Danish Crown Gets International Recognition
DENMARK - A marked return on international investments confirms Danish Crown’s role as an international company.

Fewer Co-op Members
DENMARK - This year, 10,685 farmers have delivered animals to Danish Crown - a 12 per cent fall on last year.

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.

Study: Cloned Pigs on a Human Diet
DENMARK - It is not humans eating like pigs, but rather, pigs eating like humans that form the basis for a research project on obesity at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.

More Antibiotics but Fewer Critical Antibiotics
DENMARK - New figures from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) show a 12 per cent rise in the use of antibiotics for pigs in Denmark during the first half of 2009.

Danish Crown: Checked and Approved
DENMARK - It’s almost 10 o’clock on a Wednesday morning. In the operations manager’s office on the first floor, Jørn Kjær is getting ready for the day’s visit. The checklists have been prepared, and Mr...

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 Pork Exports Plummet
DENMARK - As Danish farmers send increasing numbers of pigs to Germany for finishing and slaughter, the Danish Crown kill is in an accelerating downward spiral. During the first half of the year its exports...

Reduced Response to Pneumonia Vaccination
DENMARK - N. Steenhard of the University of Copenhagen and co-authors report that ascaris (parasitic worm) infestation reduces the response of pigs to vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae...

DC Future: Danish Crown on Target
DENMARK - Danish Crown is on target after the first quarter since the launch of DC Future. This was explained by the company management at a meeting of the Board of Representatives yesterday.

Denmark Sets Tougher Salmonella Targets
DENMARK - The Danish food ministry is stepping up its fight against salmonella in pigmeat by lowering thresholds and making penalties for producers more rigorous.

Nearing a Decision on Rødding’s Future
DENMARK - As announced earlier this year, Danish Crown is closing down its department in Rødding. The department was expected to close this year, but the closure is now scheduled for the first half of...

Breeding Better Barley for Feed
DENMARK - Low-protein malt barley is fine for drinkers of ale while high-protein feed barley meets the needs of pigs and cows. However, now that environmental effects are also an important issue, a new...

Keep Warm with Danish Crown
DENMARK - It may be hard to imagine right now, but the heating season is almost upon the country, and Danes must gradually get used to the idea of turning up their radiators again. Few people probably...

Tulip in Sdr. Borup Recommended for Closure
DENMARK - At an extraordinary meeting held on Friday (28 August), Tulip Food Company’s board of directors decided to recommend the closing down of Tulip’s factory in Sdr. Borup near Randers at the end...

Danish Prime Minister Visits Ringsted
DENMARK - "Hi there," was how Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen kicked off his meeting with over a hundred slaughterhouse workers who had gathered for the occasion in a conference room at Danish...

Two-Day European Pig Health Symposium Starts
DENMARK - The first European Symposium on Porcine Health Management starts at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen.

DC Horsens Nominated for Automation Prize
DENMARK - Even though it is now four years since Danish Crown opened the world’s most modern slaughterhouse in Horsens, the high-tech facility continues to impress.

ICOMST: Danish Crown Serves Up Tasty Experience
DENMARK - On 18 August 2009, 400 meat scientists gathered for the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology in Copenhagen. And they didn’t just talk about meat. The meat-interested scientists...

Danish Institutes Merge
DENMARK - Danish Meat Research Institute will merge into the Danish Technological Institute by 1 October 2009.

New Organisation for Agriculture & Food in Denmark
DENMARK - The Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Landbrug og Fødevarer) will be the new body to represent the agricultural and food industry of Denmark, and a new structure will be put in place in the...

Denmark's Love Affair with Cooperation Turns Sour
DENMARK - In a rare bid to find enough pigs, cooperatively-owned Danish slaughterhouse Tican will be seeking slaughter pigs outside the ranks of its own membership.

Pigs and Willow Go Well Together
DENMARK - Energy crops can become the new partners in organic pig farming. Tentative results from trials with free-ranging pigs look promising.

First Agromek-Livestock Show in November
DENMARK - The Agromek Exhibition will now be different from year to year and, in November, the Agromek-livestock Exhibition premiere has already attracted 430 exhibitors.

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...