Sensors, CCTV & Chips Find Way into Pig Houses
DENMARK - Pigs of all ages will find it much harder in the future to keep their secrets secret. If they go to the wrong end of the pig sty to do their business, if they start to bite the tails of their...

Danes Ready for Partial Stalls Ban
DENMARK - The Danes say they are confident they will be ready for the European Union partial stalls ban which takes effect from January 2013, following a transitional period of 12 years.

Power-Saving Product a Boon to Pig Farmers
DENMARK - The ELFORSK Prize 2010 was awarded to a power-saving ventilation product in pig houses that scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University, have been involved in dev...

Danish Crown Discusses Form of Incorporation
DENMARK - Should Danish Crown become a public limited company? If the company has to pursue a growth strategy, where is the financing going to come from?

Pigs, Farmers Can Gain from Liquid Feeding Method
DENMARK - Feeding triticale as a liquid feed may well prove to be a method that not only increases pig growth, but also reduces nutrient losses to the environment and improves the environment on the f...

UK Butchers Offered Management Course
DENMARK - British butchers looking to succeed in management are being offered the opportunity to learn both the craft of de-boning as well as management skills at the internationally renowned Danish Meat...

Ensuring the Most Exposed Animals the Best Welfare
DENMARK - Scientists are working on developing practical and effective tools that focus on improving welfare for those animals whose risk of poor welfare is greatest.

Danish Pig Producers Use More Antibiotics
DENMARK - During the first six months of this year the use of antibiotics by Danish pig producers increased 12 per cent, according to a report by the Danish Technical University.

Danish Groups Merge to Create Single Entity
DENMARK - Danish agriculture organisations Landbrugsraadet (The Danish Agricultural Council) and Dansk Landbrug (Danish Agriculture) have agreed to merge with Danish Meat Association (DMA is a gathering...

Scientists Find Key to Combating Odour Issues
DENMARK - Sulphurous compounds are the main source of the obnoxious smells from pig farms. Scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences are focusing on these substances in an attempt to remove...

Japanese Ambassador Visits Danish Crown
DENMARK - Yesterday, the Japanese Ambassador to Denmark, Seiichi Kondo, visited Danish Crown's head office in Randers and the slaughterhouse facilities in Horsens.

DBMC in Support of 'Jamie Saves Our Bacon'
DENMARK - Danish Bacon and Meat Council (DBMC) watched ‘Jamie Saves our Bacon’ with interest last night.

Which Fields are Best for Ag Production?
DENMARK - Should a field be sown with grain for feeding pigs? Or should it be covered with willow for energy? Or dotted with grazing sheep? How a field should be used most sensibly varies when not only...