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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 ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
UK's pig herd on decline due to poor prices
UK's pig herd is shrinking as 10% of production is expected to be gone by Christmas, unless prices improve. In July, when the cost of feed wheat increased by more than 25%, and soy increased by even more, some producers took an early decisi ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
US pig slaughter rises in August 2012
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Royal De Heus, Nutrifarms collaborate to access Brazilian pig feed market
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Russia's cattle, pig import ban against WTO principles
Russia's ban on certain live cattle and pig imports from the EU is a factor in consideration by the European Commission in determining the country's commitments as a recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) member state. Commission officials s ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
China Piglet Weekly: Piglet demand stays soft despite hog prices (week ended Aug 29, 2012)
Even though hog prices increased 5% over the past three weeks, hog producers were still hesitant about expanding inventories. As small farms which do not produce own piglets were still incurring losses, most of them chose to keep pig pens e ...

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