Pig Industry News: Norway
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Four Cases of MRSA Found in Norwegian PigsNORWAY - The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has identified four cases of MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus that are resistant to antibiotics) in Norwegian pigs. The country's food safety authority, the National...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Norway Agency to File Report over Pork in Halal FoodNORWAY - The Norwegian Food Safety Authority said it would file a complaint against food company Kuraas after finding large quantities of pork in its halal-labeled products....
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Salmonella Detected in Swine HerdNORWAY - On 18 February, Norwegian veterinary institute FSA confirmed that it detected salmonella (Salmonella Virchow) in samples from a swine herd in Romerike. ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Swine Flu Confirmed in Pigs in NorwayNORWAY - The Norwegian Veterinary Institute has confirmed influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus (swine flu virus) in samples taken from pigs in herds at Gudbrandsdalen and Rogaland. ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Researchers Tackle Boar Taint with ArtichokeNORWAY - Feeding Jerusalem artichoke to entire male pigs for one week reduced the level of skatole - one of the components involved in boar taint - and changed the gut microflora, reducing numbers of Clostridium...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Norsvin and TOPIGS Sign Strategic AgreementNORWAY - TOPIGS and Norsvin have signed a strategic agreement that marks the start of a long-term collaboration between the two breeding companies. The agreement makes it possible for Norsvin to use the...
Monday, August 16, 2010
Boar Taint Threshold Should be LowerNORWAY - New research indicates that some consumers detect boar taint even at levels below the current maximum guide levels. ...
Monday, July 12, 2010
Castration with Anaesthetic Accepted in NorwayNORWAY - A recent survey has revealed that consumers accept the need for castration and accept the procedure when it is carried out with anaesthetic. They were sceptical about immunocastration....
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Several Genes Found Responsible for Boar TaintNORWAY - Several genes are important in the regulation of androstenone level in boars, one of the compounds responsible for causing unpleasant taints in meat from entire boars, according to research from...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
More A/H1N1 Outbreaks Reported in NorwayNORWAY - According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Norway has reported more A/H1N1 outbreaks in the country....
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Explaining Salmonella Survival in the Feed MillNORWAY - Researchers investigating the factors affecting the survival of Salmonella in feed mills and fish meal factories found that cellulose was not an important factor in the biofilm matrix but that...
Friday, November 13, 2009
Norway Reports Total of Five A/H1N1 OutbreaksNORWAY - The total number of A/H1N1 influenza in the country has now reached a total of five, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)....
Monday, October 19, 2009
OIE Update on A/H1N1 Virus Outbreak in NorwayNORWAY - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) continues to monitor the outbreak of the A/H1N1 outbreak in Norway....
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
OIE Update on A/H1N1 Virus Outbreak in NorwayNORWAY - A new case of A/H1N1 influenza in swine was reported by the Norwegian authorities on 12 October....
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Pigs in Norway Infected with A/H1N1 VirusNORWAY - The Norwegian veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of the A/H1N1 virus in swine....
Friday, September 18, 2009
Piglet's Posture is Best Guide to its ComfortNORWAY - Piglets tend to make changes in posture rather than huddling in order to keep comfortable, according to research published by G. Vasdal of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and co-authors....
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Light Shed on Mycobacterium PathogenicityNORWAY - Tone Bjordal Johansen of the National Veterinary Institute and colleagues have published a paper in BMC Microbiology. Nine of the 97 isolates examined, all of porcine origin, formed biofilm. The...
Friday, May 29, 2009
Study Finds Clue to Salmonella Persistence in FeedNORWAY - Researchers at the National Veterinary Institute in Oslo have found that the biofilm-forming abilities of Salmonella are correlated with their persistence in fish meal- and feed factories. L.K....
Thursday, April 30, 2009
What Promise Do Pigs of the Future Hold?NORWAY - Pigs are known carriers of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, and they can infect both other pigs and people. Human infection occurs through eating improperly-cooked pork. Professor Truls...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Researcher Turns Harmless E Coli DangerousNORWAY - For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse revealed that transmission of bateriophage between bacteria can occur, and that in the case of E. coli it can transform a harmless bacterium into one capable of...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Pig of the Future Might Be Disease-freeNORWAY - Pigs are known carriers of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, and they can infect both other pigs and people. Human infection occurs through eating improperly-cooked pork. Professor Truls...
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Good News for Pig BreedersNORWAY - There are currently two methods for artificial insemination......
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Farm to Shelf: RFID Tracking Norwegian Meat SupplyIBM has signed an agreement with Matiq, the information technology subsidiary of Nortura, Norway's largest food supplier, to use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track and trace poultry...
Monday, March 31, 2008
Norwegian Pig Production Trotting Along NicelyNORWAY - Last year 297 000 tonnes of meat from domestic animal production were approved for the market in Norway. According to Statistics Norway this accounts to an increase of 4 000 tonnes from the year...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Norwegian government urged to delay castration banNORWAY - It is likely that European Union will ban the castration of pigs without the use of anaesthetic in the near future. However, Norway looks set to ban the procedure outright unless its pig producers...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Conflict with farmers threaten geeseNORWAY - A Netherlands Institute of Ecology scientist in Yerseke says the survival of pink-footed geese is being endangered by a conflict with farmers. Thousands of the geese are preparing for their...
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