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Date: January 9th 2012
Length: 6:20
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Becton, Director Swine Health Information and Research, National Pork Board
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Bedding Study: Less Can Be Better
Date: January 3rd 2011
Length: 7:40
Speakers: Speaker: John McGlone, Swine Researcher, Texas A&M
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December Hogs and Pigs Report 2011
Date: December 23rd 2011
Length: 14:27
Speakers:Victor Aideyan, Senior Risk Management Consultant, HISGRAIIN Commodities Inc., Ron Plain, Professor of Ag Economics, University of Missouri, Bob Brown, Independent Meat Market Analyst,Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics
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Elanco Animal Health Announces Lilly’s Agreement To Acquire ChemGen Corp.
Written on 25 Jan, 2012 at 7:02 in Swine News | Comments
Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), today announced that Lilly has signed an agreement to acquire ChemGen Corp., a privately held bioscience company specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative feed enzyme... (Continue reading)
Alltech: Global Feed Tonnage Reaches Record 873 Million
The world’s feed production has reached an estimated 873 million metric tons, according to a global survey commissioned by Alltech. Conducted through Alltech’s regional managers, the survey assessed the tonnage of 132 countries and all species. “This new global estimate... (Continue reading)
Texas Tech Research Could Save Millions for Swine Industry
Written on 25 Jan, 2012 at 7:00 in Swine News | Comments
A study by Texas Techresearchers could save the pork industry millions of dollars annually. The pork industry can use less swine bedding year-round than it currently does, according to researchers from Texas Tech and Iowa State University. The study, funded... (Continue reading)
MetaFarms Names Executive Chairman/Chief Innovations Officer And A New President/CEO
Written on 25 Jan, 2012 at 6:58 in Swine News | Comments
MetaFarms Inc., a leading provider of information systems to livestock producers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Tom Stein as the Company’s Executive Chairman, Chief Innovations Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2012. Mr. Chad... (Continue reading)
OMS Training to be Offered at AASV Annual Meeting
Written on 25 Jan, 2012 at 6:56 in Swine News | Comments
In 2011, AASV partnered with National Pork Board (NPB) to train veterinarians and students as Operation Main Street (OMS) speakers in order to get speakers to all vet schools with messages about the swine industry and hot topics such as... (Continue reading)
Fitch upgrades Smithfield on ‘stable’ outlook
Fitch Ratings has upgraded its ratings for some of Smithfield Foods’ outstanding debt instruments, and affirmed its ratings for others. The ratings that have been upgraded include: Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB-’from ‘B+’; Senior unsecured debt to ‘BB-’... (Continue reading)
Trade Advocacy Efforts Prove Successful in Strengthening Canada U.S. Relations
Farmscape for January 25, 2012 (Episode 4071) The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports efforts to strengthen relations among Canadian and U.S. pork producers have been highly successful. As part of its annual Trade Advocacy initiative a delegation representing... (Continue reading)
Swine Traceability Project Uses DNA to Improve Canadian Swine Genetics
Written on 24 Jan, 2012 at 11:10 in Featured Western Canada Stories, Latest Eastern Canada News, Swine News | Comments
First phase of collaboration between Canadian Swine Health Board, UPEI and IdentiGEN Canada is complete Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, and Lawrence, Kan., US, Jan. 17, 2012 – The Canadian Swine Health Board and the University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) have... (Continue reading)
First Product From Novus Int’l, Verenium Collaboration Moves Toward Commercialization
Written on 24 Jan, 2012 at 8:29 in Swine News | Comments
Novus International Inc., a leading manufacturer of animal and human nutrition and health products and Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM), a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes, today announced the selection of a next-generation... (Continue reading)
National Pork Producers Council Opposes Federal “Farm Takeover Bill”
The National Pork Producers Council criticized congressional legislation introduced today that would prescribe cage sizes for egg-laying hens, saying it would set a “dangerous precedent” for allowing the federal government to regulate on-farm production practices, including animal housing. The legislation... (Continue reading)
Time to market is greatly improved with Sorting Scales
Written on 24 Jan, 2012 at 7:18 in Latest Indiana Pork Producers News, Latest Minnesota Pork News, Swine News | Comments
With the complexities involved in running a successful hog farm, it can be a daunting task to get everything done in the time you need from birth of the animal to taking it to market for sale. Because of this,... (Continue reading)
NAMP agrees to join with NMA to form new meat industry association
Written on 24 Jan, 2012 at 7:10 in Swine News | Comments
The North American Meat Processors Association announced its membership has voted overwhelmingly to join forces with the National Meat Association to create a new meat industry association. NMA members voted unanimously to join forces with NAMP at a meeting on... (Continue reading)
USDA awards grant for E. coli research
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture today announced that it will provide a $25-million grant to researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to study Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in the beef production process. According to Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young of the USDA’s... (Continue reading)
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