Team Changes to Speed Development
WORLDWIDE - Natural feed additive specialist Kiotechagil has created two new positions that will boost product development, speed up delivery to industry and improv the company's processes and customer servicing.

Alliance Brings Genetic Gains
WORLDWIDE - Cobb-Vantress and Hendrix Genetics have announced an alliance that will strengthen both company's position in the livestock genetics business. The deal hopes to be finalised by Summer 2008.

WTO Starts Probe Into US Farm Subsidies
WORLDWIDE — The World Trade Organisation opened an investigation this week into whether the United States is violating international commerce rules that limit subsidies to American farmers. It comes just three days after the US Senate approved a new US$286-billion...

New Distribution Agreement for Far East
GLOBAL - Agriculture to aquaculture specialists KiotechAgil has successfully agreed a new distribution agreement with JJ- Degussa for Vietnam. It will give the natural additive company additional market strength in the region.

NOW AVAILABLE: The Pig Journal on CD - Vols 1 - 59
The UK's Pig Veterinary Society is pleased to announce that The Pig Journal Volumes 1-59 are now conveniently available in an easily searchable two CD ROM set.

Why Food Production Is Big News
GLOBE - I was especially interested to hear Carr’s chief executive Chris Holmes describe the impact of the milk price rise that our poor struggling dairy farmers have finally managed to extract from the retailers. Actually, it is not the retailers at...

Rebrand and management boost for natural additives specialist
WORLDWIDE - Following Kiotech International’s acquisition of Agil at the end of 2006, the company has rebranded to become Kiotechagil. The move reflects the union of expertise in both companies across the three key meat production sector - poultry, pig...

Demand for Animal Products May Double in 20 years
GLOBAL - As the world's population grows, the need to ensure food safety from farms to fork has become a major international concern, with most of the attention focused on livestock. Producer Zulima Palacio talked to some of the world authorities in this...

Exotic animal diseases spreading to temperate regions
GLOBE - Spread of bluetongue and other more exotic diseases confirms that animal viruses from tropical countries are moving to more temperate zones - which is of particular concern for European livestock producers.

Global price plea to halt the demise of worldwide pig production
WORLDWIDE - Producer groups from across the world have joined forces in a unilateral plea to consumers and the retail sector for an increase to farmgate prices, writes Jane Jordan, PigSite Editor.

Pork Commentary : Asian Tour Week 1
ASIA - This past week, we have been traveling in Asia. Countries we have been to are South Korea, Japan, Viet Nam and Cambodia. Rapid transit with 6 flights so far and more to come, writes Jim Long.

ILDEX And The Emerging Opportunity In Asia
ASIA - NEO has strengthened its 'Triangle Opportunity Concept' following a launch the 2nd edition of ILDEX India, making ILDEX - - the international livestock and dairy events that link three Asia's emerging livestock countries together with international...

New culture keeps Listeria at bay
WORLDWIDE - Listeria is a constant concern in the meat and prepared foods industry. At FIE 2007, global ingredients supplier Chr. Hansen will hand over a new weapon in the battle against the feared food bug to producers of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food products....

A ‘Livestock Meltdown’
GLOBE - A ‘livestock meltdown’ is occurring as hardy African, Asian, and Latin American farm animals face extinction

CALLMATIC 2 is 'most promising' says US judges
GLOBAL - An innovative electronic sow feeding system for group-housed sows has been given the thumbs-up by US pig producers. The positive feedback came from an expert panel of judges who reviewed the systems in the new products portfolio presented at...

Breakthrough discovery signals new hope in the battle against livestock parasites
BELGIUM - At last week's World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) Congress, Novartis Animal Health presented promising data on what is potentially the first new livestock anthelmintic class in 25 years, offering renewed...

Chr. Hansen Turns Up Heat On R&D Investments
GLOBE - Chr. Hansen’s research budget has been increased by almost 10% from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2008. Reason: Continuous innovation is a key driver for maintaining a forerunner position in the market for natural food ingredients.

Farm Animal Diversity Under Threat
WORLD - One breed lost a month – industrial livestock production biggest factor

The Global Food Challenge
In 1798, Thomas Robert Malthus forecast that it would be impossible to improve wheat yields as fast as people made babies. This Malthusian Crash was staved off in the 19th and 20th century but perhaps he will be right two centuries late, for I believe...

Burger King to implement animal welfare measures
US - Have the tycoons behind Burger King eaten too much, or is that a pang of guilt that they're feeling?