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Swine exchange program in Italy: Global overview of digestive processes
On November 11th and 12th, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, organized a couple of Swine Exchange meetings in partnership with 2 important key players of the Italian swine industry. The objective of the meetings was to explore and better understand the main functions of the gut, the key role of intestinal microbiota, and the influence of a probiotic solution, LEVUCELL® SB (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...
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Three Ways to Support Poultry and Livestock through Soybean Quality
Soybean meal is the most widely used source of protein for poultry and pigs in the United States and abroad. It is estimated that more than 75 percent of all soybean meal produced in the world is fed to poultry and pigs. Dairy cows also are major consumers of soybean meal. For the soybean industry to remain viable, it is crucial these industries remain big users of soybean meal. The only way ...
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Barcelona says Hola! To the 7th International LEVUCELL SB Technical meeting
On May 25 & 26, around 150 swine professionals from around the world gathered in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, Spain’s number one region for pig production, for the 7th International LEVUCELL® SB Technical meeting. The swine industry has changed a lot over the past few years and so have the challenges faced by producers. Meeting after meeting, we have seen evolution of the ...
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Pork Industry Better Equipped to Prevent and Respond to Disease
Through Growing Forward 2, the governments of Canada and Alberta are providing $1.35 million to Alberta Pork to help address the threat of pig diseases, such asporcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), to the swine industry. The funding is in addition to existing Growing Forward 2 grants that are available to pork producers and farm service providers to enhance biosecurity measures in their operations. ...
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Munters at the Danish Pig Academy
Munters and 17 other Danish producers within the pig industry have been chosen to think outside the box and to be creative by establishment the Danish Pig Academy. A new international gathering place for pig producers has seen the light of the day. Here you can experience the best of Danish technology at one place. A common showroom in Herning creates the framework for this new cooperation. But ...
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China Approves Thermo Fisher Scientific’s African Swine Fever Virus Workflow to Help Limit Spread of Disease
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced the China Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center (Agricultural and Rural Department Slaughter Technology Center) has approved its real-time PCR-based workflow to detect and monitor the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF). The PCR method is the preferred detection technology now in use for the ASF outbreak ...
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Tracking phosphorus runoff from livestock manure
Nutrient runoff from livestock manure is a common source of agricultural pollution. Looking for an uncommon solution, a team of scientists has developed an application of rare earth elements to control and track runoff phosphorus from soils receiving livestock manure. In addition to reducing the solubility of phosphorus, this method shows particular promise for researchers interested in tracking ...
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Joint presentation VDL companies during VIV Europe
During VIV Europe VDL Agrotech, VDL Jansen and VDL Insect Systems will jointly present themselves on stand 11.B034. The three companies are part of the Foodtech cluster of VDL Groep. We look forward to welcome you at our stand. You can register free of charge via the following link. “Technology is the key to innovation in our food chain and making this more sustainable” The ...
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Introducing Agri-Farm Products
Agri-Plastics, Group of Companies is proud to announce their newest division, Agri-Farm Products. This new division will carry a large variety of daily management livestock products. Hanging feeders, troughs, watering equipment, feed and bedding carts, and hay feeders will be available for the cattle, horse, swine, goat, and sheep industries. Agri-Farm Products are uniquely manufactured to ...
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Pig feed contamination suspected during recycling process
Recycled food products are at the centre of investigations into the source of dioxin contamination which has affected Irish pork. Pork products have been pulled off supermarket shelves as the Food Standards Authority (FSA) warned against eating pork from the Irish Republic. However, the FSA stressed consumers are unlikely to be at any 'significant risk'. Concerns were raised when a sample of ...
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On the road with the PUM and colleagues from the Philippines
We are standing in the parking lot of dairy producer “Den Eelder” in Wells in Gelderland and have just welcomed a group of enthusiastic entrepreneurs from the Philippines. They have been invited and are supervised by PUM (Programma Uitzending Managers). We, Wout and Klaas, manure storage specialists at Albers Alligator, are going to give them a tour of a number of projects. ...
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The Future for Farmers is Bright - Positive Outlook Seen for Coming Years
After coming off of a record year, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is expecting farm incomes to remain high for Canadian farmers in 2015. The 2015 Canadian Agricultural Outlook was released today, pointing to a strong future for the agricultural sector. The report provides an overview of the current situation in Canadian agriculture and some of the key longer term drivers that will influence the ...
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The Netherlands doesn’t succeed in reaching target for responsable soy
The Dutch Soy Coalition (formed by eight development and environmental organisations*) finds that in 2013, only a quarter of the 2.4 metric tons of soy used in the Netherlands is responsibly produced. The social or environmental consequences of the production of the other three quarters of the imported soy, are not at all clear or accounted for. The target of the Netherlands is to purchase 100 ...
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Governments Helping Pork Industry Fight PED
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide investments to improve biosecurity measures at critical points across the province, such as assembly yards and truck washing stations. Biosecurity remains the best tool ...
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£6m funding to improve UK livestock health
Funding for eight projects that aim to improve the health of livestock within the UK has been announced by the Animal Health Research Club (ARC). The club, whose members include Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and other industry organisations, has allocated over £6 million in the second round of funding. In total, £10.8 million of ARC grant funding has been ...
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Analytik Jena Subsidiary Obtained Approval for two ELISA-based Tests for Detection and Differentiation of PRRSV
AJ Roboscreen, an Analytik Jena company, recently obtained the approval for two new assays for screening of swine sera for PRRSV (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus) antibodies and for evaluation. The new ELISA-based tests differentiate into PRRSV Type I (Europe-Type) and Type II (North America-Type). The ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is an immunoassay to detect ...
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Effects of Lighting Technology on Pig Welfare and Performance
The current pig industry faces the challenge of improving pig welfare and performance. The role of lighting technology has been largely overlooked, although the light is known to affect pigs' daily rhythms and productivity strongly. For example, pigs need suitable light levels to recognize each other, communicate, and view feeders. Pigs prefer to sleep in dim lights, suggesting that bright lights ...
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The county promotes the utilization of livestock and poultry manure resources
In 2020, in addition to combating the epidemic situation, for my country's breeding industry, the key to promote in addition to the restoration of pig production capacity is the utilization of livestock and poultry manure resources! my country is a big country for livestock and poultry farming, and ecological and environmental protection is a necessary condition for the development of animal ...
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Start Pig Feed Processing Business In Nigeria
If you interested in making your own pig feed, or starting your pig feed processing business to earn money, it is necessary to know about the feed processing technology and equipment. Whenever you need help on starting animal feed mill plant, or want more details such as customized project plan, equipment list and price, production cost or construction details, don't hesitate to contact us! Pig ...
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Smart Technology And Digital Solutions Drive The Agenda Of The First European Edition Of Gfia In The Netherlands
The first European edition of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture, GFIA Europe, welcomed an international audience to the Netherlands where smart technology and digital solutions drove the agenda as the accelerators to the future of sustainable agricultural innovations. As the world’s largest showcase of sustainable agriculture innovations, GFIA Europe saw collaboration between ...
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