New research indicates small and very small meat-processing facilities can use household steam cleaners to reduce naturally occurring bacterial populations on freshly slaughtered beef and hog carcasses. Researchers exposed three anatomical sites on the right half of each carcass to a 60-s steam treatment, and the corresponding left half of the carcass remained untreated. Samples were collected from 72 beef and 72 hog carcasses before, immediately after, and 24 hours after the steam...

Sumner said 30 percent of poultry products in the country are consumed by food processing industries while the rest goes to the food and retail service sectors. Star Cebu - RP demand for US poultry, eggs increasing. He said chicken leg quarters are among the popular export products in the country. Price hike Sumner is optimistic about capturing a good market for US poultry products because according to him, a future increase in the prices of corn and other feed products used by animals...

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The negative results however do not mean a lifting of the protective measures, brought into effect after an outbreak of swine fever was reported from nearby Croatia. The two pigs from the farm were culled and brought to Ljubljana for testing. Pig Not Infested with Swine Fever, Radio Reports. Laboratory tests of a pig from a farm near Brezice (E) have come out negative to swine fever, public broadcaster Radio Slovenia reported on Saturday, 17 March. The possible case of the disease was...

Price Middle School, said this is the fifth year shes been involved in the show and auction and has had some success in the past. Unfortunately, Tilton added, with the large number of hogs and a general slowdown in the market, the auction probably was not going to have record prices. How about 35 folks? After showing the grand and reserve (1st and 2nd place) steer and grand and reserve hog, to some 300-400 buyers and fans, Ralphs turn came up next, immediately following Mullins other...