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Friday, March 12, 2021
Soymeal futures in China slumped following African swine fever resurgence concerns
Soymeal futures in China's Dalian Commodity Exchange slumped following concerns of an African swine fever (ASF) resurgence may affect demand for the key livestock feed ingredient over the coming months, Reuters reported.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
New leak-proof poultry packaging developed by ULMA
ULMA Packaging has developed a new leak-proof poultry packaging that uses less material called "Tight-Chicken", made for the increased demand from the high-volume poultry processing industry, Packaging Europe reported.
Friday, January 8, 2021
Venky's shares dropped 4% after bird flu was reported in four states in India
Venky's, India's biggest poultry producer, saw its shares drop 4%, its lowest level in two months after bird flu outbreaks were detected in four states in India, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
New test developed for Johne's Disease in dairy cattle
The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast has developed a new test for Johne's Disease (JD) in dairy cattle, which promises to be faster and more sensitive in detecting JD' ...
Friday, October 9, 2020
SHIC-funded study develops forecasts for PEDV outbreaks
Research funded by the Swine Health Information Center at North Carolina State University has developed accurate forecasts of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) spread within a decision-making timeframe, National Hog Farmer reported.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Cattle facial recognition database being developed at Kansas State University
Kansas State University researchers are using artificial intelligence to build a facial recognition technology database for the cattle industry, which could identify livestock with desired traits and increase biosecurity for the cattle indu ...
Friday, September 18, 2020
Beef supplement calculator developed by U of Missouri Extension
Specialists at the University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension) have developed the MU Beef Supplement Comparison Calculator, which allows producers to compare two by-product feed-based supplement options based on various amounts of commo ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Mowi Chile slapped with US$6.7 million fine for 2018 escaped salmon incident
Mowi Chile was slapped with a CLP5.3 billion (US$6.7 million) fine for the escape of more than 690,000 Atlantic salmon from one its farms in 2018.
Friday, August 21, 2020
African swine fever vaccine developed in China enters expanded trials
An African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in China will move onto expanded clinical and production trials after initial tests were positive, China Global Times reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
McDonald's has not stopped using Canada beef
McDonald's and a representative from the Canadian beef sector confirmed that the fast food chain is still using beef sourced from Canada, AFP reported.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Norway's fresh salmon exports to China dropped 97%
Fresh salmon exports from Norway to China fell 97% last week to 15 tonnes due to the recent Beijing COVID-19 outbreak, Fish Information & Services reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China developed African swine fever vaccine proves effective in clinical trials
Xinhua news said an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in China looks to be safe in current clinical trials, a major progress in preventing the livestock disease in future, Reuters reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Mowi trials new AKVA-developed sea lice avoidance system in Scotland
Mowi becomes the first aquaculture company in Scotland to perform a commercial scale trial for a sea lice avoidance system known as Tubenet, developed by AKVA after successful trials conducted in Norway, Fish Information & Services reported ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
AI software developed by Connecterra alerts farmers to sick cows
Dutch agritech firm Connecterra has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) software that alerts cattlemen whenever their cows are ailing, which can in turn result in decreased antibiotic use, The Cattle Site reported.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Pork shortage from ASF helped China avoid killing piglets
Due to the overall shortage in the Chinese market from last year's ASF, Chinese pork producers did not need to euthanise baby pigs to avoid excessive supply amid falling demand in the current COVID-19 crisis, industry analysts told Sputnik.

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