Germany to kill hundreds of pigs tainted with dioxin
High levels of dioxin were found in pigs early on Tuesday at a farm in the county of Verden, Lower Saxony, officials said.
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Poland - Ministry of Agriculture to create Food and Veterinary Inspection
On January 2, the Polish Ministry of Agriculture announced its intent to create a joint Food and Veterinary Inspection Service by January 1, 2012.
European Union – FVO: 264 audits are planned for the 2011 programme
264 audits are planned for the 2011 programme, corresponding to roughly 4,800 auditor days on the ground, travel time excluded.
China to ramp up investment in food safety facility
China’s central government will invest more to improve county-level quality inspection centers to ensure food hygiene over the next five years.
Russia - Decree on prolongation of the grain export ban comes to force
On January 2, 2011, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation #853 dd. October 20, 2010, “On imposition of the temporary ban for exports of the certain range of agricultural products from the territory of the Russian Federation” came into force.
Effects of feeding rice and the degree of starch gelatinisation of rice on nutrient digestibility and ileal morphology of young pigs
An excessive cereal heat processing may have detrimental effects on nutrient digestibility in piglets.
Linseed meal during early pregnancy increases litter size in pigs
To determine how feeding linseed meal (LSM) during gestation influences litter size, placental weight, and piglet growth, sows (n = 30) received a phytoestrogen-free Control diet throughout gestation; 12.5% LSM diet throughout gestation (LSM114); or 12.5% LSM diet from day 1 to day 15 of gestation and control diet until parturition (LSM15).
Germany - Some countries ban import of German pork and poultry
The Korean government says it halted all imports of pork and poultry from Germany on Saturday after tests results showed high levels of cancer causing dioxin in animal feed. Meanwhile, Russia has announced it is tightening restrictions on meats imported from Germany.
European Union - European Commission: Questions and answers about the dioxin incident in Germany
The incident started with the mixing of fatty acids, meant to be used for technical purposes (such as paper processing), with vegetable feed fat, which is used in the production of compound feed for animals. The fatty acids were contaminated with dioxins, and that is how the dioxins ended up in compound feed. The actual source of the dioxin contamination –i.e. why dioxins were present in the fatty acids– remains unknown for the time being.
Philippine pork producers consider meat-rendering plants
Pork producers in the Philippines as considering the possibility of putting up rendering plants that can produce meat and bone meal (MBM), an ingredient used in manufacturing animal feeds.
Effects of liquid and fermented liquid feeding on energy, dry matter, protein and phosphorus digestibility by growing pigs
The use of fermented liquid feeding may improve dry matter digestibility in pigs.
Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Rapeseed and Linseed Oil on the Composition of Fatty Acids in Porcine Muscle Tissue
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary supplementation with rapeseed and linseed oils on changes of the fatty acid profile in porcine meat. The research was conducted on 45 fattening pigs divided into three groups.
Germany - Dioxin shuts farms
The state of Lower Saxony said it would temporarily quarantine 1,000 farms with egg hens, pigs and turkeys until the Agricultural Ministry could ensure their products were safe for consumption.
Sanguinarine does not influence availability or metabolism of tryptophan in pigs
Sanguinarine does not affect tryptophan metabolism and this does not improve pig performance.
Europe harvest 12m tonnes down
This year's European Union cereals harvest was 277m tonnes, a 12m tonne decrease on last year, according to estimates by European farmers union Copa-Cogeca.
China - COFCO expected to produce 6 Million tons of feed within 5 years
During the recent years, COFCO, China's state-owned foodstuffs import and export holding companies, is dedicated to establishing a large comprehensive corporation by investing pig industry. Its reared pigs have arrived more than 40 million, with the consumed feed coming up to 12 million tons. It stated last year that slaughtering pigs in the future will be 30 million per year, which meant a yearly increase of 9 million tons of feed consumption.