Feedstuffs articles from February 2008

Feedstuffs archives from February 2008

Packers win verdict appeal.
February 4, 2008... AN appellate court determined last week that the three largest beef cattle packers did not violate the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) in buying cattle over six weeks in 2001 at less money than the cattle were worth. The finding set aside a...

USDA begins investigation of cattle plant.(United States. Department of Agriculture)(Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.)
February 4, 2008... AN undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) at California cattle plant last fall caused a firestorm of reaction when it was made public last week--from the floor of the plant where employees were fired or...

Tyson to revamp ad claim.
February 4, 2008... TYSON Foods Inc. has agreed in federal district court to revamp its advertising claim of "Raised Without Antibiotics" on its chicken products. The move came after three competitors legally challenged the company on the grounds of false and...

OIE expands biotech role.(NewsWatch)(World Organization for Animal Health)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Lesser-known terms from the biotech realm such as recombinant vaccines, nanotechnology and metagenomics could well become a part of our everyday language soon, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). "OIE wants to...

USDA reopens, extends comment period.(NewsWatch)
February 4, 2008... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that it is reopening and extending the comment period for the proposed voluntary standard for a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and meat. The...

Bush to change ethanol tariff.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Reports indicate that the Bush Administration will make changes to the ethanol tariff in its budget to Congress scheduled for release Feb. 4. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said in an address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the White House's...

Saputo to acquire Wisconsin dairy.(NewsWatch)
February 4, 2008... Canada's largest dairy processor, Saputo Inc., announced last week an agreement to acquire Alto Dairy Cooperative, based in Waupun, Wis., for $160 million ($158.8 million, Canadian). The acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including...

Arnold Rosenwald.(NewsWatch)(Obituary)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Arnold S. "Rosy" Rosenwald, extension poultry pathologist emeritus at the University of California-Davis, whose career and contributions to poultry medicine spanned more than 70 years, died Jan. 23 in Davis at age 98. Rosenwald completed his...

Supply deal.(NewsWatch)(Genetiporc's contracts with Biotech Farms)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Genetiporc announced that it recently signed a long-term genetic supply agreement with Biotech Farms of Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines. The first animals were delivered in early November, and Genetiporc will continue its sustained...

Pew misses mark.(Inside Washington)(Editorial)
February 4, 2008... MAKE no mistake, the livestock industry is aware of the danger of antimicrobial resistance. Prudent use of antibiotics and detailed efforts to determine exactly what that means for compassionate care of sick animals, production efficiency...

Hypoxia reports target ag.(News)(agriculture)(Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force)
February 4, 2008... THE Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force will publish a long-awaited update to its 2001 plan in late February. It is expected to have major implications for both crop and livestock agriculture in key farm states. The task force, which is...

Gulf action plan review considers EPA, USGS reports.(News)
February 4, 2008... JUST how much influence will the new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study on nutrient loading to the Gulf of Mexico have on a the updated Hypoxia Task Force action plan due out this month? Ben Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at...

EU bans all beef imports from Brazil.(News)
February 4, 2008... THE European Commission said Jan. 30 it is temporarily banning all beef imports from Brazil effective Feb. 1, explaining that the South American country has yet to comply with European Union animal disease standards, particularly those on foot...

CWB applauds Peru trade deal.(News)(Canadian Wheat Board)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... CANADIAN Wheat Board (CWB) president Greg Arason complimented the federal government Jan. 28 for concluding talks over the weekend with Peru on a new free trade agreement (FTA). Arason said the deal levels the playing field for Peru's grain...

DDGS use prompts questions.(News)(distillers dried grains with solubles)
February 4, 2008... WITH the increased availability of ethanol co-products, especially distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), concern has been expressed about virginiamycin residues in DDGS, particularly in diets fed to laying hens as Food & Drug...

Costs push Tyson to up chicken prices.(Business)
February 4, 2008... CITING "erratic" and "unparalleled market dynamics," Tyson Foods Inc. last week reported an $85 million loss for its beef business and a nearly 50% decrease in earnings in its chicken division for its first fiscal 2008 quarter, although it said...

Feed costs push Pilgrim's to huge first-quarter loss.(Business)(Pilgrim's Pride Corp.)(Financial report)
February 4, 2008... REFLECTING what it said is "the significant challenge posed by higher feed ingredient costs," Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has reported a loss of $32 million for its first fiscal 2008 quarter. For its quarter ended Dec. 29, 2007, Pilgrim's Pride...

Agri-Nutrition Consulting Inc.(Names in the News)(appointment of Mike Hendricks)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... AGRI-NUTRITION CONSULTING INC., Windsor, Wis.--Mike Hendricks has joined the company as ration analyst. Hendricks was most recently with the Reedsburg Cooperative. Katy Schultz has joined the company as marketing coordinator.

Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition.(Names in the News)(appointment of Fowler Branstetter)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... ARM & HAMMER ANIMAL NUTRITION, Princeton, N.J. --Fowler Branstetter has joined the company as dairy enterprise account manager for the eastern U.S. Branstetter will work with nutrition consultants and dairy producers to help improve...

Brock Grain System.(Names in the News)(appointment of Chris Gartland)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... BROCK GRAIN SYSTEM, Milford, Ind.--Chris Gartland has been named plant manager at the Frankfort, Ind., plant. Gartland will be responsible for daily operations of the plant that manufactures grain conditioning and drying equipment. He was...

Feed Energy Co.(Names in the News)
February 4, 2008... FEED ENERGY CO., Des Moines, Iowa--Paul Knockel has joined the company as director of plant operations. Knockel was previously with Land O'Lakes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Informa Economics Inc.(Names in the News)(appointments of Michael Bruchhaus and Benjamin Warolin)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... INFORMA ECONOMICS INC., Memphis, Tenn.--Michael Bruchhaus has joined the consulting team. Bruchhaus was previously with Gulf Engineers & Consultants. Nathan Payton has joined the Eagan, Minn., office as feed ingredient and dairy analyst....

Kansas State University.(Names in the News)(appointment of Dirk E. Maier )(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Manhattan, Kan.--Dirk E. Maier has been named the head of the department of grain science and industry. Maier was previously at Purdue University.

Quali Tech Inc.(Names in the News)(appointment of Dr.Greg A. Nunnery )(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... QUALI TECH INC., Chaska, Minn.--Dr. Greg A. Nunnery has joined the technical support team as ruminant nutritionist technical support--beef cattle. Nunnery will be responsible for ruminant technical sales support throughout the U.S. and Canada....

Wendy's updates.(In 60 seconds)(results of board meeting)(Company overview)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Wendy's updates: Wendy's International Inc. announced last week that a committee of the board of directors that is reviewing the company's strategic alternatives is in the final stages of the review but is taking longer than expected due to...

Pork plant bought.(In 60 seconds)
February 4, 2008... Pork plant bought: CRG Acquisition LLC announced last week the acquisition of the Sara Lee Corp. pork plant in West Point, Miss., which has been closed since last March. It said it plans to sell the plant, with equipment intact, to a pork...

CHB relaunches site.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... CHB relaunches site: Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) has relaunched www.herefordbeef.net with more user-friendly software to reach CHB producers, foodservice and retail customers and consumers, according to an announcement. The site provides...

Dairy deal.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Dairy deal: Blue Seal Feeds Inc. of Londonderry, N.H., and I.L. Richer Co. Inc. of Sangerfield, N.Y., announced that they are working on an agreement for Blue Seal to purchase the assets of I.L. Richer. They hope to complete the transaction...

Cereal to be bought.(In 60 seconds)
February 4, 2008... Cereal to be bought: Ralcorp Holdings Inc. received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission last week to acquire the Post cereals line from Kraft Foods Inc. for $2.6 billion. Ralcorp said it already has received clearance from the Canadian...

Emporia slaughter halted.(Business)
February 4, 2008... RESPONDING to substantial industry overcapacity and red ink, Tyson Foods Inc. is preparing to cease slaughter operations at its cattle plant in Emporia, Kan., according to an announcement Jan. 25. Analysts who follow food stocks hailed the...

Stock summary.(Business)(Statistical table)
February 4, 2008... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Moskow Stock Indexes Jan. 30 Jan. 23 Year ago Agribusiness 235.10 239.50 267.20 Baking 213.30 221.10 255.40 Fertilizer ...

CME, NYMEX in talks.(Business)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... CME Group Inc. and NYMEX Holdings Inc. confirmed last week that they are engaged in preliminary discussions regarding a potential acquisition of NYMEX by CME. According to the terms under consideration, NYMEX shareholders would receive $36...

Let's find today's good politician.(Loos Tales)(banning of pork hunting)(Column)
February 4, 2008... I OFTEN speak of the energy and passion for agriculture our nation's young people have, but at the 50th annual Saunders County Livestock Assn. meeting, where I spoke recently, I realized that the same energy and passion can be much more far...

Ethanol production and food prices are related.(Editorial)(Editorial)
February 4, 2008... IT is time to acknowledge that the draw on corn for ethanol production is driving corn costs for animal feeding and, in turn, food prices significantly higher. The evidence is clear. Cash corn has increased from about $3.50/bu. last...

Everyone loses with COOL: COOL will be costly to Canadian and U.S. pork producers as well as consumers in both countries, and "the world is watching.".(Feedstuffs FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)(country-of-origin-labeling)
February 4, 2008... THE country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) law becomes effective in September, and despite recent improvements, it's still an example of poorly thought-out policy that will have negative, unintended consequences--a lose-lose-lose for Canadian pork...

Horses paying for lack of thinking.(Feedstuffs FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... ANOTHER example of unintended consequences is the decision by the U.S. district court in New Orleans, La., last year that upheld a Texas law prohibiting the processing of horses for human consumption and the law the Illinois legislature passed...

Soybean meal may stimulate immune response.(Research)
February 4, 2008... COULD one of the most commonly used feed ingredients be causing a metabolically expensive over-stimulation of the innate immune system? At the International Poultry Science Forum held Jan. 21-22 in Atlanta, Ga., N.M. Dale of the University...

Biofuel policy to affect poultry.(Bottom Line)
February 4, 2008... PAUL of Poultry Perspectives in Storrs, Conn., prepared an invited lecture paper for the World's Poultry Science Assn. on the "Impact on the World Poultry Industry of the Global Shift to Biofuels." Recently published in Poultry Science...

Clougherty to liquidate 9,000 sows.(Hog Industry INSIDER)(Clougherty Packing Co.)
February 4, 2008... BY the time a ballot issue to do away with sow gestation stalls goes before California voters this fall, there might not be any left. The only major breeding operation in the state is converting to a finishing-only facility and taking 9,000...

Automation key in new facility.(Facilities)
February 4, 2008... SIXTY-four years of consecutive growth and aggressive future growth plans have made Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Diamond V ready to expand. In January, the company announced plans to begin building a $12 million manufacturing facility at a...

Bumper crops lead to on-farm storage bags.(Facilities)
February 4, 2008... JIMMY Hayes, a Calhoun County, Texas, producer, didn't want to take a chance on having to hold his harvest in the field because the grain elevators were full, so he researched on-farm storage in the form of polyethylene bags. These bags...

Ventilation trailer helps fine-tune swine building.(Facilities)
February 4, 2008... A NEW tool is now available to Ohio pork producers to help them better manage the environment in their livestock facilities, potentially improving production and boosting overall savings. The Ohio State University Extension has designed a...

Pioneer expands Nebraska facility.(Facilities)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... DUPONT announced plans to expand its Pioneer Hi-Bred subsidiary's production facility in York, Neb. The $13 million investment includes adding a fifth dryer and significantly increasing bulk storage for an additional 500,000 bu. of corn....

Data logger.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Dickson Co. deployed Wireless Wizard data logger )(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Dickson Co. of Addison, Ill., announced its Wireless Wizard wireless data logger for feed processors and grain industry managers monitoring inventory temperature and/or humidity. The Wireless Wizard data loggers can be monitored in real time...

Heat exchanger.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Tranter Inc. introduces SUPERMAX Shell and Plate Heat Exchanger )(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Tranter Inc. of Wichita Falls, Texas, has introduced its SUPERMAX Shell & Plate Heat Exchanger for processes involving batch reactors with one or more organic solvents. Reactors with SUPERMAX units can have a shorter vaporization/ condensation...

Separator.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Rotex introduces MEGATEX XD )(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... ROTEX Global LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the addition of the MEGATEX XD Separator to its line of dry separation equipment. The MEGATEX XD is designed to meet the screening requirements of high-volume applications. It features a high...

Grinder.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Modern Process Equipment Inc. unveiled Gran-U-Lizer)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Modern Process Equipment Inc. of Chicago, Ill., has introduced the new Rapid-Clean Gran-U-Lizer, its first production-scale grinder that can be disassembled by hand for easy cleanout. The Rapid-Clean Gran-U-Lizer eliminates pockets and crevices...

Particle reduction.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Modern Process Equipment Inc. introduced granulator)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Modern Process Equipment Inc. of Chicago, Ill., has introduced the Strand & Sheet Granulator, its first Roller-Style Gran-U-Lizer designed specifically to draw sheets or strands from conveyors or belts and reduce them in size using roller...

Tarp fasteners.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Grabbit Tool Co. of Littleton, Colo., has developed a family of products that allow tarp users to manage tarps and protect property without using grommets. Offered in three sizes (20" Long Grabbit, 6" EZ Grabbit and 1.5" Mini Grabbit), Grabbits...

Production analysis software.(Facilities: New Equipment)(CenterPoint version 3.5 from Red Wing Software)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Red Wing Software Inc. of Red Wing, Minn., announced the addition of production analysis to CenterPoint version 3.5. The production analysis tool offers abilities to compare profitability between profit centers, production centers and...

Grinder mixer.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Art's-Way Manufacturing Company Inc. unveiled 5105 and 5165 Grinder Mixers)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Art's-Way Manufacturing Inc. of Armstrong, Iowa, has introduced its 5105 and 5165 Grinder Mixers. The 5105 Grinder Mixer offers a 105 bu. tank with a 20 in. hammermill. The portable and flexible 5165, the largest grinder mixer in the industry,...

Inlet damper.(Facilities: New Equipment)(dampers from American Coolair)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... American Coolair of Jacksonville, Fla., has introduced the next-generation Inlet Damper for the poultry industry. Available on all of its 48 and 52 in. wall fan units, the Inlet Damper allows for insulation. The damper consists of four vertical...

Injector.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Diversified Imports Inc.)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Diversified Imports Inc. of Lakewood, N.J., announced its MixRite medicating injector, a multipurpose injector used for administering vitamins, antibiotics and nutritional supplements. MixRite has been improved to have better lubrication, a...

Tablet computer.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Glacier Computer introduced Ridgeline Tablet)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Glacier Computer of New Milford, Conn., announced its Ridgeline Tablet. The portable, rugged tablet computer can be used by mobile workers in harsh environments. Each tablet computer is equipped with a touch-screen interface that workers use to...

April goal for WTO progress.(World Trade Organization)
February 4, 2008... TRADE ministers from some 20 governments agreed to try to find a breakthrough in long-delayed World Trade Organization talks by late March or April. The ministers from governments including the U.S., European Union, Japan, Australia,...

Ukraine ready to join WTO.
February 4, 2008... THE Ukraine's agricultural markets are about to see further changes. The World Trade Organization is expected to approve Ukraine's membership Feb. 5, opening the way for one of the few remaining large economies outside WTO to join. ...

Local elevators feel financial strain.(MILL MARKET)
February 4, 2008... FINANCIAL pressure is mounting for local grain elevators due to the dramatic surge in prices for corn, soybeans and wheat over the last six months. These firms face huge margin calls on their hedges at a time when commercial credit is...

Cellulosic ethanol grants.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $114 million in grants on Jan. 29 for the construction of four small-scale biorefineries to be located in Commerce City, Colo.; St. Joseph, Mo; Boardman, Ore., and Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., that will produce...

Bid for Mead plant.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Prime BioSolutions is reportedly looking into making a bid for the bankrupt E3 Biofuels Mead, Neb., ethanol facility. The plant pioneered the use of Prime's closed-loop system but closed after just six months. E3 is in the process of...

Glycerin in poultry feeds.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... As detailed in the February issue of Poultry Science, researchers for the first time have determined that the energy in glycerin, a co-product created in the production of biodiesel, is almost completely metabolized when used as an ingredient...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
February 4, 2008... The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained Jan. 30 from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column shows amount of change since the...

Cattle outlook: everyone struggles.(Livestock/Poultry)
February 4, 2008... CATTLE did not trade in enough numbers to establish prices through Thursday last week, but lighter showlists, lighter weights and higher beef cutouts gave cattle feeders resolve to hold out for higher prices, according to Feedstuffs sources....

Hog markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Hog markets: The hog markets rose for the third straight week last week as demand for pork, especially in the export markets, remained strong and as packers had to "reach out" for hogs, bidding them up to get producers to load trucks in the...

Pork prices.(In 60 seconds)
February 4, 2008... Pork prices: The pork cutout increased nicely last week, with bellies gaining $5.95 to $78.21/cwt. last Thursday and hams jumping $10.11 to $52.21.

Chicken markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Chicken markets: The chicken markets had "issues" last week, sources said, as chicken supplies became increasingly tight and prices stronger at a time when supplies would normally be available and prices weak. There were reports that...

Chicken prices.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Chicken prices: In the chicken meat and parts complex, breast meat advanced 10 cents to $1.35-1.40/lb. last Thursday, leg quarters gained 2 cents to 38 cents/lb. and cut wings increased 2-6 cents to $1.29-1.35/lb. Wings moved on demand for...

Egg markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Egg markets: The egg markets were steady and unchanged for the fourth straight week as supplies remained well managed, with "pockets of the country where there are few eggs," sources said. Eggs were $1.54-1.58 and $1.45-1.47/doz. last Thursday...

Turkey markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Turkey markets: The turkey markets increased 1-2 cents --up for the second straight week, an extraordinary event for this time of year--to 74-77 cents/lb. for hens and retail-sized toms in the East and Midwest last Thursday, 10.2% more than...

Rally on the horizon.(Grains/Ingredients)
February 4, 2008... THE threat of recession is one of the few factors keeping grain prices from surging higher, which are already at historic levels. Volatility likely will continue in the corn and soybean markets, which are fighting for acres and have tight...

Ethanol price drops expected.(News)
February 11, 2008... THE "ethanol gold rush" of May 2006 saw ethanol prices at $3.60, and investors were running to make their millions in the fuel. Now, ethanol is losing its luster as the influx of new plant construction, fueled by the 2005 energy bill, is...

U.S. is brucellosis free.(News)
February 11, 2008... IT took 74 years, but the U.S. cattle herd officially became free of cattle brucellosis when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Feb. 1 that Texas was the final state to be declared brucellosis Class Free. Now, USDA said, all 50...

Industry waits on feed rule.(News)
February 11, 2008... THE clock is running on the long-awaited Food & Drug Administration final rule that would tighten the 1997 feed rule, but the federal Office of Management & Budget (OMB) has now extended its review through Feb. 29. It was set to end Jan....

Rules proposed to modernize H-2A.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced a proposal last Wednesday aimed at "modernizing" the nation's H-2A program that has so far failed to address the need to allow immigrant farmworkers to enter the country legally. Chao said the U.S....

WTO negotiating texts released.(NewsWatch)(World Trade Organization)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Two papers were issued last Friday, including what could become the formulas for cutting tariffs and trade-distorting agricultural subsidies in a final World Trade Organization deal. They are the outcome of the latest discussions in negotiating...

Ethanol import tariff remains.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... In last week's budget proposal, the Bush Administration did not alter its policy on the ethanol import tariff. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman had made comments at the end of January questioning whether the 54 cents/gal. import tariff should be...

VeraSun to relocate.(NewsWatch)(VeraSun Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... VeraSun Energy Corp. and US BioEnergy Corp. announced Feb. 6 that the corporate offices of the combined company will relocate to Sioux Falls, S.D. "The primary objectives in determining a final location included the ability to retain and...

Exports up.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... The first five-and-a-half months into the 2007-08 marketing year have shown noteworthy increases in U.S. corn and sorghum exports. Corn imports are up in Asia and the Middle East at 5.7 million tons (2.24 million bushels) compared to 3 million...

Trade away feed rule?(Inside Washington)
February 11, 2008... TRADE issues clearly have entered into the political calculation on the final feed rule. There is talk that a tougher feed rule might help reopen beef trade with South Korea, which is said to have the feed rule among its demands. The...

'Integrated model' proposed for egg production.(News)
February 11, 2008... ANIMAL ethics and welfare experts from Michigan State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a number of other universities are coming together to establish a Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) for the Health & Welfare of...

Egg council funds Iowa state egg center.(News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... CALLING it an effort to find solutions to important issues affecting egg producers, processors and consumers, the Iowa Egg Council has made a $2 million grant to Iowa State University to develop an egg industry center at the university that...

HSUS hands over more evidence.(News)(Humane Society of the United States)
February 11, 2008... REPERCUSSIONS of a Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) undercover investigation of downed dairy cattle at a California slaughter plant continued to rock Congress, the beef industry and school districts in 36 states last week. The...

GIPSA proposes last-minute rule affecting swine contractors.(News)(Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... A PROPOSED U.S. Department of Agriculture rule published Feb. 8 would bring swine contractors under the regulation of the Packers & Stockyards Act, a move Congress mandated in the 2002 farm bill. The 2002 farm bill remains in effect, under...

Pfizer launches new unit, returns to poultry health.(Business)(Pfizer Animal Health Group)
February 11, 2008... PFIZER Animal Health formally launched its new poultry health division last month and said the unit will be "all about solutions." The division marks Pfizer Animal Health's return to the poultry sector and will be focused on the in ovo...

Indictments made in melamine case.(Business)
February 11, 2008... THE Food & Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations announced Feb. 6 that two Chinese nationals and the businesses they operate, along with a U.S. company and its president and chief executive officer, were indicted by a federal...