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The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University (ISU) Extension are teaming up to provide training for pork producers and others who need certification in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus™ (PQAPlus™) program. One certification session has been set for June 23 in Adair County.

The Agritechnica 2009 team is set to stage an exclusive show preview in Paris on 29 May. At the event, France’s agricultural leaders, decision-makers, farming experts and representatives from the press will have the chance to assess the results from DLG’s latest Trendmonitor survey, hear some leading experts give their views on the future of European agriculture and the machinery sector, plus gain an insight into some of the highlights of Agritechnica 2009.

New president of Britain’s influential Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) is Peter Bown of the George Veterinary Group, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Nigel Woolfenden of the Bishopton Veterinary Group, Ripon, Yorkshire, becomes vice-president.

About 760 biogas plants will be connected to the German national electricity grid in 2009 — three times the number in 2007 — according to estimates by the German Biogas Association. This is around 100 times more than exist in the UK.

Last year many herds suffered from reduced fertility in both summer and autumn. On many units this is a predictable effect says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig- breeding company, ACMC Ltd.

The global swine industry increasingly relies on vaccination. With a total market value of 525 Mio € in 2008 vaccines have become the most important health management tool for modern pig production.

VNU Exhibitions Europe and Thai-based company N.C.C. Exhibition organizer (NEO) will strengthen their cooperation in Ildex Vietnam, The International Livestock & Dairy Expo.

Neogen Corporation has acquired International Diagnostic Systems Corp (IDS), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of test kits to detect drug residues in food and animal feed, and drugs in forensic and animal samples.

VION Food Group Ltd has announced proposals to close operations at its Ashton site which processes and slices bacon products.

Europorc is the next international conference for discussing the potential scope and impact of swine flu from the point of view of animal health.

The new pork production facility, located in the Jinghai Economic Technical Development Area in Tianjin City, will increase total annual pork production capacity by 136,000 metric tons.

Europorc Congress opens borders and gathers the best international professionals from the stockbreeding, agriculture, economy, veterinary science and food industry.

On the 24th of March 2009 a Welfare Quality® programme for stakeholders was held in Spain. The dedicated meeting `Integración del bienestar animal en la cadena alimentaria: evaluación en granja e información al consumidor´ was organised during the IMAGA2009 exhibition in Zaragoza.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection. The launch of this new subunit vaccine was celebrated this week with a dedicated scientific event near Lisbon (Portugal), attracting hundreds of veterinarians from all over Europe.

The Pork Industry Awards, formerly known as the Swine Stewardship Awards, recognize excellence in Manitoba’s hog industry. The awards are presented to individuals, groups and organizations that have made significant contributions to the industry.

More than 140 exhibitors from 13 countries have registered for Moscow’s International Exhibition for Animal Husbandry and Breeding from 20 to 22 May 2009 – unrivalled technical programme.