Skretting, the fish feed business of the Dutch animal nutrition company Nutreco , is spending €20 million ($27 million) on an upgrade of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia, The investment will double the factory’s capacity, enabling the company to meet future demand for salmon, trout, ...

Skretting, the fish feed business of the Dutch animal nutrition company Nutreco , is spending €20 million ($27 million) on an upgrade of its fish feed plant in Tasmania, Australia, The investment will double the factory’s capacity, enabling the company to meet future demand for salmon, trout, ...

The Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VH) Group plans to set up a poultry vaccine manufacturing facility in the Canton of Jura in Switzerland, the first such initiative by an Indian company. The VH Group expects the new unit to provide a “stepping stone” for planned growth in Europe. The new unit, which is ...

The European Commission will award grants worth a total of €18 million ($24.5 million) to research projects studying influenza in pigs and humans. A call for research proposals in July last year resulted in 17 applications for funding, of which the Commission has chosen four. The European ...

The Wellcome Trust , the global charity aiming to improve human and animal health, has published its plan for the next decade. It has set five challenges for researchers using Wellcome funding to advance the understanding of health and disease. The five areas are to maximize the health benefits of ...

Irish pig farmers are preparing for a final round of testing for Aujeszky’s disease. This should lead to official recognition from the European Commission that the disease has been eradicated. Agriculture minister Brendan Smith said that significant progress had been made with the national ...

Farmabase, a Brazilian animal health company specializing in veterinary products for swine and poultry, has changed its internal structure, with one of its partners, Paulo Machado , having acquired single ownership of the business. The company is also launching a new antimicrobial for swine, ...

China is to tighten its animal feed regulations in a move to protect animal and human health, in the wake of some well publicized breakdowns, reports the China Daily newspaper. Common problems affecting the industry include the use of illegal feed additives and ingredients, failure to meet minimum ...

The International Fishmeal and Fishoil Organization (IFFO) has awarded the first certificate under its new assurance scheme for fishmeals and fish oils. Its director general Dr Jonathan Shepherd says this means that “the first link in a fully certified aquaculture supply chain is in place and ...