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From 16 to 19 November 2010 the international EuroTier exhibition will once again be the year’s Top Event for all involved in animal husbandry and management worldwide.

Significant increases in stocking densities have been seen in finishing pens, especially among larger pigs, as various abattoirs have ‘rolled back’ their weekly kills.

Pig producers in Brazil with TOPIGS sows achieved an average production of 28.6 weaned piglets per mated sow per year in 2008.

Following the recent hot weather, growth rates among growing and finishing pigs can be expected to slow. So stocking densities need particularly attention, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

With good returns on finished pigs, attractive cull sow prices and a contracting EU pig herd, many producers are building up their breeding herds again, some of which have been run at below optimum capacity for a long time.

Cargill Pork announced it has achieved eight priority animal welfare assurance objectives. Advancements are in the production, handling, transportation and harvest of hogs.

The search for the top trainees in the pig and poultry industries has begun with the launch of the 2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.

John T. Waddell, DVM, MBA, Sutton, Neb., was selected Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. He is a food animal practitioner in Sutton, Neb., where he has practiced since 1981.