Vissing appoints new sales manager, sales agent

Denmark-based pig housing equipment company Sdr. Vissing has appointed Andreas Matzen as export sales manager. Vissing also has announced an agreement for Echberg Distribution of Quebec, Canada, to become the sales agent in North and South America.

December 3, 2010

Denmark-based pig housing equipment company Sdr. Vissing has appointed Andreas Matzen as export sales manager.

Vissing also has announced an agreement for Echberg Distribution of Quebec, Canada, to become the sales agent in North and South America for its product range including free-access feeding stalls for sows that are group-housed in gestation.

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APHIS: Iowa, South Dakota turkeys struck by avian influenza

Collectively, the two states lost nearly 85,000 turkeys in the latest cases.

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A commercial turkey flock in South Dakota is also struck by the virus.

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Converting the waste byproduct to a feed ingredient could also boost industry sustainability.

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Avian Influenza

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Federal agencies also report additional avian influenza flock infections in South Dakota, Nebraska and British Columbia.

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APHIS gives updates on California avian influenza cases

The latest information reveals that 793,700 more layers and 57,700 more turkeys have been affected by HPAI.

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