Processed Meat May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk
SWEDEN - Eating too much processed meat may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Consumers Confident in Swedish Pork
SWEDEN - Confidence in the nation's pig producers is growing, according to the Federation of Swedish Farmers.

Swedish Production Down
SWEDEN - 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.

Sweden Close to Pig Ear Export Deal with China
SWEDEN - 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.

Sweden Loses Three Pig Farms a Day
SWEDEN - The pork industry is in acute crisis, with three pig farm going out of business every day.

Climate Tax on Meat and Milk to Cut GHG
SWEDEN - 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...

Prime Minister Visits Slaughterhouse
SWEDEN - Earlier this week, prominent visitors descended on the slaughterhouse Ugglarps Slakteri, which is owned by Danish Crown’s Swedish subsidiary, KLS Ugglarps.

Sweden Condemns EU Pig Feeding Rules
SWEDEN - 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.

Salmonella Transmission Studied in Pigs
SWEDEN - 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....

Vaccination Controlled - But Did Not Prevent - APP
SWEDEN - 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...

Salmonella-Contaminated Feed Ingredients Found
SWEDEN - 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...

Sow Shoulder Lesions Linked to Prolonged Lying
SWEDEN - 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 Quit
SWEDEN - 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.

Swedish Pig Farms Flout Animal Protection Laws
SWEDEN - Living conditions for Swedish pigs are worse than previously realised, an animal rights group claims, citing its own video evidence.

Salmonella Detection Methods in Feeds Compared
SWEDEN - 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...

Danish Crown Opens New Plant
SWEDEN - Danish Crown has opened its new case ready production facility (prepacked products) in Jönköping.

Methodology for Salmonella in Feed Compared
SWEDEN - 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...

Appointment of Vice-President at Danish Crown
SWEDEN - Johan Andersson has been appointed as Vice President of Danish Crown’s Swedish subsidiary, Danish Crown Livsmedel AB.

Continued Positive Results from Lantmännen
SWEDEN - The country's farmers' co-operative producing feed and food has posted good third-quarter results.

Dietary Preferences of Pigs
SWEDEN - Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions.

Sweden and Finland in Farm Subsidy Spat
SWEDEN - 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...

Sweden reports first case of PRRS
SWEDEN - 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...

Research explains why piglets shudder to keep warm
SWEDEN - 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...