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BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union negotiators on Tuesday abandoned widely popular new legislation that would have banned cloning animals to produce food after all-night talks bogged down in disagreement.
Last-ditch negotiations ended at 7 a.m. after representatives of the European Parliament and the EU governments could not find a compromise on how to treat the offspring of cloned animals - despite overwhelming agreement on banning food from the actual...
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Maintaining and increasing the demand for Manitoba pork, in both domestic and international markets, will depend heavily on such factors as the assurances of food safety, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and the final quality of the product. Programs, such as CQA™ , have been designed and, when implemented, will go a long way to assure consumers of the safety of our pork products. However, while food safety is of critical importance and provides a strong measure of the...
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Lallemand will participate in the annual World Pork Expo from June 9 - 11 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The company's contact person during the show will be Dennis Ketelsen (319-899-1173 dketelsen@lallemand.com).
Lallemand will focus on Levucell SB, a unique probiotic and strain of live yeast, Saccharomyces boulardii 1079, which can help stabilize and restore...
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Engormix.com will cover the 21st International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress in Vancouver (Canada) from July 18 to 21, 2010. The coverage will include interviews to lecturers and clients, as well as photographs and videos.
The theme of IPVS 2010 is Sharing Ideas - Advancing Pig Health. This 21st IPVS Congress will build on the successes of previous IPVS Congresses while maintaining the flexibility to provide current and future opportunities for swine veterinarians and...
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Engormix.com will be the Official Web Partner of the 6 th International Expo on Poultry and Swine Production, Avícola en conjunto con Porcinos 2010 . The event will take place in Costa Salguero Center, Buenos Aires (Argentina), from the 23 rd to the 25 th of June. The complete coverage of the event will be available in English, Portuguese and Spanish, an unique opportunity of international projection for more than...
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Nowadays aspects of meat quality are quite important issues, such as physical and sensory characteristics, nutritional value, and safety. Meat quality is affected by several factors i.e. genotype, nutritional and management conditions, and pre- and post slaughter conditions. Genotype unsuitable for the adequate processing aim, improper nutritional and management conditions and pre- and post slaughter conditions notably increase the water-holding capacity, as one of the important parameter of...
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Austrian pig stocks have seen a 2.9% rise, a total figure of 3 151 000 animals, in compared to the data from the last national census in December 2008.
An increase in piglets and young pigs are primarily responsible for this rise, their numbers rising by 4.4% to 1 673 000 animals. The stock of fattening pigs rose during the same period by 1.4% to 1 179 000 animals while the stock of breeding sows almost remained constant at 292 000 (+0.2%).
At regional level the three important...
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The Government of Canada is delivering a comprehensive restructuring plan for pork producers by investing in key marketing initiatives to get more customers buying Canadian pork, providing government-backed credit to help viable operations weather the current economic uncertainty and helping struggling operations to transition out of the industry.
"We know Canadian hog producers can become profitable again, but we have to face tough realities to make our pork industry lean and...
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Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, welcomed Russia's decision to lift restrictions on imports of pork, pork products and live swine from Ontario.
"During my visit to Russia, I assured my ministerial counterparts that Canadian pork is safe," said Minister Day. "Today's announcement by Russia demonstrates that our government is opening...
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The costs of producing piglets and pork in the Netherlands have come down over the last six months. Producing a piglet in July 2009 costs 50.09 euros, whereas producing 1 kg of pork costs 1.59 euros.
These prices, calculated by Wageningen University and Research Centre's Animal Sciences Group (ASG) were based on actual feed prices and on the basis of technical and economic results throughout 2008. Every year...
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by Dr Rogério G.T. da Cunha and Luciana Martins
Looking at the country's vast amounts of plains, Uruguay has good conditions for a thriving pork and/or poultry industry. It's located right besides Rio Grande do Sul, the southern most Brazilian state, which cares for about one sixth of the Brazilian pork production. Considering the animal health situation, Uruguay is in a privileged position as well. Dr Ricardo Cochran...
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How can we produce pigs that provide us with healthy and yet good tasting meat? Meat eating quality and healthiness are closely related to the amount and type of fat. During the last decade there has been extensive selection towards leaner genotypes which has resulted in reduction of not only undesirable subcutaneous fat, but also in a dramatic decrease in desirable intramuscular fat (commonly known as "marbling" fat). Intramuscular fat has the key input in meat...
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Scientists are investigating if alternative pig breeds can supply new, tasty meat products.
The Hungarian woolly pig looks like a cross between a sheep and a pig. It may also be an interesting new supplier of exciting new gourmet products. Photo: Danish Pig...
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The Canadian Pork Council is assuring the public of the safety of pork following the discovery of H1N1 flu in an Alberta swine herd.
On Saturday the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced an Alberta swine herd had been placed under quarantine following the discovery of H1N1 Influenza A in the herd.
The pigs are believed to have been exposed by a Canadian who recently returned from Mexico and had been exhibiting flu like symptoms.
Signs of illness were subsequently...
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Several investigators have reported improvements in swine growth and meat quality when the animals' diet is supplemented with vitamin C. However, other studies have yielded inconsistent results, as some investigators have documented no effects or even negative effects of vitamin C supplements.
Vitamin C's effect on pork quality may be the result of changes in the metabolism of glucose and glycogen. One of the breakdown products of vitamin C is oxalic acid, which has been shown to...
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More than a year after developing a mysterious neurological disorder eventually linked to their inhalation of aerosolized pig brains, 24 pork plant workers have regained their health.
Their recovery, described Tuesday in a presentation scheduled for the American Academy of Neurology's annual conference, ends a story that began in November 2006, when three workers at a Quality Pork Processors plant in Austin, Minnesota reported strange and similar symptoms: fatigue, numb and tingling...
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In a newsletter, the Swiss Association for Pig Health (SVSM) and the Swiss Society of Veterinary Surgeons (GST) said that they 'will do everything possible to ensure the introduction of vaccination against boar taint'. Experts say that there is no way you can get rid of the male smell of testosterone and semen, the last thing a male pig does when killed is ejaculate. If the animal is young enough and not sexually active well then it is a different matter. ...
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A very targeted message on the health benefits of including beef and pork protein in a balanced diet hit the mark last year as the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Mexico office delivered nutritional and educational seminars for healthcare professionals in a country with an extremely high rate of obesity and weight-related health issues.
USMEF conducted 119 seminars in 2008 that provided nearly 5,000 health professionals with nutritional information on U.S. beef and pork. These...
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An edible Gelidium corneum gelatine (GCG) blend film containing grapefruit seed extract (GFSE) or green tea extract (GTE) could be used to the increase the microbial safety and extend the shelf life of packaged pork loins, according to a study to be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Food Science.
Edible films containing plant antimicrobials are gaining in importance as potential treatments for...
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The first study documenting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in swine and swine workers in the United States has been published by University of Iowa researchers.
The investigators found a strain of MRSA, known as ST398, in a swine production system in the Midwest, according to the paper published online Jan. 23 by the science journal PLoS One.
"Our results show that colonization of swine by MRSA was very common in one of two corporate swine production...
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