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Monday, May 31, 2021
Skretting Australia to expand production capacity in Tasmania, Australia
Nutreco's aquaculture division, Skretting, has announced on May 24 its intention to expand its production capacity through the purchase of Ridley's extrusion facility in Westbury, Tasmania, Australia.
Monday, May 31, 2021
Australian think tank's credibility questioned following claims about livestock production's carbon emissions
The chief executive of AgForce, a not-for profit organisation that represents the interests of cattle and grain producers in Australia, has called the Australia Institute's credibility into question following its latest climate report.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Norway to conduct aquaculture training in Vietnam
Norway and Vietnam have signed a cooperative agreement on May 21 that will see the former hold aquaculture training in the Southeast Asian country.
Monday, May 24, 2021
New Australian agri-business to raise funds for combining cattle production with carbon sequestration
Australian cattle property investment manager Packhorse has launched the Packhorse Pastoral Co, an agri-business aiming to raise $300 million in its initial move to combine cattle production with carbon sequestration on a massive scale.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Argentina farm groups halt trading to protest 30-day ban on beef exports
Argentine farm groups will stop livestock trading to protest the government's 30-day ban on beef exports, which was imposed to curb rising domestic prices, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Australia's ACCC urges dairy farmers to be aware of rights under dairy code compliance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged dairy farmers and processors to be aware of their rights and obligations under the Dairy Code of Conduct ahead of the 1 June deadline for publishing next financial year's m ...
Monday, May 17, 2021
Australia's cattle on feed stay at over million head mark in January-March 2021
Australia's cattle on feed for the January to March 2021 quarter continues to stay at over the million head mark, despite a decrease of 43,271 head from December to 1,005,035 head, based on the latest results of the Australian Lot Feeders' ...
Friday, May 14, 2021
Immunomodulatory effects of heat stress and lipopolysaccharide on the bursal transcriptome in two distinct chicken lines
Transcriptome analysis identified genes and pathways involved in bursal responses to heat stress and LPS and elucidated that these effects were greatest in the combined treatment. The interaction between heat and LPS was line dependent, wit ...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Poultry farmers in Cameroon call on Europe to loosen trade restrictions
Cameroon's poultry farmers and sellers are urging authorities in the country and in Europe to ease trade restrictions implemented due to COVID-19 concerns and avian influenza, which have more than doubled the price of chicken.
Monday, May 10, 2021
Bahia, Brazil leads debate on creating strategic plan to tackle classical swine flu
The Brazilian state of Bahia had - through the State Agricultural Defense Agency (ADBA) - led the first national debate on the development of a national strategic plan for Brazilian states to be free of classical swine fever (CSF).
Friday, May 7, 2021
T-2 mycotoxin toxicological effects and decontamination strategies
Mycotoxins are highly diverse secondary metabolites produced in nature by a wide variety of fungus which causes food contamination, resulting in mycotoxicosis in animals and humans. In particular, trichothecenes mycotoxin produced by genus ...
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Suppliers rise and fall but China owns the world beef trade
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam account for more than the entire post-2000 increase in beef imports and 34% of all shipments. This leaves exporters at the mercy of one large market.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
CME lean hog futures maintain contract highs on tight supplies, cattle futures down
Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) extend its contract highs for the third day in a row thanks to tight supplies of pork and a strong cash market, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
No scientific basis for expanding Atlantic salmon production in Tasmania, Australia, says expert
An expert, who was previously part of a Tasmanian government panel that oversees the Australian state's Atlantic salmon industry expansion, claimed the absence of sound scientific basis concerning a planned doubling of production over the n ...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Animal welfare practices a top concern with Australia's beef producers, update reveals
Beef producers in Australia are most concerned with animal welfare practices and tracking the industry's sustainability credentials, according to the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework's (ABSF) latest annual update.

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