New Funding For Research Into Antibiotic Resistance
DENMARK - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has started two new research projects aimed at contributing to the fight against resistance to antibiotics in animals and humans.

Tackling Pain In Cattle
DENMARK - Veterinarians apparently differ in whether they resort to prescribing pain relief or not. A survey among Scandinavian bovine practitioners undertaken by scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Aarhus University in collaboration...

Danish Crown Increasing Market Share
DENMARK - The efforts of Danish Crown’s Beef Division to attract more animals for slaughter are beginning to bear fruit.

Danish Food Safety Standard Wins Recognition
DENMARK - The Global Red Meat Standard (GRMS) has received formal approval from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), an association of the world’s leading food safety experts.

Danish Crown Gets International Recognition
DENMARK - A marked return on international investments confirms Danish Crown’s role as an international company.

Danish Crown's Beef Division Reports Profits
DENMARK - Danish Crown’s Beef Division reports revenue for the financial year of just over DKK 3.1 billion and a net profit of DKK 52.7 million.

Ensuring the Most Exposed Animals the Best Welfare
DENMARK - Scientists are working on developing practical and effective tools that focus on improving welfare for those animals whose risk of poor welfare is greatest.

Breeding Better Barley for Feed
DENMARK - Scientists from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Aarhus are searching to improve the protein composition of barley. The scientists are working on finding barley with an optimal protein composition that not only satisfies animal...

DC Horsens Nominated for Automation Prize
DENMARK - Even though it is now four years since Danish Crown opened the world’s most modern slaughterhouse in Horsens, the high-tech facility continues to impress.

ICOMST: Danish Crown Serves Up Tasty Experience
DENMARK - On 18 August 2009, 400 meat scientists gathered for the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology in Copenhagen. And they didn’t just talk about meat. The meat-interested scientists had a real hands-on experience when Danish Crown...

New Organisation for Agriculture & Food in Denmark
DENMARK - The Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Landbrug og Fødevarer) will be the new body to represent the agricultural and food industry of Denmark, and a new structure will be put in place in the coming months.

DM Measurements in Maize Silage Now More Precise
DENMARK - A new cutter head for the long power-driven silage probe gives a more precise determination of the dry matter content of maize silage, according to a test at the Danish Cattle Research Centre.

Eating Time – a Future Management Tool
DENMARK - Analysis of recordings from the Danish Cattle Research Centre have shown that eating time in dairy cows can provide an estimate of feed intake. Recordings of duration of eating may thus be a possible tool for pointing out ”problem cows”.

Denmark Launch DKK 64 Million Breeding Project
DENMARK - A groundbreaking cattle research project to the tune of DKK 64 million has recently been launched at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at Aarhus University.

Danish Project to Reduce Emissions from Cows
DENMARK - Are Danish burps just as bad as foreign ones? This is one of the questions facing the Danish cattle scientists who are trying to reduce the impact of cattle on the climate.

ICoMST: Meat – Muscle, Manufacturing and Meals
DENMARK - The 55^th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST 2009) will take place at the Bella Centre near Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 21 August 2009.

Danish Farms to Thrive on New Green Growth
DENMARK - The Danish government has just launched a DKr 13.5 billion Green Growth plan that will ensure better conditions for the country’s nature and environment while allowing agriculture to develop. The plan represents a 50 per cent increase in investments...

Animal Behaviour Gets Danish Attention
DENMARK - A PhD course on stress reactions in animals is attracting PhD students from many European countries. The organisers are very pleased about the interest in the course, although it means that not all applications can be met this time round.

Gender Selections Reduce Newborn Slaughter
DENMARK - Using gender-selected semen from beef bulls to inseminate organic dairy cattle ensures that it is economically viable to produce high-quality organic beef and reduces the problem of having to slaughter newborn Jersey bull calves.

New EAAP President: Danish Cattle Expert
DENMARK - A Danish expert in dairy cattle research has taken up the post as president of the European Association for Animal Production.