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A multidisciplinary approach to assess the welfare of weaned pigs during transport at three space allowances

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Combining behavioral and physiological measures of stress provides a robust picture of piglet welfare during transport at different space allowances.

Wang Rulin headed for Singapore to promote the Cooperation Food Zone Project

At the invitation of the Singapore Minister for National Development Ma Baoshan, to comprehensively promote economic and trade cooperation between Jilin province and Singapore, especially the China Jilin (Singapore) new agricultural cooperative food zone project, Governor Wang Rulin led the Jilin Province delegation to arrive in Singapore on May 19 and began the 4-day visit.

USA - AMI foundation releases 2010 edition of Animal Care & Handling Guidelines

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Authored by Colorado State University Professor of Animal Science Temple Grandin, Ph.D., with the Institute's Animal Welfare Committee, the 2010 edition includes an important new transportation audit that measures key animal welfare factors on trucks when they arrive at meat plants and as drivers and plant personnel unload livestock.

Commission sends Reasoned Opinion to Spain on animal transport

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After recent Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) inspection missions to Spain, the Commission considers that there is a systematic and persistent failure of the Spanish authorities to comply with the relevant EU provisions.
source: europa.eu

EU - Animal transport proposals dropped

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Proposals to introduce controversial new animal transport regulations have been dropped by the European Commission.
source: www.farmersguardian.com

EU - Transport of live animals - satellite surveillance and database

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The Council took note of the views expressed by the Netherlands delegation, supported by Bulgaria, the Czech republic, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Austria and United-Kingdom, regarding the need of new instruments to better control and inspect international transport of live animals, such as satellite navigation systems.
source: www.consilium.europa.eu

France-Hybrides ships to China...overcoming H1N1 concerns

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Hypor B.V. announced today that recently acquired France-Hybrides has successfully shipped 315 GGP females and boars from their Sichamps and Châteauneuf-sur-Loire French nucleus farms to pig farms located in Shandong Province. This shipment was organized by the Shandong Husbandry Bureau.