Food safety: more transparency, better risk prevention
MEPs want the European Food Safety Agency to publish safety studies before a product is authorised to go on to the market.
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EU: salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis remained stable, listeriosis continues to rise
The number of reported cases of salmonellosis and campylobacteriosis has remained stable over the past five years, although listeriosis continues to rise.
Effect of arginine and leucine on performance and carcass characteristics in finishing pigs
Dietary crude protein reduction with Arg and Leu supplementation may play a negative role on meat and carcass marbling in pigs.
The northern lights, beloved by the Chinese, will add momentum to sales of highly valued Finnish pork meat at supermarkets in Shanghai
Omega-3 Pork® from Finnish family-owned farms will soon be sold to highly demanding Chinese consumers in packages portraying the Nordic Arctic and the magical northern lights. The new premium packages continue to build Finland’s rising image in Chinese markets.
Effects of feeding different protein levels on meat quality in growing-finishing pigs
Low-protein diets may improve meat quality traits in growing-finishing pigs.
Effects of feeding enzymatically digested food waste to growing-finishing pigs on meat quality
Enzymatically digested food waste may become a suitable feed or feed ingredient for growing-finishing pig without affecting meat quality and improving meat fatty acid profile.
Withdrawing of high-fiber ingredients before marketing in finishing pigs
Effects of withdrawing of high-fiber may promote increased carcass yield and carcass weight percentage before marketing.
Impact of feeding corn distillers dried grains with solubles on pork fat quality
Feeding corn DDGS diets to growing-finishing pigs can substantially reduce feed cost while maintaining growth performance, but it reduces carcass pork fat firmness. How to solve it?
Amino acid restriction and flaxseed oil supplementation on the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of pigs
Amino acid restrictions for the growing period does not affect growth performance but improves overall efficiency of AA and energy while affects meat quality.
Brazil: new inspection model in pork producing establishments
The goal of the change in the inspection model is related to the demand to preserve public health and the quality of the meat produced in Brazil.
The Belgian authorities have informed of a fraud in a meat company
In the current state of the investigation, two products have been identified and are being removed from the Belgian market: minced meat and oxtail.
EU: New project launched for organic pig
A new project – OK-Net EcoFeed – aimed at helping organic pig and poultry farmers in achieving the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed was launched.
Tannin supplement affects carcass traits and pig meat quality
Sweet chestnut wood extract as tannins supplementation, modifies carcass traits, meat quality and oxidative stability in growing finishing pigs.
New detection method for boar taint
A rapid instrumental at-line method for simultaneous measurement of androstenone and skatole in back fat samples from entire male pigs that has been developed.
Carcass and meat quality is not affected in pigs fed non medicated diets
The use of antibiotic free diets for growing pigs does no effect carcass and meat quality.
Pork Quality Initiative: What Ever Happened To Old Fashioned Taste And Tenderness?
Pork Quality Initiative - What Ever Happened To Old Fashioned Taste And Tenderness? - PORK Academy - Everett L. Forkner, Owner and President of Forkner Farms Inc., from the 2017 World Pork Expo, June 7 - 9, 2017, Des Moines, IA, USA.