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Poultry eating into pork's dominance in China's Yangtze River Delta
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (166+ words) Poultry consumption in China's Yangtze River Delta is growing steadily, gaining market share from pork, according to a report released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Data from the Chinese National Statistics Bureau show that per capita poultry consumption in…...
AAF International launches the Bio Shield line: advanced air filtration to swine, poultry and controlled-environment agriculture
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (279+ words) The company introduces Bio Shield VXLA, a high-efficiency V-bank filter built for barn environments, as the product line's first offering. Airborne disease transmission remains one of the most persistent threats in commercial swine and pullet barn operations. The Bio Shield…...
Leman: Hog trucks, biosecurity in motion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) Biosecurity practices vary widely among market hog truck drivers" [Excerpts of two presentations by Lucas Ferreira and colleagues at the University of Minnesota, during the 2025 Leman Swine Conference] Truck drivers play a critical yet underexamined role in animal transportation. A…...