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PED-Positive Submissions: First Detection on South Dakota Pig Farm
2013-12-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The total number of swine accessions and diagnostic case submissions testing positive for the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus now stands at 1,373, writes Jackie Linden. The rate of increase has again accelerated, and the virus has been detected for the first time on a pig farm in South Dakota.
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First Recruits for Pig Industry Scholarship
2013-12-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Four companies have secured scholars from Harper Adams University to take part in the first Pig Industry Scholarship programme, which includes a paid industrial placement year.
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Return to Swill Feeding Could Cost the Pig Industry Â300 Million
2013-12-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Why is the pig industry so set against an end to the ban on swill feeding of pigs as a solution to cut food waste? Two main reasons: firstly, poorly processed swill is the likely cause of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the the UK in 2001 and second, a new analysis puts the cost of a serious disease outbreak at £300 million overall or 30 to 40 pence per kilo on the pig price. Jackie Linden reports.
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Pig Semen Deal with China Could Be Worth Â45M to UK Firms
2013-12-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK & CHINA - Britain has secured agreement from China to supply exports of pig semen for breeders, in a deal that could be worth as much as UK£45 million to the UK industry. Agreement is also being sought to export pigs' trotters from the UK to China.
Pig Code Development Committee Close to Finalising Revised Pig Code of Practice
2013-12-03 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The chair of the National Farm Animal care Council's Pig Code Development Committee says committee members are very close to finalizing a new Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in Canada, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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