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Weekly Overview: US Pig Numbers: PED Costs Half a Piglet Per Litter
2014-03-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The average number of piglets reared per litter and the number of animals in the feeding herd are both down, according to the latest quarterly statistics from the US, writes Jackie Linden. With the breeding herd slightly higher, are we beginning to see the impact on the market of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) outbreaks in the US over the last 11 months? Canada now has 44 confirmed outbreaks and PED continues to be reported in Japan.
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New Rules for Pig Meat Inspection
2014-03-28 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The UK’s Food Standards Agency has started a six-week consultation on new rules for pig meat inspections, which come into force in June 2014.
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Colorado state veterinarian educating livestock industry on deadly pig virus
2014-03-26 19:32:26| Livestock - Topix.net
As a virus wreaks havoc on pigs across the nation - killing millions of animals in the last year - officials with the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office are traveling the state, working to educate livestock owners on measures that could help prevent a devastating outbreak locally.
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Russia Looks for New Supplies of Pig Meat as Ban on EU Imports Hits Home
2014-03-26 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Russia is actively seeking new sources of pig meat to compensate for the drop in supplies from Europe following the ban on exports imposed by the veterinary authorities after the discovery of African swine fever in Lithuania and Poland.
EU Pig Price Quotations Inconsistent
2014-03-26 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Now that a new week of slaughter has started, the slaughter pig European market appears to be inconsistent. While prices are under pressure in central Europe, other countries are raising their prices.
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