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Quality Assurance revolution for Australian Pork Industry by APL CEO Andrew Spencer
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New thoughts on nutrition of newly weaned pigs by John Pluske
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Livestock news
Prime Facts
Prime Facts is a series of five informative articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry,
covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower herds.
Presented to you by Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth and Wappa.
Part One - The Weaner
Part Two - The Litter
Part Three - Gilts & Sows
Part Four - Grower Herds
Part Five - The Boar
Productivity Commission Inquiry Information
Alberta study shows ball bite nipple drinker cuts water consumption
4th August 2005
A water consumption study underway near High River, Alberta shows swine producers can save substantial volumes of water by simply switching drinkers. A study being conducted through the Canadian Pork Council's Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program is comparing the volumes...
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PIC Introduces the PIC380 Hybrid Sireline Bred to Maximize System Throughput
14th June 2005
US - Combining key traits of its two best selling boars, PIC launched the new PIC380 AI terminal boar at the 2005 World Pork Expo in Iowa this week. This hybrid sireline is designed to maximize system throughput (pounds of quality pork produced and marketed), while maintaining very high standards of carcass and meat quality.
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Australia 'at risk' from pig virus
03 June 2005
A common pig virus at the centre of a looming pork trade dispute is probably already present in Australia and should not be used as a trade barrier, Canadian scientific experts say.
An Australian court ruling that could result in a ban on pork imports from Canada, Denmark and the United States as early as next week is based on politics, not science, said John Ellis, a researcher at the University of Saskatchewan's veterinary college.
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Danish root for pig savings
03 June 2005
Danish Pig farms will have to double in size over the next eight
years to survive, according to Danske Slagterier senior consultant Finn Udesen.
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Bird flu found in Indonesian pigs
13th May 2005
INDONESIA - Bird flu has infected pigs in Indonesia, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday, raising fears of a wider outbreak in the world's fourth-most populous country and Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
The ministry conducted tests on pigs after local scientists reported that pigs in several farms on the main island of Java were infected.
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Thai pigs declared free from avian flu
May 2005
THAILAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives confirmed today that no cases of avian flu had been found among Thai pigs, pointing to strict measures to ensure that the virus did not spread from poultry to other animals.
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Brazil Jan-Apr pork exports rise 95% yoy to $342.7m
11th May 2005
São Paulo, 11 - Brazil's January-to-April pork exports rose 95% compared with the same period last year to $342.7 million, according to figures out Wednesday from the Brazilian Pork Packaging and Export Association (Abipecs).
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JSR Genetics - Food safety key issue facing global pork production
15th March 2005
UK - Food safety and the eating quality of pork will be the big issues facing the global
pig industries in the future, predicts Brian Edwards, director of international business
for JSR Genetics.
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Hog trade in Vietnam profits from bird flu
SINGAPORE: Poultry producers may be struggling to stay afloat after the
deadly bird flu outbreak in Vietnam, but the crisis is a boon for the country's
hog industry,
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Canada to Levy 15 Pct Duty on Some U.S. Goods
JAPAN - Canada said on Thursday it would impose a 15 percent surtax on U.S.
imports of live swine, cigarettes and some fish in retaliation for Washington's
failure to repeal a controversial anti-dumping law.
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Japan adjusts to free trade deal
A free trade agreement between the world's second largest economy and its
eighth largest has come into effect.
Japan signed the agreement with Mexico last year after two and a half years of tough
negotiations.
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Letter to Producers - Industry Restructure Plan Consultations Report
March 2005
Australian Pork Industry Restructure Plan Summary - Industry Consultation
December 2004
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