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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Brazil's pig and poultry sectors to benefit from tax relief
Brazil has announced a recent tax relief that will benefit the local pig and poultry industries. In total, over 25 sectors of the economy will be affected, which would imply a renunciation of US$12.8 billion in 2013.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Pharmacosmos launches iron supplement product into Portugal's pig market
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Monday, September 17, 2012
The occurrence of Chlamydia spp. in pigs with and without clinical disease
Within the genera Chlamydia, the development of refined diagnostic techniques has allowed the identification of four species that are capable of infecting pigs. The epidemiology, clinical, and zoonotic impacts of these species are however l ...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Scoring tail damage in pigs: an evaluation based on recordings at Swedish slaughterhouses
There is interest in recording pigs' tail damage to identify problem farms, and for systematic monitoring of animal welfare. However, it is difficult to draw conclusions when comparing prevalence's between studies and countr ...
Monday, September 17, 2012
Russia plans 35% rise in duties for pig imports from EU
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Capsid coding sequences of foot-and-mouth disease viruses are determinants of pathogenicity in pigs
In the study, the authors compared the pathogenicity of different foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDVs) in young pigs and it was shown that the capsid coding sequences are determinants of FMDV pathogenicity in pigs.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Hamlet Protein introduces soy-yeast supplement for piglets
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Canada announces investment to improve recognition of country's pig bred
Canada announces a US$922,000 investment to aid the Canadian Swine Exporters Association (CSEA) in improving international recognition of the country's superior purebred swine genetics. The announcement was made by Dave MacKenzie, member of ...
Friday, September 14, 2012
Brazil's chicken and pig production costs reach record highs in August 2012
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Prices stabilise from recent falls (week ended Sep 12, 2012)
Piglet price falls stabilised in most regions over the week. However, even though hog markets stood firm, farms were cautious in building inventories as costs of feed ingredients trended higher of late. High feed costs, uncertain outlook of ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
US South Dakota's pig industry expansion to reap benefits
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
UK's pig slaughtering rise 3% on-year in July 2012
UK's pig slaughtering maintains at high levels in July, with a 3% rise on 2011, to 964,000 head. Throughputs in the first seven months of the year were also 3% up, at 5.9 million head.
Monday, September 10, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Sharp price falls in north China (week ended Sep 6, 2012)
Soaring soymeal prices dampened the inventory building interest of smaller hog farms. Price falls of piglet were particularly sharp in north China due to slack demand. Piglet prices are expected to remain weak with supplies ample while dema ...
Friday, September 7, 2012
Italy's pig figures rise 8.5% for first decade since 2001
Italy's swine business has been industrialising rapidly in the first 10 years of the 21st century, with domestic pigs at a 8.5% rise and the average number of pigs per farm at an increase of 500%. The Italian Agricultural Census pointed out ...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Ireland sets up national profiling of pigs
In order to expose any misleading labelling of imported pig meat as Irish, a national DNA database profiling all the pigs in the country has been set up. A team of 10 testers from the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and Bord Bia will begin ...

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