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Latest Global Pig Industry News
News from Australia
Monday, November 02, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Pork Trade Resumes After Easing H1N1 Fears AUSTRALIA - Australian pork sales are back to normal, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Manner of Handling H1N1 Outbreak Angers Farmers AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers in Victoria's Goulburn Valley have accused the Department of Primary Industries of mishandling a recent swine flu outbreak.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
H1N1 Flu Outbreak Unlikely to Deter Pig Buyers AUSTRALIA - The organiser of Queensland's largest liveweight pig sale says he doesn't expect the latest outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu to worry buyers.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New Grain Variety to Help Pigs Grow Faster AUSTRALIA - Australian scientists have developed a new variety of grain which can help make pigs grow faster.
Friday, September 25, 2009
FSANZ Invites Public Comment on Food Law Changes AUSTRALIA - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited individuals and organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to provide information and comment on possible changes to the...
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Aussie Pork Industry Aims to Be Carbon-Neutral AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry believes it can be carbon neutral within five years.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Pork Goes Pink to Show Local Production AUSTRALIA - Australian pork will be rebranded, making it easier for consumers to tell whether the pigs are raised here.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Victoria's Pigs Cleared of H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - Pigs affected by the A(H1N1) flu in the Goulburn Valley, have recovered from the virus.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Influenza A Confirmed at Queensland Piggery QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - A Queensland piggery near Dalby has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for Influenza A.
Ridley Poised to Make Acquisitions AUSTRALIA - Feed company, Ridley Corporation, has posted a net loss of almost 40 million Australian dollars (AUD) but says it is on the look-out for further acquisitions.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Pig Farm to Remain Under Quarantine over H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - A pig farm in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will remain under quarantine for a few more weeks.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Influenza A H1 Found at Piggery in Victoria AUSTRALIA - A preliminary diagnosis of Influenza A H1 has been found in pigs at a piggery in Victoria. AAHL is yet to confirm if N1 is present. Workers at the piggery have shown signs of possibly having...
Pork Producer Forum in Young AUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Pig Disease Monitoring Put to the Test AUSTRALIA - The ability of authorities to trace the movements of a pig carrying an exotic disease have just been put to the test.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Red Meat Production Down, but Chicken Up AUSTRALIA - The number of cattle, sheep, and pigs sent to the abattoir dropped by up to 30,000 head in the June quarter.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
No End in Sight to High, Volatile Feed Grain Prices AUSTRALIA - Prices of feed grains are expected to rise and become more volatile, according to a report by industry experts.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Industry: Piggery Workers Not Being Tested for H1N1 AUSTRALIA - Piggery workers who are showing only mild symptoms of flu are having difficulty convincing doctors to test them for H1N1 flu, the pork industry says.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
MLA Retrace Red Meat's Environmental Footprint AUSTRALIA - Cutting red meat consumption is not the answer to reducing your environmental footprint, says Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).
Outbreak Contained as Infected Pigs on the Mend AUSTRALIA - An outbreak of swine flu at a central NSW piggery has been contained.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Pig Industry Seeking Better Flu Checks on Workers AUSTRALIA - There's a call for all Australian piggery workers with flu symptoms to be tested for the swine flu virus.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Australia Shuts Piggery After Flu Outbreak AUSTRALIA - The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced on Monday that a piggery hit by A(H1N1) flu would be locked down until all signs of the virus have been eradicated.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Australia's First Case of Influenza A at Piggery AUSTRALIA - A piggery in New South Wales (NSW) has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for influenza A H1 – the first farm in the country to have tested positive for the virus.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Fewer Pigs Paying Off for Qld Pork Producers AUSTRALIA - A strategic move to reduce pork production has paid off for Queensland pig producers.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Meat Production Shifts Away from Mutton and Pigs AUSTRALIA - Australian farmers are producing less mutton and pig meat.

