Asia Pacific | Celebrities call for live export banA ban on the export of liv...

Asia Pacific

Celebrities call for live export ban
A ban on the export of livestock for slaughter has been called for, by a group of Australian actors, authors and musicians

Europe

Simple test for vCJD could be on the horizon
Researchers at the Manchester Royal Infirmary have developed a painless test for vCJD, the human form of BSE, that can deliver results in about 10 minutes, according to a report published in the Evening News (Manchester, England).

Americas

EXPORTS DOUBLED
Argentina exports twice as much beef last month as it exported one year ago.

USA

FEEDLOTS RETURNED
Beef and pork processor Swift returns its feedlot operations to ConAgra.

PULLING UP STAKES
A U.S. investment firm will exercise its option to purchase the remaining interest in Swift Foods from ConAgra.

Asia Pacific

Celebrities call for live export ban
A ban on the export of livestock for slaughter has been called for, by a group of Australian actors, authors and musicians

Europe

Simple test for vCJD could be on the horizon
Researchers at the Manchester Royal Infirmary have developed a painless test for vCJD, the human form of BSE, that can deliver results in about 10 minutes, according to a report published in the Evening News (Manchester, England).

Americas

EXPORTS DOUBLED
Argentina exports twice as much beef last month as it exported one year ago.

USA

FEEDLOTS RETURNED
Beef and pork processor Swift returns its feedlot operations to ConAgra.

PULLING UP STAKES
A U.S. investment firm will exercise its option to purchase the remaining interest in Swift Foods from ConAgra.