Pig Industry News: Sweden
Friday, February 01, 2013
Vets Praise Smooth Introduction of New Surveillance Plan SWEDEN – As a reaction to increasing contamination and disease threats through increasing globalisation, the European Union has started a three year ‘Risksur’ project. ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Green Report Offers Insight into CompetitivenessSWEDEN - A new report entitled "Green" is offering the agricultural community a comprehensive picture of how it is performing. Drawing comparisons with other nations,"Green" claims that the agricultural...
Friday, October 19, 2012
Warning as Dyed Pork Sold as Beef in SwedenSWEDEN - Sweden's National Food Agency (NFA) has issued a warning to consumers after shipments of pork that have been dyed and labelled as beef have entered the market. ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
HKScan to Increase Efficiency in SwedenSWEDEN - As part of the extensive development programme launched in the spring extending until the end of 2013, Finnish meat processor HKScan will further enhance the group's business in Sweden....
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Major Meat Recall after Salmonella Test PositiveSWEDEN - Food giant, Axfood AB, has been forced to recall two tonnes of pork, following test samples showing salmonella bacteria present in the meat....
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Processed Meat May Increase Pancreatic Cancer RiskSWEDEN - Eating too much processed meat may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer. ...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Consumers Confident in Swedish PorkSWEDEN - Confidence in the nation's pig producers is growing, according to the Federation of Swedish Farmers. ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Swedish Production DownSWEDEN - From April to June, 4.2 per cent fewer pigs were sent to slaughter in Sweden, compared to a 2.2 per cent growth in the first three months of the year. ...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sweden Close to Pig Ear Export Deal with ChinaSWEDEN - The Swedish government has confirmed that it is close to signing an agreement for the export of pig ears to China, where the anatomical organ is a sought-after delicacy....
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sweden Loses Three Pig Farms a DaySWEDEN - The pork industry is in acute crisis, with three pig farm going out of business every day. ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Climate Tax on Meat and Milk to Cut GHGSWEDEN - A climate tax corresponding to €60/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven per cent. If the land made available is used for...
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Prime Minister Visits SlaughterhouseSWEDEN - Earlier this week, prominent visitors descended on the slaughterhouse Ugglarps Slakteri, which is owned by Danish Crown’s Swedish subsidiary, KLS Ugglarps. ...
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Sweden Condemns EU Pig Feeding RulesSWEDEN - Across Europe, pigs can still be legally fed with feed containing pig blood. On coming to realise this fact, Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson was shocked....
Monday, May 17, 2010
Salmonella Transmission Studied in PigsSWEDEN - All the selected Salmonella serotypes were transmitted to pigs from a contaminated environment although the transmission rate was low in in experiments at the National Veterinary Institute. S....
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Vaccination Controlled - But Did Not Prevent - APPSWEDEN - Vaccination did not prevent the clinical expression of A. pleuropneumoniae (APP) infections but it did activate the immune system of fattening pigs, according to researchers based in Uppsala....
Monday, February 22, 2010
Salmonella-Contaminated Feed Ingredients FoundSWEDEN - Salmonella was isolated from 15 per cent of soybean meal consignments, 10 per cent of rapeseed meal samples and up to 13 per cent of finished feed from five feed mills, representing a significant...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sow Shoulder Lesions Linked to Prolonged LyingSWEDEN - The longer that a sow spends lying down during farrowing and early lactation, the greater the development of shoulder lesions, Swedish researchers have found. Preventing long periods of lying...
Pig Scandal Forces Swedish Meats' Chair to QuitSWEDEN - Lars Hultström has resigned as chair of Swedish Meats and all other leadership positions. Hultström owns one of the pig farms at the heart of an animal rights scandal....
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Swedish Pig Farms Flout Animal Protection LawsSWEDEN - Living conditions for Swedish pigs are worse than previously realised, an animal rights group claims, citing its own video evidence....
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Salmonella Detection Methods in Feeds ComparedSWEDEN - Koyuncu and Haggblom at the National Veterinary Institute in Uppsala found that the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of the three cultural methods they compared were similar although the...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Danish Crown Opens New PlantSWEDEN - Danish Crown has opened its new case ready production facility (prepacked products) in Jönköping. ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Methodology for Salmonella in Feed ComparedSWEDEN - Researchers in Uppsala compared cultural methods for the detection of Salmonella in feed and feed ingredients, and found their methods to be equally sensitive and specific, although the detection...
Friday, January 16, 2009
Appointment of Vice-President at Danish CrownSWEDEN - Johan Andersson has been appointed as Vice President of Danish Crown’s Swedish subsidiary, Danish Crown Livsmedel AB....
Friday, November 07, 2008
Continued Positive Results from LantmännenSWEDEN - The country's farmers' co-operative producing feed and food has posted good third-quarter results....
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Dietary Preferences of PigsSWEDEN - Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions....
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Sweden and Finland in Farm Subsidy SpatSWEDEN - Sweden has called for an end to national farm subsidies in Southern Finland. Finland's Agriculture Minister, Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, says the Finnish government believes that Sweden, too, should...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Sweden reports first case of PRRSSWEDEN - The first case of PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome) has been reported in Sweden. Since the spread of the disease seems to be limited to a few farms, the Swedish Board of Agriculture...
Friday, August 18, 2006
Research explains why piglets shudder to keep warmSWEDEN - Researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, have uncovered a genetic reason why newborn piglets are less tolerant to cold than other newborn mammals, reports the NPA. It turns out that the gene...
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