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Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced BacuCheck™, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with PORCILIS® PCV of piglets against porcine circovirus type 2. The announcement was made today during a dedicated symposium at the 6th International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases that currently takes place in Barcelona (Spain).

Hans Olijslagers has been appointed as the new Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Pigture Group. He will assume his responsibilities with effect from 1 September 2011.

U.S. pork and beef exports slowed slightly in April when compared to the all-time record highs of the previous month, but still performed well above last year’s pace. April pork exports reached 181,109 metric tons valued at $487.8 million – up 16 percent in volume and 22 percent in value over last year.

Zhongpin Inc., a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that Zhongpin will further expand into north China by building a new production facility in Tangshan city, Hebei province, east of Beijing.

Consumer demand is increasing the need for transparency across the pork supply chain. To help promote the importance of pig welfare at slaughter, RL Consulting has developed a new, online pig welfare training course.

Danisco Animal Nutrition has launched Axtra XB – a new feed enzyme product designed to give improved feed cost savings and excellent performance for pigs and poultry from mixed grain diets.

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Despite huge advances in technology in the last 15 years, stockmen and women still have the most influence in determining the success or failure of ventilation systems in piggeries, Hugh Crabtree, managing director of Berkshire-based Farmex told a meeting of the Pig Veterinary Society at Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it has terminated negotiations with respect to its proposed joint delisting takeover bid, together with Mr. Pedro Ballve, to acquire the remaining shares of Campofrio Food Group, S.A.

JSR, one of the world’s leading pig genetics businesses, has made further strides in Europe by signing a key distribution contract with Premium Pork Farms GmbH, based in Neuenkirchen, Westphalia, Germany’s prime pig production area.

Alan Mundie has been recruited as head miller by specialist feed supplement manufacturer, Ufac-UK.

An urgently needed increase in the retail price of pork would make a major difference in sustaining the UK pig industry, said Jim Burling, pig production manager of East Anglian Pig Co, at its second annual awards evening at Diss, Norfolk. Mr Burling said that a rise of around five per cent in retail selling prices was needed to counter the impact of record high feed prices and to halt pig producers sending their breeding stock to slaughter.

The 2011 Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open will be held July 19 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames. This annual event benefits the Lauren L. Christian Endowment, which provides financial support for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and continued swine and pork educational opportunities through Iowa State University (ISU).

Rubinum Animal Health, the manufacturer of probiotic Toyocerin has appointed Sanifauna, Produtos Veterinários LDA. as their Portuguese distributor.

Employees in the pig and poultry industries are invited to enter the competition for the fifth Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards with their £2000 training grants and prestigious presentation ceremony in London in the autumn.

The capacity of the new facility at Tambon Kuhar Sawan, Amphoe Muang, Phattalung is 620 tons/month. on March18, 2011.