MEPs back plans to halt spread of drug resistance from animals to humans
The agreement with EU ministers was adopted with 583 votes to 16 and 20 abstentions.
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NewsUK: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals dropped
Total sales of veterinary antibiotics, adjusted for a nimal populations, was 37 mg/kg in 2017. This result signals an additional 18% reduction from 2016.
Romania detects ASF in a new county
The outbreak has been detected in the county of Maramures.
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in farming in order to keep drug-resistant bacteria out of our food.
Bulgaria confirms ASF in a wild boar
It is a wild boar found dead near the border with Romania.
ASF in China: Hunan is also affected by the disease
First ASF cases detected in the province of Hunan.
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ASF: France relaxes the restrictions in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas
The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Didier Guillaume, has decided to reduce the restriction areas for the prevention of ASF.
China: ASF in Yunnan, in the south of the country
The disease has been confirmed for the first time in the province of Yunnan, in the south of China.
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NewsDenmark: Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased four years in a row
The use of antimicrobials in animals in Denmark fell in 2017. This is one of the findings of the annual DANMAP report for 2017.
New CSF outbreaks in Brazil
3 new outbreaks confirmed on backyard farms in the state of Ceará.
USDA suspends pork imports from Poland
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has suspended entry of imports of fresh and frozen pork and pork products from Poland while it completes a review of that country’s export protocols.
Romania confirms ASF in the province of Teleorman
The disease is spreading towards the east of the country.
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China: ASF appears in a new province and outbreaks surge in Liaoning
The new province affected by the disease is Shanxi. Liaoning has declared 21 outbreaks, most of them on commercial farms.
Romania: European Commission audit mission on ASF
On October 17th, the European Commission audit mission on African Swine Fever (ASF) started.
Belgium reports new ASF cases
So far, 96 boars have been affected by ASF.
China confirms the presence of PPA in Tianjin
The new outbreak is located halfway between the two regions previously affected by ASF, although it is not in direct contact with any of them.
The ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved
The WOAH/OIE judges that the ASF outbreak in the Czech Republic has been resolved after more than 6 months without new cases.
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NewsESVAC 2016: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals drop across the EU
The latest report shows that sales of antibiotics for use in animals in Europe fell by 20% between 2011 and 2016. This covers 25 countries that provided data for this period.
China: ASF detected on a large swine farm
ASF detected in a commercial farm with almost 20,000 susceptible animals.
ASF: France will install fences in the border area
The Minister has asked the prefects of the three departments involved (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Ardennes and Meuse) to implement the regulations needed to install these fences.
France: publishing of the decrees with measures against ASF
The measures implemented in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas have been published.
ASF Belgium: new measures
The old 63,000-hectare perimeter is now divided into 3 specific areas, each one subject to distinct requirements.
FAO works to better understand backyard pig sector, key in the fight against swine fever
FAO has developed a methodology, based on two sets of questionnaires, to aid in learning more about how these largely informal pig and pork value chains operate.
USDA outlines next steps for advancing animal disease traceability
USDA’s four overarching goals for advancing animal disease traceability to protect the long-term health, marketability and economic viability of the U.S. livestock industry.