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    Dr. Paul Sundberg recognized with Distinguished Service Award

    Disease Notifiable diseases Husbandry
    calendar icon 18 March 2024
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    Why monitor swine herds for PCV2?

    Non-notifiable diseases PCV Treatments and prevention
    calendar icon 23 August 2023
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    An interview with Noel Garbes, DVM – Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

    Innovation: HyLife weaning ramp wins Aherne Prize at 2023 Banff Pork Seminar

    Production stages Nursery/weaner Treatments and prevention
    calendar icon 13 January 2023
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    Learn more about this new industry innovation

    ADM launches new sweetening feed products for piglets

    Herd management Feed and nutrition
    calendar icon 22 November 2022
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    Designed to improve the palatability of feed for weanling pigs

    Dr. Kenneth Stalder: global pork industry mourns his loss

    Pig Welfare Herd management Sow management
    calendar icon 5 November 2022
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    Iowa State University professor, well-known for research his sow lameness, productivity and longevity, has passed away

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    October 2021

    EU pig prices continue their decline

    Processing Processing Market Trends
    calendar icon 12 October 2021
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    New data shows that the average pig price in the European Union has fallen by 4%, continuing the decline that began in mid-June.

    US pork slaughter line speeds could be based on plant staffing

    Processing Processing Facilities and people
    calendar icon 12 October 2021
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    The Biden administration is considering a proposal that would allow some pork plant to increase slaughter line speeds if they boost staffing.

    Vietnam plans to ease US pork tariffs

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 11 October 2021
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    Vietnam is planning to lower tariffs on US frozen pork, signalling a further easing of trade tensions with its biggest export market.

    UK MP seeks to alleviate pig crisis

    Pig Welfare Pig welfare Handling and welfare
    calendar icon 11 October 2021
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    MP for Penrith and veterinary surgeons Dr Neil Hudson is calling for urgent government action and looser visa requirements to prevent the euthanization of healthy pigs on farms.

    USDA Secretary mulls waivers for pork plants forced to use slower line speeds

    Processing Processing Facilities and people
    calendar icon 8 October 2021
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    The US Department of Agriculture is working on a proposal for a waiver system for hog plants forced by a federal court to slow processing lines, Secretary Tom Vilsack said on 7 October.

    UK’s National Pig Association confirms that on-farm culls have begun

    Pig Welfare Pig welfare Processing
    calendar icon 8 October 2021
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    A news release from the National Pig Association (NPA) states that welfare culls have started on some farms and stresses that culls could become more widespread unless solutions to the labor crunch are identified.

    Spain emerges as leading player in EU pork sector

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 7 October 2021
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    Spain is on track to take over as the European Union’s top pork producer this year, toppling Germany from its dominant position.
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