EU - Nutreco receives approval for the acquisition of the animal nutrition business from Cargill in Spain and Portugal.

Monsanto Welcomes EU Approval of its GM Maize
EU - Monsanto's YieldGard VT® corn technologies have received European Union regulatory approval.

EU Authorises Rovimix Hy-D 1.25% from DSM
EU - ROVIMIX Hy-D® 1.25% from DSM Nutritional Products is now approved for pig feeds in the EU.

Breeding for Profitability More Accurate than Ever Before
EU - As described in the article Breeding for Profitability, rather than focusing on selecting...

Nutreco Acquires Cargill's Animal Nutrition in Iberia
EU - Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the animal nutrition business of Cargill in Spain and Portugal.

Commission Clears Pfizer's Proposed Acquisition of Wyeth
EU - The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth by the US global pharmaceutical company...

Breeding for Profitability
EU - Following on from the article on PIC Profit Equations (4 March 2009), which explained the...

Support for Animal Proteins in Pig Diets
EU - Support for the carefully controlled reintroduction of animal proteins (meat and bonemeal) in animal feeds is to be found in Vion Food Group's annual report.

Porcilis PCV Vaccine Against PCV Type 2 Launched
EU - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection.

VION Restructures
EU - Europe's largest meat processing company, VION, is to restructure to a business model with regional control for two core activities Food and Ingredients.

Update on Pig Welfare Quality Programme
EU - Henri de Thoré gives an overview about the work on setting animal welfare standards in the EU Project Welfare Quality® for European Pig Producers.

Yeast Product Approved for Sows
EU - Biosprint (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been approved by the FEEDAP Panel for sows at the minimum recommended dose, and no safety concerns were raised by the European Food Safety Authority...

Campofrio-Groupe Smithfield Merger Completed
EU - Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced yesterday that the merger of Campofrio Alimentacion S.A. and Group Smithfield Holdings S.L. has been finalized. The new company will be known as Campofrio Food Group...

Improved Breeding Herd Health with Circovac
EU - Latest findings from Merial demonstrate improved reproductive performance in sows vaccinated with Circovac PCV2 vaccine.

New Bio-Protection Program
EU - CID LINES n.v., the manufacturer of more than 300 cleaning and disinfection chemicals, has extended its range with the BIOPROTEXION BOX, which was launched at EuroTier 2008.

Trials Compare Injectable and Oral Anti-Infectives
EU - Injectable, long-acting antibiotic therapy is a commercially viable alternative to antibiotics given in feed or in water.

European PCV2 Research Awards
EU - The EU PCVD Consortium announced awards for Professor Hans Nauwynck and Professor Joaquim Segalés in its June 2008 newsletter.

New Biosecurity Products for a New World
EU - A company that specialises in solutions for safer feed and food, has chosen VIV Europe, to launch two new products which it says will benefit even the modest modern feed mills.