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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Full BPEX Publishes Full Details on Improving Pig ProductionUK - Full details of work to improve pig production during the past year has been published in the BPEX Annual Technical Report 2011-2012.
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.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Genomic Research Unravels Livestock OriginsGLOBAL - Modern cattle are descended from a small herd domesticated in the Middle East about 10,500 years ago, according to recent genetics research.
Gestation Sow Housing Webinar Series on WelfareThe FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Care and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) are collaborating on a dynamic webinar series for participants to learn about current and emerging...
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Chinese Discuss Research at Roslin InstituteCHINA and UK - The Roslin Institute's links with China continue to go from strength to strength with the visit of Shandong's Vice Governor Jia and his delegation. During a visit to Scotland, the delegation...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Piglets on Display at Campbell Farm, Discovery Centre CANADA - Officials with the University of Manitoba's Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre are inviting the public to visit while a just-born group of piglets is on display.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Food Security Project Enhances Pig IndustriesPAPUA NEW GUINEA - The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is helping to provide security of food production through its participation in Australian Centre for International Agricultural...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Teaching Academy Steering Committee NamedUS - Four months after its inaugural meeting sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it has established a new Teaching...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Training in Intensive Livestock Health and ProductionUK - The Royal Veterinary College is launching a Postgraduate Certificate in Intensive Livestock Health and Production, due to commence in September 2012.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Trainee of the Year Award Gets Bigger and BetterUK - The annual Pfizer Trainee of the Year Award moves into the next stage of its development this year.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Key to Successful Livestock ProductionCANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute says the ability to provide consistent cost-effective feed will play a key role in the success of a livestock operation, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Digestibility, Nutritional Value of Whey Co-productsUS - New research from the University of Illinois sheds light on the nutritional value of whey powder and whey permeate as a lactose source for pigs.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
2012 Veterinary Biologics Training ProgrammeUS - The CFSPH/IICAB Veterinary Biologics Training Programme gives participants an overview of the scientific principles of vaccines and vaccination, and of the USDA regulatory process for assuring the...
Friday, March 09, 2012
Pig Model May Help Treat Eye DiseaseUS - A newly developed, genetically modified pig may hold the keys to the development of improved treatments and possibly even a cure for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal disease...
CIGI-ANAC Feed Manufacturing Course Set for AprilCANADA - A Canadian Feed Technology Course planned for next month is expected to be of interest to anyone directly involved in the formulation of livestock rations, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Pork Act Delegates Elect Candidate Slate US - Pork Act Delegates, meeting at National Pork Industry Forum in Denver March 1-3, ranked eight candidates for the National Pork Board and submitted the list to the US secretary of agriculture.
CME Awards Pork Industry ScholarshipsUS - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange at the annual business meeting of the National Pork Producers Council – the National Pork Industry Forum – held in Denver 1-3 March awarded scholarships to four...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Give Piglets the Best StartUK - BPEX will hold its 2TS Focus on Weaning workshops at three locations this month.
Monday, March 05, 2012
More Recognition for Pig ProfessionalsUK - Giving recognition for pig producers’ professionalism is about to become easier and membership fees are lower as a result.
Friday, March 02, 2012
Pork 101 Scheduled For May 22-24 at Texas A&M US - The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) PORK 101 will be held 22-24 May 2012, at Texas A&M University.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Interest in Biosecurity Training StrongCANADA - An estimated 40 per cent of Ontario pork producers have now completed the first stage of a new national on-farm biosecurity training program, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, February 03, 2012
OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning CourseCANADA - The OPIC Swine Nutrition e-Learning course has become a popular way for people involved in the swine industry to become more knowledgeable on the topic of swine nutrition and learn more about...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Applying New Technology to Track FMD VaccineUS - A highly contagious infection, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) threatens the health and economic value of livestock in many countries. The disease hasn't occurred in the United States since 1929, but...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Pork Center to Offer Advisor Training ProgrammeUS - Veterinarians and others in Iowa’s pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus programme.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
PIC Opens New AI Research CentreUK - Pig breeding company PIC opened a gene technology research centre in the UK on Tuesday – believed to be the first of its type in the UK and probably in Europe.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Training Offers Defence Against Swine DysenteryCANADA - The Chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board says new programmes developed by the Canadian Swine Health Board are providing pork producers with the tools they need to keep their operations...
Monday, January 23, 2012
High MRSA Bacteria Levels in Retail Pork ProductsUS - Retail pork products in the United States have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Traceability Project Uses DNA to Improve GeneticsCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board and the University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) have completed the first phase of an innovative research project that analyses...
Monday, January 16, 2012
Coordination on Food Safety & Animal Health AidGLOBAL - Strengthened coordination to improve results in a number of areas features in a new medium-term strategy for 2012-16. The strategy will help developing countries meet international standards on...
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