Pig Industry News: Spain
Friday, May 17, 2013
Research Project on Porcine Circovirus AwardedSPAIN - A project on porcine circovirus by Dr Marina Sibila and Dr Segalés was awarded at the 6th edition of the European PCV2 Research Award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim....
Friday, May 10, 2013
Immune Response to PRRSV Depends on StrainSPAIN - Researchers of CReSA have demonstrated that inoculation with different porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains result in different virological and immunological outcomes...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
New Diagnostic Method Detects Five Pig Viruses in One RunSPAIN - Researchers of CReSA and the Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuria (CENSA) have developed a real-time PCR system for the detection and differentiation of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2), pseudorabies...
Study Shows Salmonella Control Needed on Farm and ProcessingSPAIN - New research confirms that both slaughter and live production need to be considered in controlling Salmonella in pig meat....
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Spain: Hog MarketsSPAIN - If we had to summarize the situation of the market in Spain or in Europe it would be: scanty offer and scanty demand, writes Javier Santamartina - Spain, Italy & Portugal Genesus Representative....
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Reminder on UFAW Symposium: Priorities around the WorldSPAIN - UFAW has issued a reminder about its International Animal Welfare Science Symposium at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 and 5 July 2013. The deadline for registering...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Spain: Hog MarketsSPAIN - The offer of pork is lower than the demand. European Animal Welfare regulations that have been implemented and high grain price has decreased the offer of pork, writes Javier Santamartina, Spain,...
Friday, March 01, 2013
UFAW Symposium: Science in the Service of Animal WelfareSPAIN - UFAW is holding an International Animal Welfare Science Symposium at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 and 5 July 2013....
Plant By-products Transformed Into Animal FeedSPAIN - Basque Country's AZTI-Tecnalia has proven the viability and nutritional value of feed from plant products that are currently managed as waste. These residual products (fruit, vegetables, potatoes,...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Ministry Completes Final Draft for Quality Standard of Iberian HamSPAIN - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has completed the final draft for the standard quality of Iberian products, with an understanding of the various existing production models, which...
Friday, January 25, 2013
Spain: Hog MarketsSPAIN - We are at the beginning of a new year; it is a good moment to do a balance sheet and to look at the future, writes Javier Santamartina - Spain, Italy & Portugal Genesus Representative....
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
African Swine Fever Vaccine Within Reach SPAIN - Research from CReSA published recently takes us a step forward in the development of an effective vaccine against African Swine Fever. ...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Government Updates Regulation on Direct CAP PaymentsSPAIN - The Cabinet has approved a Royal Decree amending Royal Decree 202/2012 on the implementation from 2012 of direct payments of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2013, with regard to various...
Friday, January 04, 2013
Sustainability Features in Ministry Spending Plan SPAIN – Biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development are expected to receive a boost after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) revealed that 4.3 million euros will...
Monday, December 31, 2012
Farm Income Has Regressed 20 Years SPAIN - Challenging weather, welfare legislation, market regulation and rising costs of production characterised 2012, according to a COAG (Coordinator of Farmers and Ranchers Organisations) agricultural...
Monday, December 24, 2012
Nutrition Meeting Held by Pfizer Animal HealthSPAIN - Pfizer Animal Health has brought together four renowned nutritionists to analyse this key matter of modern pig production....
Friday, December 07, 2012
Spanish Hog MarketsSPAIN - Traditionally, the end of the year heralds a decrease in pork prices in the Spanish Market, writes Javier Santamartina - Spain, Italy & Portugal Genesus Representative....
Friday, November 30, 2012
Fattening Process Bypassed Through Piglet SlaughterSPAIN - High feed prices has pushed the slaughtering age of pigs down and means that Christmas pork has been ready and frozen since September. ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ham Labelling Causes DisharmonySPAIN - The Spanish Association of Pig Breeders (SAPB) has planned to conduct a study of the quality standards surrounding ham labelling as current packaging is believed not to inform consumers sufficiently...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pfizer Held Seminar on Future of Iberian PigsSPAIN - Pfizer Animal Health with Nutersa, swine consulting company in the area, held the Technical Seminar on 'Present and future of the Iberian pig'....
Spanish Water Reserves More Than Half FullSPAIN - Water reserves are at 51.8 per cent of total capacity with currently 28,666 cubic metres of water stored throughout Spain....
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Government Presents Guide to Pig ProtectionSPAIN - The Director General of Agricultural Production and Markets, Carlos Cabanas, has presided over the presentation ceremony of the guidelines for the implementation of the minimum standards for the...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Spain May Lose 16 Per Cent of Funds from CAPSPAIN - The Coordinated Agricultural Organisations (CAO) have said that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget for 2014-2020 could reduce the nation's funding by 16 per cent....
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Spanish Households Increased Food Consumption, ExpenditureSPAIN - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has published the latest data from the Consumer Panel in households, which shows that during October 2011 to September 2012, the total expenditure...
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Spaniards Continue to Cut Meat, Egg IntakeSPAIN - Shrinking disposable income has reduced the consumption of fresh food in Spain, according to a new report. Meat and egg purchasing is forecast to continue flat into next year, and producers are...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
GLOBALG.A.P. Summit Supports Global TradeSPAIN - At the 11th GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT, which opened in Madrid, 400 participants from 50 countries heard from major retailers and producers how the globalisation of food retailing marches on at a pace...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Science in the Service of Animal WelfareSPAIN - The UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium aims to provide a forum for all those active or interested in animal welfare science and its application around the world in July 2013....
Friday, November 02, 2012
25 Million Pigs Will Spend Christmas in '' Five Star'' FarmsSPAIN - The last day of October was the deadline for pig producers to present their plans to adapt to the new European standards for animal welfare, which comes into force on the 1 January, 2013. Eighty-five...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
HRS Optimises Scraped Surface Evaporation TechnologySPAIN - HRS Heat Exchangers S.L.U., the Spanish arm of HRS Heat Exchangers Limited, a leading heat transfer specialist for the process industry, has been selected as part of the EfficientHeat consortium...
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Royal Decree on Pig Welfare StandardsSPAIN - The Cabinet has approved a Royal Decree, introduced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, that amends the Royal Decree of 2002 on minimum standards for the protection of pigs, establishing...
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