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Friday, March 3, 2017
US pork industry recommits to responsible on-farm antibiotic use
The US National Pork Board has reaffirmed its commitment to antibiotic stewardship during a live online broadcast event.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Feed Farm Health approach to reach natural gut health while reducing antibiotics
Big data from animal trials show how feed, farm and health management contribute to reduced antibiotics in poultry production, while maintaining performance and profitability. Poultry integrators are an important part of the food chain and ...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Shifting to a lower gear: The promise, challenge and growth path of Indian shrimp farming
• Substituting white leg shrimp in place of tiger shrimp empowered five years of huge increases in production and pond yields • In 2015, yields hit a 'wall' above which stocking density leads to serious disease or safety problems • With pon ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017
China Layer Monthly Review: Farming profits halved in January with egg prices plunging
January layer numbers edged lower 0.14%, declining for the sixth consecutive month since peaking in July 2016.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Poultry farms source of antibiotic resistance-study
High rates of bacteria resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic in human medicine, have been found in flies around Chinese poultry farms, an article prepared by Rabobank and released this month said.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Smithfield Foods introduces Pure Farms antibiotic-free product line
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced the launch of an antibiotic-free line of fresh pork products under its Pure Farms™ brand.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Fonterra: Agrigate dairy farming tool launched
Agrigate, a new online tool for dairy farmers, will be revolutionary in helping farmers to improve farm performances, Fonterra says.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Animine: New software to address copper balance on pig farms
Copper is widely used as a growth promotor in piglet feeds, according to Animine.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Cal-Maine Foods to acquire egg production assets of Happy Hen Egg Farms
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of assets of Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc., relating to their commercial production, processing, distribution and sale of shell eggs busines ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Antibiotics practice and opinions of Cambodian commercial farmers, animal feed retailers and veterinarians
Background: Cambodia has reported multidrug resistant bacteria in poultry, similar to other countries in the region. We visited commercial food animal farms to explore opinions and antibiotic practices on the farms. Methods: We used individ ...
Monday, February 6, 2017
ForFarmers nominates Chr. Hansen CEO as member of supervisory board
ForFarmers has announced that its supervisory board has resolved to nominate Cees de Jong as member of the entity.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Indonesia poultry farming turns automated driven by competition
Indonesia's poultry farming system is slowly transitioning from intensive, open-housed system farms to closed-house, automated housing system farms due to increasing competition, a recent poultry report released by the US Department of Agri ...
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Pas Reform: Columbia Farms adopts SmartCare system in US
House of Raeford's affiliate Columbia Farms is the first of NatureForm and Pas Reform's customers in the US to adopt SmartCare™, a "new 360° approach" to deliver service and support for the hatchery, Pas Reform says.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
MSD Animal Health joins initiative to support sustainable salmon farming
MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the US and Canada) has announced its membership with the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), a leadership programme by global farmed salmon producers that is focused on accelerating sustainabil ...
Friday, January 13, 2017
Fonterra, LIC set to release farm performance system
Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) are in the final stages of developing an online tool, Agrigate, designed specifically to help farmers improve their farm performance through the use of their existing data.

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