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When pork plants shut down, impacts vary by location

With several pork plants suspending operations due to a large number of plant employees testing positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Purdue University economists Jayson Lusk and James Mintert have their eyes closely monitoring the situation.

April 22, 2020

Feed Production by Region

Top 8 Latin American feed companies

Explore the Top 8 Latin American feed companies producing more than 1 million metric tons in 2018, data derived from WATT Global Media's Top Feed Companies database.

April 22, 2020

Animal Nutrition

Feed formulation ingredient maximum-minimum constraints

The ingredient database is complete with all relevant nutrient values, and the nutrient specifications for the feed to be formulated are decided and have been entered.

April 22, 2020

Latest News

Ceva loans equipment to COVID-19 testing efforts

Lenexa, Kansas-based Ceva Animal Health has allowed a neighboring health center to expand its capabilities to test for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

April 21, 2020

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COVID-19 delays EU’s Green Deal, Farm to Fork plans

The reveal of the EU's Green Deal food sustainability plan, originally scheduled for this spring, has been pushed back due to COVID-19 delays.

April 21, 2020

African Swine Fever

Real-time DNA test could enable wider screening for ASF

A new test, vetted by Plum Island scientists, makes near real-time screening for African swine fever possible in industrial and institutional settings.

April 21, 2020

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Ag secretary outlines $19 billion COVID-19 relief package

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to assist the agriculture industry as it deals with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

April 17, 2020

Feed Additives

7 considerations for improved sow performance

Learn about the feeding considerations swine nutritionists should take into account to improve sow and piglet health and performance.

April 17, 2020

Feed Additives

Yeast in ruminant diets yields many benefits

Learn how the right strain of yeast in ruminant rations can provide many benefits and act as a natural gut flora stabilizer.

April 17, 2020

African Swine Fever

Romania reports new ASF cases in domestic pigs

Romania has confirmed new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs, while 137 more wild boar have been found to be infected with the virus in central and eastern Europe.

April 17, 2020

African Swine Fever

China reports ASF in 2 more provinces

African swine fever (ASF) has returned for the first time this year to the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu and Shaanxi, and a further outbreak has been confirmed in Gansu.

April 17, 2020

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Pandemic lowers demand for animal feed in SE Asia

In Southeast Asia, as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, demand for animal feed is expected to decline due to the reduction in animal protein consumption, according to Rabobank.

April 16, 2020