Researchers find 14 percent of sausages mislabelled in Canada, down from last study
Sausage mislabelling in Canada is down, according to a new University of Guelph DNA barcoding study.
Feb 14, 2019
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Danes erect fence on German border to stop swine fever
Denmark has begun erecting a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence along the German border to keep out wild boars in an attempt to prevent the spread of African swine fever, which could jeopardize the country's valuable pork industry.
China confirms first swine fever cases in Beijing
China's agriculture ministry on Friday confirmed the first cases of African swine fever in Beijing, a disease that has spread across the country despite efforts to contain it.
Australians care about animals but don't buy ethical meat
Australians clearly care about animal welfare: our research has found 92% shoppers in Sydney considered animal welfare to be important.
Japan culls livestock after hog cholera outbreak
Japan is suffering its first outbreak of pig cholera in more than 25 years, authorities said Sunday after culling more than 600 animals and suspending pork exports.
By the skin of their teeth—DNA traces reveal what kind of pigs lived in Bronze Age Hallstatt
Salt has been mined at Hallstatt since the Bronze Age, including for the preservation of pork meat. Bone fragments and teeth found in the area provide evidence of an organized meat industry, especially of pork. Residual DNA ...
New study offers good news for pork producers
What happens when meat scientists get their hands on nearly 8,000 commercially raised pigs? They spend a year running dozens of tests and crunching numbers to arrive at research-backed management recommendations for pork ...
Detecting salmonella in pork meat twice as fast
A new method developed at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, halves the time it takes slaughterhouses to test for disease-causing salmonella in pork meat. The test can save the slaughterhouses money ...
Veterinarians find an easier way to collect diagnostic samples from pigs
Iowa State University veterinarians are refining a method of collecting diagnostic samples from swine that both pigs and producers are happy about – and all it requires is a little rope.
Algae discovery means pig waste could provide more for farms
The Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) has invested $300,000 with the Algae Research and Development Centre at Murdoch University to investigate the proposals, which would cut costs, ...
