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Monday, January 27, 2025
Topigs Norsvin appoints new director of Central Europe
Topigs Norsvin has appointed László Pecze as director of Topigs Norsvin Central Europe.
Monday, September 9, 2024
European Commission backs Denmark's scheme that aims to help reduce tail-biting among pigs
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish scheme, with a budget of approximately €20 million (US$22.2 million), to support higher animal welfare standards for pigs.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
German animal welfare schemes for pigs approved by European Commission
The European Commission has approved — under EU State aid rules — two German schemes with a total budget of around €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) to improve animal welfare standards in breeding of pigs.
Monday, April 24, 2023
Fifty-five ASF outbreaks involving domestic pigs reported in EU in Q1
A total of 55 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pigs and 2,799 in wild boar were reported in the European Union during the first quarter of 2023, according to the latest data published by the Animal Disease Information System ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The impact of porcine spray-dried plasma protein and dried egg protein harvested from hyper-immunized hens, provided in the presence or absence of subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics in the feed, on growth and indicators of intestinal function and physiology of nursery pigs
The objective of this experiment was to compare the effects of spray-dried plasma protein (SDPP) and dried egg protein (DEP), without (AB−) or with (AB+) in-feed antibiotics, on growth performance and markers of intestinal health in nursery ...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Lallemand's yeast probiotic for pigs approved for use in EU
Lallemand has announced that its live yeast probiotic strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079 (LEVUCELL SB) is now authorised as a feed additive for use in all pigs in the EU.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Lallemand's yeast probiotic for pigs approved for use in EU
Lallemand has announced that its live yeast probiotic strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079 (LEVUCELL SB) is now authorised as a feed additive for use in all pigs in the EU.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Slaughtered pigs in EU decline 1% in 2017
Almost 255 million head of pigs were slaughtered in the EU last year, lower by 1% than in the previous year. Despite some increase in carcase weights, pig-meat production in the EU also declined 1% last year to 23.3 million tonnes, accordin ...
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Pigs and chickens, fish and milk: Europe's emerging agribusiness exporting machine
- Protein exports have grown by 121% and 8.2% annual rate in the ten years since 2007 - Luck and a strategic redirection of exports into Asia more than compensated for the loss of Russia's market - New emerging exporters like Spain, Turkey ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Slaughtered pigs across EU increased 4% in H1
Slaughtered pigs across the European Union increased during the first half of the year by nearly 5 million head, or 4%, compared with the same period in 2014, AHDB Pork said, citing latest figures from Eurostat.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
EU to introduce new testing regime for pigs to control trichinella
November 4, 2014 EU to introduce new testing regime for pigs to control trichinella The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is introducing a new testing regime at the end of this month as part of the EU control on trichinella. All pigs from non-con ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
EU to test live pigs imported from North America for PED
June 9, 2014 EU to test live pigs imported from North America for PED   Live pig imports from the United States and Canada to the European Union (EU) will be tested by EU member states  for porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) virus, reported R ...
Saturday, January 25, 2014
BASF's NSP enzyme Natugrain TS approved by European Commission for fattening pigs
January 25, 2014 BASF's NSP enzyme Natugrain® TS approved by European Commission for fattening pigs BASF's Natugrain® TS enzyme product, which improves feed conversion in poultry and swine, was recently approved by the European Commission f ...
Friday, December 20, 2013
European researchers conduct study on monitoring Glässer's disease in pigs
December 20, 2013 European researchers conduct study on monitoring Glässer's disease in pigs   With the participation of Virginia Aragón (CReSA researcher), a study published in the Journal of Bacteriology opens new possibilities in assisti ...
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Europe discusses obstacles in swill-feeding for pigs
August 22, 2013 EU ban on swill-feeding for pigs unlikely to be lifted soon   For the EU ban on swill-feeding to be lifted, Brussels would have to come up with a system that was safe across 28 countries and which maintained consumer confide ...

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