Ukraine to export 1.5 million eggs in 2013

 

  

The export potential of Ukraine’s egg production industry in 2013 is 1.5 billion pieces, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Poultry Farmers, Alexander Bakumenko, recently reported.

With this, Ukraine plans to more than double export of eggs in the next year. This year Ukraine is expected to export about 650-700 million eggs.

Bakumenko also pointed out that Ukraine is currently the world's ninth largest country by volume of egg production, and the third in the world by the level of consumption. Also experts pointed out that the country in the coming years could further increase the production of eggs and appear among the top-5 largest producers of eggs in the world.

Bakumenko also noted that in 2013 the domestic market of egg production is expected to grow by 1-1.5%. Ukraine currently exports eggs to more than 45 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. The Union of Poultry Farmers of Ukraine expects that very soon EU veterinary experts will allow the country’s eggs producers to export their products to Europe.

"We expect the opening of the European Union market for our producers. Already almost all the procedures necessary for this purpose have been completed. Soon our poultry production will move to the European markets and it will be poultry and eggs," said Bakumenko.

The Union of Poultry Farmers also considers current prices for eggs and egg products as economically feasible, so it will be favourable for the development of export supplies.

Philippines: Pork shortage to strike in 2013

//19 Oct 2012
It is believed that in the second quarter of 2013, the Philippines will face a pork shortage due to big distributors currently hoarding corn.
Corn, used in pig feed, is being hoarded in Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines. The pork shortage could be 30% by April 2013, according to Rep. Nicanor Briones of Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines.

“The shortage will not yet be felt in December, but in April,” said Briones.

The Mindanao Grain Corp., one of the distributors, is the spotlight for corn hoarding and is being scrutinised, also the government is being urged to put an end to the practice of corn hoarding and import corn.
Briones stated that the Agriculture and Trade and Industry Departments has to inspect corn feed warehouses of traders and investigate those without corn farms or millers – as they could be hoarding corn feeds.

Corn costs up, higher price for pigs
“Despite harvest time, the cost of corn has gone up from P12 per kilo to P17 per kilo. We should have enough supply because it is harvest time. The price of corn went up because of hoarders,” Briones said.

Higher production cost has resulted in pig raisers selling off their pigs for a higher price, Briones sated.

“Consumers, 70% of the country’s backyard hog raisers and the 40 million agriculture farmers would have to bear the brunt of the impact of hoarding next year,” he added.
Source: Manila Standard Today

Webinar: Mycotoxin strategies for the 2012 corn harvest

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The 2012 corn crop has been under significant stress; as a result the overall quality is a concern to livestock and poultry producers. Biomin and Romer Labs will discuss quality findings and possible effects to livestock and poultry.

The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23, from 9 – 10 a.m. CDT

What you'll learn:

Mycotoxin survey for 2012 corn harvest
Animal implications with the 2012 corn harvest
Strategies to deal with mycotoxins
Speakers at the webinar will be:
Karin Naehrer, who is product manager in the Competence Centre Mycotoxins at Biomin Holding GmbH in Herzogenburg, Austria, with a main focus on Mycotoxin Risk Management, including the Biomin mycotoxin survey program.

During her studies at the University of Applied Science in Tulln in the master program “Biotechnical Processes” she worked at the Biomin Research Centre as a Master student. After obtaining her degree in biotechnology she joined Biomin in 2007.

Christina Brewe, current Laboratory Manager of Romer Labs, Inc., in Union, MO, USA. Brewe first joined Romer in 2002 after obtaining her degrees in Biology and Chemistry.

She is currently pursuing a degree in Food Safety and Defense in order to better serve the expanded needs of customers regarding laboratory analysis of mycotoxins, GMOs and food allergens.

Don’t miss your chance to learn about quality findings, possible effects to livestock and poultry and solution-based strategies to cope with mycotoxins.

Reserve your space now for convenient access to next week’s presentation and register for free.

เทสต็อกจำนำข้าวไทยอาจฝ่าฝืน WTO

สหพันธ์ชาวนาสหรัฐฯ ยื่นจดหมายเปิดผนึกถึงสำนักงานผู้แทนการค้าสหรัฐฯ หวั่นไทยเทสต็อกจำนำข้าวเพื่อทุ่มตลาด และให้ความเห็นต่อนโยบายรับจำนำข้าวของไทยที่มีเป้าหมายเพื่อเพิ่มราคาส่งออก แต่ยอดขายกลับลดลง อีกทั้งส่งผลให้การส่งออกข้าวของอินเดียกลับแซงหน้าข้าวไทย ล่าสุดฟิลิปปินส์-อินโดนีเซียหันนำเข้าข้าวอินเดีย-เวียดนามแล้ว ล่าสุดกระทรวงเกษตรสหรัฐฯ (USDA) ได้ปรับตัวเลขประเมินการส่งออกข้าวของอินเดียในปีนี้เพิ่มขึ้นจากเดิม 22% เป็น 9.75 ล้านตัน ในขณะที่ไทยคาดว่าจะลดลงเหลือ 6.5-7 ล้านตันเท่านั้น ซึ่งถือว่าต่ำกว่าเวียดนามที่มีตัวเลขประเมิน 7.5 ล้านตัน และปรับตัวเลขปริมาณการซื้อขายข้าวทั่วโลกสูงขึ้นเป็น 37.7 ล้านตัน มากกว่าปี 2554 อยู่ 4% ทั้งนี้ การแทรกแซงราคาจากนโยบายจำนำข้าวของไทย อาจจะไม่สอดคล้องกับระเบียบขององค์การการค้าโลก (WTO) เนื่องจากส่งผลกระทบต่อการค้าข้าว และความมั่นคงด้านอาหารของประเทศสมาชิกที่บริโภคข้าวเป็นอาหารหลัก ที่มา : ไทยโพสต์-กรุงเทพธุรกิจ (19 ต.ค.55)

Antibiotics advertisements to farmers banned in UK

 

  

The advertisement of antimicrobial medicines to farmers in the UK will be banned from 2013 in a bid to reduce antimicrobial resistance in humans and animals.

The change comes as a result of the European Commission's view that the UK did not "correctly transpose" the EU Directive which prohibits the advertising of certain medicinal products to the general public.

The move has received mixed response from the industry with some organisations "disappointed" by the decision.

NFU animal health and welfare adviser Catherine McLaughlin believed, as an industry, farmers and vets were going to have to find different ways to open up dialogue. However, she stressed vets had a part to play in responsible use of medicines.

"Vets have a part to play in responsible prescribing and should feel confident enough in their dialogue to say why they are prescribing a product."

However, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomed the decision, saying advertising antimicrobials put "undue pressure on veterinary surgeons".

BVA president Peter Jones said: "New antimicrobials are heavily advertised by pharmaceutical companies and there can be undue pressure put on veterinary surgeons by clients who want to try new products that promise good results, but which may not be appropriate from the point of view of responsible use.

"Ultimately, it is the veterinary surgeon who will make the decision on which veterinary products to use and vets will continue to work with their farm clients to ensure antimicrobials are used prudently and responsibly."

New method to help reduce piglet mortality

 

//18 Oct 2012

To help increase the survival of newborn piglets, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method that predicts animals' mortality and nursing ability.

Physiologist Jeffrey Vallet and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Neb., call the measuring technique the "immunocrit," which determines whether preweaning piglets receive adequate colostrum from the sow. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security.

Preweaning mortality costs the U.S. swine industry an estimated $1.6 billion each year, and one of the contributing factors is deficient colostrum intake by piglets. The colostrum produced by a sow after giving birth contains immunoglobulins, or antibodies, which help build immunity against bacteria, viruses and other foreign elements. Piglets that fail to nurse and receive enough colostrum from their mother within the first 24 hours after birth usually die.

The immunocrit measures newborn piglet serum immunoglobulin in blood samples. These measurements indicate piglets' mortality and nursing ability, according to Vallet, research leader of USMARC's Reproduction Unit. Immunocrit results also show that the average measurement of piglets in a litter reflects the sow's ability to produce colostrum.

In addition, scientists have found a connection between immunocrit measurements, piglets' weight and mortality. Pigs that weighed more were more likely to survive the challenge of not getting colostrum within the critical timeframe, as opposed to those that weighed less.

Because test results are obtained so quickly, it is possible to identify compromised piglets while they're still alive, according to Vallet. The immunocrit recognizes piglets within a litter that have not eaten or had the chance to nurse. This provides an opportunity to save at-risk piglets by using intervention strategies.

The new technique, which also works with cattle, can be used by swine producers to test management practices such as split suckling, according to Vallet. A labor-intensive method, split suckling is designed to improve colostrum intake for piglets born last by giving them uninhibited access to the sow. Using the immunocrit, blood samples can be taken 24 hours after the split suckling procedure to determine if colostrum intake has increased in these piglets.

Source: USDA (Sandra Avant)

New method to help reduce piglet mortality

 

//18 Oct 2012

To help increase the survival of newborn piglets, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method that predicts animals' mortality and nursing ability.

Physiologist Jeffrey Vallet and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Neb., call the measuring technique the "immunocrit," which determines whether preweaning piglets receive adequate colostrum from the sow. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security.

Preweaning mortality costs the U.S. swine industry an estimated $1.6 billion each year, and one of the contributing factors is deficient colostrum intake by piglets. The colostrum produced by a sow after giving birth contains immunoglobulins, or antibodies, which help build immunity against bacteria, viruses and other foreign elements. Piglets that fail to nurse and receive enough colostrum from their mother within the first 24 hours after birth usually die.

The immunocrit measures newborn piglet serum immunoglobulin in blood samples. These measurements indicate piglets' mortality and nursing ability, according to Vallet, research leader of USMARC's Reproduction Unit. Immunocrit results also show that the average measurement of piglets in a litter reflects the sow's ability to produce colostrum.

In addition, scientists have found a connection between immunocrit measurements, piglets' weight and mortality. Pigs that weighed more were more likely to survive the challenge of not getting colostrum within the critical timeframe, as opposed to those that weighed less.

Because test results are obtained so quickly, it is possible to identify compromised piglets while they're still alive, according to Vallet. The immunocrit recognizes piglets within a litter that have not eaten or had the chance to nurse. This provides an opportunity to save at-risk piglets by using intervention strategies.

The new technique, which also works with cattle, can be used by swine producers to test management practices such as split suckling, according to Vallet. A labor-intensive method, split suckling is designed to improve colostrum intake for piglets born last by giving them uninhibited access to the sow. Using the immunocrit, blood samples can be taken 24 hours after the split suckling procedure to determine if colostrum intake has increased in these piglets.

Source: USDA (Sandra Avant)