Belgium s Official Gazette has recently stated that the surgical castration of male piglets up to seven days old is now permitted by the manager of the pig farm, provided that a written agreement has been drawn up with the company veterinarian.
Argentina s pig slaughter and pork production last year reached record levels, according to the country s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
US-based Majestic Milling Co. is responding to increased customer demand by expanding its organic soybean operations and enhancing product integrity through the introduction of new storage and processing equipment at its terminal facility in Aurora, Missouri state, US, World-Grain reported.
Brazil, the world s leading chicken exporter, has officially reported its first cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to an announcement made by the country s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply, Yahoo! News reported.
Brazilian research institution Cepea said the Brazilian swine market witnessed divergent trends in live swine prices across different regions between late April and early May, while pork prices experienced a decline in the wholesale market of the Greater Sao Paulo area, The Pig Site reported.