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Members of Pig Group Study Agriculture in the US
2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Members of a highly-successful Pig Producers’ Group operated by AtlasFram, the UK’s foremost farmers’ co-operative, have visited the United States on a nine-day, 3000-mile tour to study agriculture in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.
Commission Disappoints Animal Groups over Pig Welfare Law
2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Animal welfare groups have attacked the European Commission president over animal welfare policies. According to them, a letter from José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, suggests a degree of contempt for those many EU citizens who are concerned about animal welfare as well as for the requirements of the Treaty in this area and the rule of law.
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Weekly Overview: Putting a Value on Excellent Pig Husbandry
2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - At a recent meeting, Danish pig producers heard how improving the performance of their pigs can boost their bottom line, and British farmers received the same message at an event in the last week. A new report puts a price on an outbreak of a serious pig disease in the UK - at more than £300 million. Although the EU is finding additional disease surveillance, the UK's veterinary service has announced that it is making cuts. Isn't that taking a terrible risk with the country's livestock industries, asks Jackie Linden.
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Pig Company Goes into Administration
2013-12-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Pig producer Dent Limited, based in Penrith, has gone into administration, causing uncertainty for those contract pig-keepers who are owed money.
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Italian Pig Farmers Urge Institutions to 'Adopt' Pigs to Protect Ham
2013-12-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ITALY - Italian pig farmers from all regions gathered before Parliament on Thursday (5 December), calling for institutions to "adopt" pigs in an attempt to protect Italian prosciutto, which, in the last five years, has been imitated in foreign countries.
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