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Pig Health & Disease

Video explaining Kemin’s active microbial wins top award

Kemin congratulates bioinformaticscompany Cortical Studios for itsaward-winning film, CloSTAT – anext generation probiotic, at the New York Festivals InternationalTelevision & Film Awards ceremony on April 8 at the annual NationalAssociation of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas.

Veterinarians urge pig producers to stop using feed with plasma

Hog producers should not feed blood plasma products untilthere is concrete evidence that there is no connection between feeding plasmaproducts and the spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, veterinarianssaid during PED virus conference call. The conference call was sponsored byAlberta Pork.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

U.S., Canadian pork, feed industries collaborate to study PED virus

More than 60 people representing the U.S. and Canadian pork,feed and other allied industries recently participated in a meeting on the porcineepidemic diarrhea (PED) virus hosted by the National Pork Board, and in collaborationwith the National Pork Producers Council, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians,the American Feed Industry Association, the National Grain and Feed Association,the National Renderers Association and the North American Spray Dried Blood andPlasma Producers, in Des Moines, Iowa. Although the disease does not affect humansor pork safety, it has infected and killed millions of young pigs on farms of allsizes in 27 states since May 2013 and in four Canadian provinces since January.

No link found between blood plasma in feed, Canada PEDv cases

Scientific testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA) cannot confirm a link between feed containing blood plasma and PorcineEpidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) cases in Canada.As reported in February, the CFIA conducted abioassay study on U.S.-origin porcine blood plasma used in feed pelletsproduced by Grand Valley Fortifiers.

African Swine Fever

Lithuania imposes bans after African swine fever outbreak

In reaction to the outbreak of African swine fever inLithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) on January 28 ordered severalimport bans, according to a report.The ban includes animal feed produced in Lithuania’ssoutheastern regions, and reproductive materials from live pigs, includingembryos, egg cells and sperm.

Pig Health & Disease

Ultra-violet light not healthy for animal feed

Few other external influences have the potential to hit the income of the pork producer as negatively as a swine virus known by the initials PRRS. This pathogen can have serious consequences for the pig’s reproduction as well as for its respiration. In fact, it is regarded as probably the Number One enemy to pig health globally in terms of its economic cost.

Pig Health & Disease

Reduced antibiotic consumption in Danish pig production yields positive results

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, when pig production started to intensify, producers in many countries used the easy way out to control disease problems in their pigs, by simply medicating feed with cocktails of various antibiotics. The Danes have always had a responsible attitude to pig production and, with respect to medication, were even very careful about what went into their pig feeds 50 years ago. Furthermore, researchers wishing to medicate feeds had to have their protocols cleared at the highest level.

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Animal Health & Veterinary

Gestation rations, sow health affect long-term success of piglets

For enhanced pig performance, starting at birth, sows should be fed properly through all stages. Read on for industry advice and research on the impact of sow nutrition through fetal development.

Pig Health & Disease

New diagnostics detect, treat pig diseases in hours

Pig producers must keep a close eye on their herds and record AND report any changes in behavior or health of their pigs. This was highlighted yet again—at a conference focusing on the rapid advances in diagnostics and the ability of laboratories to identify new diseases within hours, rather than months.

Pig Health & Disease

VIV Asia 2013 focuses on entire animal production, processing supply chain

VIV Asia 2013 will focus on animal feed and animal health as being vital for meat quality and safety. The show will be held March 13-15 in Bangkok, Thailand. In its role as international platform on animal production and meat processing, VIV Asia will showcase the industry's developments with this feed-to-meat concept. Feed to meat brings together supply and demand within the complete animal protein chain.

Business & Markets

New products show pig industry is looking to the future

The range of new pig products and innovations in equipment, production systems and techniques to improve health, welfare and general efficiency revealed at EuroTier and SPACE indicate that the international pig industry has its sights firmly fixed on the future.

Pig Health & Disease

Heavy metal contamination in pork offal focus of Thailand event

The theme of “sharing toxicological knowledge for healthy life and environment” was key at the 8th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries, held in Bangkok, Thailand, where attendees focused on the risks of heavy metal contamination in pork offal during a presentation given by Animine in association with Mahidol University (Thailand) and the French Institute for the Pig and Pork Industry.

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