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USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report Released
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 17:32 in Uncategorized | Comments
Quarterly Hogs and Pigs ISSN: 1949-1921 Released March 30, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). United States Hog Inventory up 2 Percent United States inventory of all hogs and... (Continue reading)
ADM Alliance Nutrition to build feed premix plant
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 6:13 in Uncategorized | Comments
Archer Daniels Midland subsidiary ADM Alliance Nutrition said it will build a feed premix plant in Effingham, Illinois (USA). The facility will include enhanced controls and processes to meet the highest standards in safety and quality for pet food premixes... (Continue reading)
New IPPA director wants to link producers with consumers
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 6:12 in Uncategorized | Comments
Dereke Dunkirk, the 2012 president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, is a big fan of “DaBurger,” the 1/3-pound pork burger topped with Canadian bacon, cheese, lettuce, and tomato available at Chicago’s United Center concession stands during Chicago Bulls and... (Continue reading)
Pork Tenderloin Stars on the Red Carpet
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 6:09 in Uncategorized | Comments
Heart-healthy pork tenderloin recently took center stage with Star Jones and the U.S. Surgeon General during the star-studded Woman’s Day Red Dress Awards, which honors those who’ve made significant contributions in the fight against heart disease. “The Red Dress Awards... (Continue reading)
Lesion severity at processing as a predictor of Salmonella contamination of swine carcasses
H. Scott Hurd, DVM, PhD; Michael J. Yaeger, DVM, PhD; Jean M. Brudvig, DVM, MPH; Daniel D. Taylor, DVM, MPH; Bing Wang, DVM, MS Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames,... (Continue reading)
Smithfield Packing to lay off 76 in Maryland
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 6:06 in Uncategorized | Comments
Smithfield Packing Co. plans to layoff 76 people at a plant in Maryland early next month, the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation confirmed. According to documents filed with the department, the layoffs will take place April 6 at... (Continue reading)
Swine behavior: Cameras catch what humans miss
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 6:01 in Uncategorized | Comments
Back in 2003, the National Pork Board called for better monitoring of swine behavior as part of their Swine Welfare Assurance Program. It was thought that a good way to assess welfare was to monitor pig behavior when humans approached.... (Continue reading)
AVMA Responds to Court Ruling on Use of Antibiotics in Food Production
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 5:55 in Uncategorized | Comments
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reaffirmed its support of the responsible use of antibiotics in food animals after a federal court ruling demanded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) start proceedings to withdraw approval of certain uses... (Continue reading)
Benchmarking Offers Opportunity to Identify Areas for Improvement
Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 5:50 in Uncategorized | Comments
Farmscape for March 30, 2012 (Episode 4118) The swine live production account manager with Agri Stats says the use of benchmarking to identify opportunities to improve efficiency can have a dramatic impact on the profitability of a swine operation.... (Continue reading)
Checkoff Research Looks at Top Reasons Producers Cull Sows
Written on 29 Mar, 2012 at 6:16 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles, Minnesota Swine Technical Articles, Nebraska Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
The U.S. sow herd experiences a greater than 50 percent replacement rate annually, an average parity at culling of 3.5 to 3.8 and fewer than 40 pigs produced during a sow’s lifetime, according to Ken Stalder, an Iowa State University... (Continue reading)
Kemin Acquires Genesis And Its RESOURCEST Brand Of Health Supplements
Written on 29 Mar, 2012 at 6:14 in Uncategorized | Comments
Kemin Industries Inc. completed its acquisition of Genesis, a companion animal supplement company and maker of the brand RESOURCES™-health supplements marketed exclusively to veterinarians. As part of the acquisition, Kemin purchased all health supplements marketed under the RESOURCES brand, which... (Continue reading)
Tim Bettington To Head Sales And Marketing For All BIVI Segments
Written on 29 Mar, 2012 at 6:13 in Uncategorized | Comments
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces that Tim Bettington has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for all the company’s business segments, including pet, swine, cattle and equine. In this newly created position, Bettington is responsible for... (Continue reading)
Texas Tech Announces New Dean For Its College Of Agriculture
Written on 29 Mar, 2012 at 6:09 in Uncategorized | Comments
Officials at Texas Tech announced March 13 that Michael Galyean will become the permanent dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR), effective April 1. He was named interim dean in February 2011, taking the reins in... (Continue reading)
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