Aussie Pork Industry Challenged by Imports
AUSTRALIA - The ailing Australian pig industry is finally starting to turn a corner, with prices on the way up. But imports remain a challenge, with numbers showing no sign of easing in the short term.

CSIRO Opens Rapid Response Animal Disease Centre
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, officially opened CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Diagnostic Emergency Response Laboratory (DERL) at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL)...

Aussie Vendor Declarations Improve Biosecurity
AUSTRALIA - New research by Animal Health Australia (AHA) has shown that livestock producers are highly aware of National Vendor Declarations (NVDs) and are using them effectively.

The Quest for a 'Green' Agricultural System
AUSTRALIA - CSIRO research underway in Central Queensland’s cattle country is investigating whether the integration of trees, pasture and livestock into a single agricultural system will produce greater net returns for producers and the environment.

Huvepharma Adds to Veterinary Pharmaceuticals Range
AUSTRALIA - Huvepharma is adding to its product portfolio of anticoccidials, enzymes and in feed microflora managers with the launch announced this week at World Poultry Congress in Brisbane of a range of veterinary pharmaceuticals for the poultry and...

Aborigine Piggery Economically Viable
AUSTRALIA - A community of Aborigines in Santa Teresa is pleased to announce the addition of six new piglets to its greenhorn piggery.

Pig Prices Take an Early Leap
AUSTRALIA - Pig prices are already starting to climb with pork rising six cents a kilogram (carcase weight) in the past week to hit 296c/kg, while bacon jumped 7c/kg to 266c/kg during the same period.

Report: Change in Farming with Climate Change
AUSTRALIA - CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture.

PPPE 2008 Celebrates Milestone Event
AUSTRALIA - Pan Pacific Pork Expo 2008, incorporating Uptake, held on the Gold Coast, Queensland 18-19 June was a huge success, drawing plenty of interest from close to 400 delegates.

Problem Pigs Culled in Nguiu
AUSTRALIA - About 20 pigs have been culled on the Northern Territory island community of Nguiu, north of Darwin.

ABA Chairman Welcomes Quarantine Review
AUSTRALIA - ABA Chairman Brad Bellinger has said that he welcomes a review by the Federal Government into the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS).

Group Housing Saves Energy
AUSTRALIA - A pig farmer has made claims that group housing of pigs saves energy and that, as a result, her electricity bill has come down.

Time for Celebration Says AgForce
AUSTRALIA - AgForce is celebrating excellence in Queensland’s red meat industry and raising awareness about every segment of the industry from production, processing, marketing and consumption through the annual Rabobank Red Meat Awards, for which it...

Queensland to Hold Pan Pacific Pork Expo
QUEENSLAND - Pacific pork industry representatives will meet on Queensland's Gold Coast for the fifth Pan Pacific Pork Expo.

Stirling Products Signs Term Sheet for Insecticide
AUSTRALIA - Stirling Products has signed an agreement in principle with the private Western Australian company Cocky Smart Pty Ltd for the Australian and international rights to its novel parasiticide for the prevention of flies and ticks primarily...

WA Pork Industry Faces Danger of Shutdown
AUSTRALIA - The Western Australian pork industry, worth $100 annually, is on the verge of being shut down because of the gas crisis. One of the State's major pig abattoirs has warned its plant could close within a fortnight.

APL Urges Consumers to Purchase Aussie Pork
AUSTRALIA - APL (Australian Pork Limited) recently issued a brochure to aid consumers in comprehending product labelling and purchasing Australian pork.

Tiwi Land Council Passes New Laws
AUSTRALIA - Due to health problems that dogs and pigs are causing, the Tiwi Land Council is bringing in tough new by laws to deal with the growing number of dogs and pigs in the Nguiu Community on Bathurst Island, off Darwin's north coast.

Farmers Fined for Feeding Swill
AUSTRALIA - Three Forbes district farmers have been fined a total of A$32,980 in Forbes Local Court for swill feeding 620 pigs at three separate properties in the Central West, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.

Pig Feed Supplement Recalled
AUSTRALIA - A pig feed supplement in Australia has been withdrawn because it contains high levels of lead.