Reduced Feed Costs Could Boost Profitability
CANADA - The President of Westside Economics predicts reduced feed costs will translate into improved profitability for North American pork producers throughout 2012 and into 2013, according to Bruce ...

Researchers Explore Algae-Based Feed
US - The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei's lab have been consuming feed one wouldn't expect in Ithaca: marine algae.

Broadening Feedstocks Eligible for RFS
US - US Representative Pete Olson (Texas) is introducing bipartisan legislation to increase competition, stabilise food prices and enhance American energy security and global competitiveness.

Animal Protein Feed for Fish Only, Says FEFAC
EU - Last year, the European Commission put forward a proposal to lift the 11 year old feed ban for non-ruminant processed animal proteins (PAPs) to non-ruminant farm animals on scientific and sustainability...

Ingredients that Lower Feed Cost for Weanling Pigs
US - An extension swine specialist with Kansas State University says producers of weanling pigs can reduce feeding costs without sacrificing productivity by substituting less costly ingredients into their...

Antibiotics in Pig Feeds Increases Resistance
US - Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the US Department of...

GAP: New Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard
GLOBAL - After an intensive multi-stakeholder consultation process, the revision of the GLOBAL G.A.P. Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard has been finalised.

Understanding the Surprise in Corn Stocks Estimate
US - The corn market was surprised by the USDA’s final 2011 corn production estimate and the estimate of 1 December 2011 corn stocks. The March 2012 futures price declined by $0.52 per bushel in the...

Pork Commentary: Corn, Soybean, Weath Prices Drop
US - Corn, soybean, wheat prices all dropped last Thursday, Friday after the USDA released several grain inventory, production and usage reports, corn declined 60 cents a bushel, soybeans 46 cents a bushel,...

World Nutrition Forum 2012
SINGAPORE - Top international animal-health specialists and feed-industry experts will meet at the World Nutrition Forum 2012 to exchange knowledge on key trends in animal production and debate the major...

Dioxin Scandal Company Files for Bankruptcy
GERMANY - The company at the center of the scandal over dioxin-contaminated animal feed has filed for bankruptcy. It is facing criminal investigations and could face civil claims from farms which have...

Millions of Piglets' Lives Can be Saved
DENMARK - Research results regarding feeding are being applied directly in the sow barn with the result that piglets are given a better chance of survival. This means better finances for the farmer, improved...

Testing Females to Improve Accuracy
UK - Over 1,000 female pigs annually are currently individually tested at nucleus level for feed intake, feed conversion and growth rate by the Yorkshire-based international pig-breeding company, ACMC...

Banff Pork Seminar to Examine Swine Research
CANADA - Pork Producers attending the 2012 Banff Pork Centre will have the opportunity to learn more about some of the work being coordinated by the Canadian Swine Research and Development Cluster, writes...

Highest Ever Corn Bills to Curb Hog Farm Profits
SOUTH AMERICA - The revival in crop prices on South America weather concerns has left livestock farmers on track for their most expensive year for corn, crimping hopes for hog farm profitability.

EU Extends Organic Diet Derogation
ANALYSIS - In a unique case, the EU has decided to extend the derogation allowing five per cent non-organic feed ingredients within organic pig and poultry diets, writes Charlotte Johnston, editor of ...

Pork CRC Presents APSA Awards
AUSTRALIA - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference,...

Organic Feed Fraud Uncovered
ITALY - Conventional feed has been sold as falsely labelled organic products in Italy, leading to the arrests of several executives from agro-businesses.

Forum on Demedicalisation of Monogastric Feed
FRANCE - Biomin France organized a Forum on the hot topic of demedicalization. It was held on 8 December at the Institut Supérieur des Productions Animales et des Industries Agroalimentaires (ISPAIA),...

Smart Feed Use Pays Dividends
UK - Being smarter with feed not only improves the bottom line of a pig business but also pays dividends when you need to present your unit in the best environmental light to customers, neighbours...

Advice to Pay Attention to Nutrient Profiles of DDGS
CANADA - A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre is advising pork producers who feed their pigs dried distillers grains with solubles to ensure they account for the variations in nutritional...

Biomin India: Strong Presence at Local Trade Shows
INDIA - Kicking off in November, the annual Hyderabad Poultry Show is becoming widely recognised as the major event for the Indian poultry industry.

End of Ethanol Tax Credits Affects Feed Market
ANALYSIS - The US ethanol tax credit, which is worth roughly $6 billion, is due to end at the turn of the year, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.

China Bans Production and Sale of Ractopamine
CHINA - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced Friday, 23 December, that the country has banned the production and sale of ractopamine, a controversial feed additive used to...

Main Cost Advantage When Producing Pork
CANADA - Sask Pork reports the cost of feed remains Canada's main advantage when it comes to the production of pork, Bruce Cochrane writes.

Producers Warned of Variability between DDGS Sources
CANADA - Because of the differences in techniques and technologies used to produce ethanol from grain, Canadian swine producers who feed dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are being advised to...

Feed Training at TOPIGS Danubia, October 2011
CENTRAL EUROPE - In the middle of October, TOPIGS Danubia organised seminars for the Central European Region about the new TOPIGS feeding recommendations.

Court Rules in Favour of Gaseous Pig Emissions
GERMANY - A court in the northern German town of Osnabrück has ruled that a farmer is allowed to feed his pigs vast quantities of raw onions, despite complaints from neighbours about their pungent gaseous...

Tougher Rules on Feeding Pigs Waste Food Needed
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork has told the Government it needs to strengthen the regulations that control the feeding of waste food to pigs.

Quality Feed for Pig Herds Can Add to Profit
IRELAND - Pig farmers can gain €10,350 on an average herd size by giving piglets quality feed rather than "cheap" creep ration in their critical first two months, according to one leading animal nut...