Pig

Smithfield Foods net income soars in FY 2014 Smithfield Foods reported record results for fiscal year 2014. The pork company reported a net income of $556.1 million for the year.

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Chinese processor accused of using pigs with FMD Chinese authorities are looking into allegations that one of the country’s most famous sausage makers used sick pigs in its products.

BLOG: How many diet changes are enough? Ioannis Mavromichalis: The correct number of feed changes should be determined not only on pig age or weight, but also on logistics that are very different from farm to farm.

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Olymel lays off pork plant managers, cancels deliveries Olymel is laying off almost all the managers and administrative staff at its hog slaughterhouse and butchering plant at Vallee-Jonction, Quebec, due to a strike by workers at the operation.

Danish Crown, Westfleisch forming joint sow meat company Denmark meat processor Danish Crown and meat marketer Westfleisch are in the process of forming a joint venture aimed at the deboning and sales of sow meat.   Riverstone Farms’ China hog facility construction starts Work began on March 17 on the construction of Riverstone Farms’ new 120,000 head hog farm in the Zhanhua district of China’s Shandong province.

2014 Global Top Pig Companies special edition released Discover who the leading pig producers and processors are worldwide in this expanded new report. Spreadsheets are available for download with free registration.

Nebraska hog farm fire presumed accidental A fire that damaged six buildings at a large hog farm in Jefferson County, Nebraska, on March 22 is believed to have been accidental.   Smithfield gift to aid antibiotic alternative research A $1.4 million gift from Smithfield Foods will support antibiotic alternatives studies at the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.

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