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Europe’s cage ban looms

The EU’s ban on conventional cages will have numerous impacts on the region’s producers, and is now only two years away.

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VIV Asia 2011 offers golden opportunities for the pig, poultry and feed industries

VIV Asia 2011 will offer opportunities for pig, poultry and feed producers.

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Rapid rise in egg prices helps overcome effect of egg recall

Maro Ibarburu, program manager for the Egg Industry Center (EIC) located at Iowa State University, released the September-October Statistical Report on November 9 prepared with the collaboration of Don Bell of the University of California Riverside. There have been major changes in industry parameters attributed directly to the SE recall of August 14.

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South Korea’s broiler output to continue higher in 2011

South Korea’s growing economy and appetite for poultry is forecast to push broiler meat production up by 2% in 2011 to 660,000 tons.

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Second annual Chinese-European pig summit to be held at EuroTier 2010

The second annual EuroTier 2010 Chinese-European Pig Summit on November 17 will bring together international pig experts working in breeding companies, feed industry specialists and key personnel in research, finance and marketing. Peter Best, consulting editor for WATT/Pig International is the moderator for the discussion and conclusions portion of the program.

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What the future holds for petfood and supplements

The pet market continues to grow as a result of a constant stream of new and innovative products, a steadily growing aging animal population and the expanding role that pets play as family members. Further, the "humanization" of pets is exaggerating consumer demand for products and services that are as good (and sometimes better) as those available for people themselves.

Organic Pet Superfood is a line of whole-food pet supplements specifically formulated to help stimulate pets' immune systems, using natural and organic therapies, according to the company.

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Egg recall expected to take toll on prices

Maro Ibarburu, program manager for the Egg Industry Center (EIC) located at Iowa State University, released the July-August Statistical Report on September 15. Unfortunately, the recent egg recall affecting approximately 6 million hens in Iowa has distorted projections of price and hen numbers.

The actual price projections are optimistic in the light of recent events but the seasonal trends are likely to be repeated.

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Interview with Proportions CEO Paal Gisholt

SmartPak Canine has introduced Proportions, a whole food custom canine diet. Petfood Industry editor Jessica Taylor sits down with Proportions CEO Paal Gisholt to get the scoop on this innovative new way to feed dogs.

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A new way to feed dogs

A new canine nutrition brand backed by Smartpak Canine, an animal health focused catalog and web retailer, has launched a new diet category for dogs that claims it will forever change the way consumers feed their dogs. The Proportions Whole Food Nutrition Program allows dog owners to create a customized meal specifically for their dog – delivered right to their door each month.

Launched earlier this year, the Proportions Whole Food Nutrition program claims to be an entirely new way to feed dogs, allowing their owners to create customized meals for their pooches and have them delivered right at home.

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Market Report: Pet owners seek new information sources

At Petfood Forum 2010, Marion Nestle, PhD, and Malden Nesheim, PhD, stood in front of a well-populated conference room to share observations from their new book, Feed Your Pet Right. It follows in the footsteps of Nestle’s 2007 book on the petfood recalls, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine, as well as her one of her prize-winning book on human nutrition, What to Eat (2006).

Compared to other consumer-directed books on the topic, 'Feed Your Pet Right' is refreshingly candid but strives to be balanced and fair.

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2 Sisters strengthens global presence

UK-based poultry company, 2 Sisters Food Group, which already supplies a wide variety of products to retail, food service and manufacturing companies around the world, has acquired a new Dutch base to provide it with a platform to expand further into Central and Eastern Europe.

Ranjit Singh, chief executive of 2 Sisters, is aiming to make the company’s products the number one choice.

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Producers have choice of genetic strains

U.S. egg producers have a wider selection of strains although these are supplied by two dominant primary breeders. Consolidation within the industry over the past twenty years has resulted in the demise of a number of independents both in the U.S. and Europe.

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