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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
UK prepares veterinarians for post-Brexit export requirements
A £300,000 (US$389,663) training fund by the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) aims to boost the number of veterinarians that are qualified to certify products of animal origin for export.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Nearly half of seafood samples from Istanbul, Turkey, found contaminated with coliform bacteria
Close to half of seafood products collected in Turkey were found to be contaminated with coliform bacteria, according to a study published in the journal, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Salmon Evolution listed on Norway's Merkur Market
Following a successful share issue which raised kr500 million (US$54.4 million), Norway-based salmon producer Salmon Evolution Holding AS has secured a listing on Norway's Merkur Market marketplace under the ticker code SALME-ME in mid-Sept ...
Monday, October 5, 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim: New study shows vaccination leads to increased milk production
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that cattle producers can confidently use its live double deleted BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus) vaccine Bovela® to control BVD.
Monday, October 5, 2020
FrieslandCampina members' council appoints new board member, approves investment in Indonesia
On September 30, the members' council of Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina UA decided on several proposals, as the board and management updated the council on developments within the cooperative, the company and the markets in which Fr ...
Monday, October 5, 2020
China Corn: Slower pre-festive sales hold prices stable (week ended Oct 2, 2020)
Sales of corn slowed due to the approaching of Mid-autumn Festival and the long October holidays. This helped to ease the upward pressure of the corn market due to the anticipation of tight corn availability.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Nofima: Establishing link between feed, stress and colour of salmon
Salmon flesh gets its reddish colour from a pigment called astaxanthin, which is added to the feed, Nofima said.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Roslin: Gene-editing tool to speed disease studies in fish
An improved gene-editing tool could improve the understanding of the genetic basis of disease resistance in valuable species of farmed fish, researchers have found, the Roslin Institute said.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Shiok Meats investor unsettled by founder's dubious claims about shrimp farms
A misleading claim made early this year by the founder of Singapore-based Shiok Meats -- which develops lab-cultured shrimp cells as a substitute for natural shrimp meat -- has provoked a strong response from Aqua-Spark, the lead investor i ...
Monday, October 5, 2020
Taiwan minister not supportive of health surcharge on US pork containing ractopamine
A health surcharge on Taiwan's import of US pork containing traces of the feed additive ractopamine is not getting support from the Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Pulled pork recipes featured in latest 'midweek meal' pork campaign by UK's AHDB
The latest wave of AHDB's successful 'midweek meal' pork campaign will feature a new range of "One Pot" pulled pork recipes, the UK levy board said.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Proprietary split-feeding system for breeder broilers improves hatching rates and welfare, reduces feed costs and supports sustainability
A proprietary split-feeding program for broiler breeders is disrupting conventional approaches to poultry nutrition. Developed by Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, the split-feeding innovation has demonstrated improved hatching rates and ...
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Australians feel assured of getting 'safe, reliable' supply of eggs during pandemic
Australians' trust in the egg industry increased again this year, with four in five Australians saying that "having a safe, reliable supply of eggs is comforting" during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the 2020 communi ...
Friday, October 2, 2020
Meatpackers in North and South America fast-track automation after COVID-19 outbreaks
Major global meat producers and exporters in United States, Brazil, and Canada have been slow to adopt technology compared to Northern Europe or Japan, but this has changed following COVID-19 outbreaks among meat plant workers, Reuters repo ...
Friday, October 2, 2020
Combating (myco)toxin related stress
No doubt, mycotoxins present one of the biggest issues in modern animal farming. Recent evidence suggests that even low levels of multiple mycotoxins, under long-term field exposure, can impact the animal performance and health.

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