Mexico introduces tariffs on US pork, to the disappointment of the US pork business. In terms of volume, Mexico is the most important export market for US pork and pork products. The Mexican announcement came as part of a retaliation [...]
Pig farmers across Australia say they are at crisis point as pork prices plummet to the ‘worst in living memory’ due to oversupply and lower consumption rates. It has gotten so bad for the ‘down under’ farmers that most say [...]
Claims that Brazil dumped substantial amounts of poultry on the Chinese market between 2013-6 have prompted Beijing to slap an anti-dumping deposit on Brazilian imports. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said that from this weekend (9 June) companies importing Brazilian chicken [...]
Heat stress is a serious problem on dairy farms across the world, often resulting in sharply reduced milk yields and significant follow-on health issues. The combination of rising summer temperatures and high levels of humidity can result in reduced feed [...]
Chickens in hot climates can have reduced performance and egg production. Does betaine in the diet help? Researchers put this to the test. In most parts of the world, summer has started and in other parts of the world, temperatures [...]
The price for methionine in Russia decreased by 5% in April 2018 and was about 2.5-2.6 euro/kg at the end of the month. This is according to data from FeedLot.ru. Approximately 8,000 tons of this amino acid were imported to [...]
Bitter tasting ingredients can lead to pigs having a lower feed acceptability. These components could even trigger satiety signals, which in turn decrease feed intake and compromise animal performance. Taste perception helps pigs assessing food quality through the recognition of [...]
When broiler breeders are confronted with a lifetime of protein restriction, their offspring grow at least equally as fast as the broilers whose mothers and/or grandmothers never faced a protein restriction. Over the past few decades there has been a [...]
Phytogenics can offer a very valuable tool for nutritionists designing strategies to reduce the need for antibiotic growth promotors in animal protein production. However, there is a need to validate reliable biomarkers to measure efficacy and safety of phytogenics. [...]
Despite growth figures in 2017, Russia’s pork and pork by-products exports give some reason for concern, according to Russia’s specialists. There is a strong dependence on Hong Kong and Eastern Ukraine. In 2017, Russia’s pig farmers exported 27,000 tonnes of [...]
