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Congress Examines Antibiotic Use in Livestock

Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise in the U.S., and Congress is taking a look at a possible link between this trend and the routine use of low-dose antibiotics in livestock and poultry feed.

Veterinarian Dr. Gail Hansen, a senior officer with the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, was one of those who testified on this potential before a U.S. House committee Wednesday. She has spent time in Denmark researching the costs and implications of that country's ban on non-medical use of antibiotics in food animals and says the U.S. could set similar policies.

• Continue reading • Comments (0) 15.07.2010. 10:00

Poultry feed output sustained in Brazil

Strong domestic demand for chicken meat is underpinning poultry feed production in Brazil, despite a difficult year for exports.

The Brazilian feed industry was affected by the turmoil in the world economy last year, according to Ariovaldo Zani, CEO of the Brazilian feed industry association Sindiracoes, with total production falling 5% to 58.4 million tonnes in 2009, having enjoyed a 10% increase on year-earlier production in 2008.

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JBS-SA purachses McElhaney Feedyard

JBS SA, Brazil based and the world’s biggest producer of beef, reported that it had agreed on a deal for the purchase of McElhaney Feedyard in Arizona, USA, at an investment worth $24 million.

According to a statement from the company, the Feedyard has a onetime capacity to feed 130,000 head of cattle and is strategically placed in the region of the company’s facility in Tolleson, as well in the Arizona state.

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DJ Brazil JBS To Buy Feedyard In US For $24 Million

Brazil's JBS SA, the world's largest beef producer, agreed to buy McElhaney Feedyard in Arizona, for around $24 million, the company said in a statement late Wednesday.

"This feedyard has a one-time capacity to feed 130,000 head of cattle and is strategically located in the region of the JBS production facility in Tolleson,
also in the state of Arizona," said JBS.

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Cuban Animal Feed Mill Opens in Las Tunas

Cuba - The first multipurpose plant to produce animal feed for farms in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas has begun operating in the southern municipality of Amancio.

The new plant can manufacture various types of feed mixtures for various species of animals, and will enable Cuba to save some of the expensive imports made in this field.

Information published by Tiempo21 digital webpage of the provincial Radio Victoria station, states that the plant was built at a cost of about $ 89,000, with the use of equipment, parts and other items recovered.

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