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Chairman of Tulip Ltd, Carsten Jakobsen, who is also Vice CEO/President International of the Danish Crown Group, has decided that it is now time for him to leave Tulip Ltd and Danish Crown after 14 years of service.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced today that it is proceeding with the sale of its pork processing operation, located in Burlington, Ontario, to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. Proceeds from the sale are estimated to be approximately $20 million. The transaction is expected to close within the next few days.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announced that it has opened a specialized filling and freeze-drying unit for veterinary vaccines at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer in the Netherlands. The opening of the Central Filling and Freeze-drying Department was performed by her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen, and other guests.

Bayer AG announced the acquisition of Auckland based Bomac Group; the parties signed a purchase agreement. With this acquisition Bayer will strengthen its worldwide Animal Health business with a special emphasis on emerging markets in the southern hemisphere.

For the second year running the Pfizer Pig Trainee of the Year is awarded to a female winner while the Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year award goes to Scotland for the first time.

OJSC Cherkizovo Group one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, today announces the completion of the acquisition of two greenfield pork farms.

Youth and students gather at Young Farmers Day

Technology commercialised as AusScan by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is successfully using new Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) tests to improve the transparency of grain quality between buyers and sellers.

How does Plasma work? Can it be effectively used under EU conditions? What are experiences of commercial farms?

Important findings from joint research project published in Nature

Citing the ability to balance long-term sustainability goals with the need to perform competitively, McDonald's USA has selected Cargill for its 2010 U.S. Sustainability Award.

Novus International Inc., a global leader in animal health and nutrition, has announced a new Novus Scholars partnership with Egerton University located near Nakuru, Kenya.

“EuroTier 2010 in Hanover has a truly global focus. Pig producers and animal health innovators from all over the world will be present.” So says Paul Anderson, International Sales Director of JSR, the UK’s top pig genetics company, about their return to EuroTier.

OJSC Cherkizovo Group, one of Russia's leading integrated and diversified meat producers, commences construction of a new greenfield pork farm in the Lipetsk region.

Sales volumes in the pork division increased by an impressive 51% to approximately 53,900 tonnes of live weight over the period, compared to approximately 35,570 tonnes for the first nine months of 2009.