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UK Pig Meat Production 5.1 Per Cent Higher in May
2014-06-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - More cattle, sheep and pigs were slaughtered in May in the UK than in the same month of 2013 and meat output was up between five and eight per cent for each species.
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UK Pig Industry Develops Disease Contingency Plan
2014-06-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The risk to the pig industry from exotic and emerging diseases is at its highest level in many years and a series of recommendations has been produced to strengthen the country’s readiness to tackle new and emerging diseases.
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industry
disease
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Natural Tannins Cut Pig Manure Odour
2014-06-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Tannins from the quebracho tree can control the production of compounds that cause manure odours, according to studies by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
US Industry Investigates Collection of Pig Health Surveillance Data
2014-06-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - By this autumn/fall, officials with the US pork industry expect to have options for producers to consider for collecting and managing swine health surveillance data.
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health
industry
collection
Weekly Overview: Pig Industry's Contribution to Global Greenhouse Gases
2014-06-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Among the interesting new information presented at the World Meat Congress in Beijing reported by ThePigSite Editor-in-Chief, Chris Harris, is that the pig sector is responsible for less than 10 per cent of the carbon dioxide-equivalents produced by the world's livestock. Animal welfare is becoming a major trade issue, the Congress also heard.
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