Further increase in Spanish imports of Dutch piglets in 2023
Spanish imports of Dutch piglets have been increasing steadily, having doubled in five years.
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Mexico approved safe importation of pigs from Denmark
With the aim of strengthening the genetics of the national herd, Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development endorsed the safe importation of 220 pigs from Denmark, which were inspected by Mexican officials in the European territory.
Panama: Ministry and swine industry meet to strengthen production
Marketing, production processes, and genetics were the topics discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, and Juan Guevara, representing the Panamanian pork sector.
Denmark sets goals for 2050
The most important aspects of the plan are animal welfare, reducing antibiotic use, and CO2 emissions.
Spain ended 2021 with a further increase in imports of Dutch piglets
Over the past year, Spanish imports of Dutch piglets increased by 22% with respect to the year prior.
The Mexican Institute of Pig Farming has launched
The Institute's objective is to promote scientific and technological research and make it more accessible to small and medium-scale producers.
Denmark publishes productivity numbers for 2020
Finishing pigs saw the biggest improvements. SEGES data for Danish productivity in 2020 show major improvement for finishing pigs...
Brazil: New resolution for commercialization and monitoring of genetically modified animals
The new resolution will allow the commercialization of genetically modified animals and their products.
Argentina allows breeding pigs from Canada to be imported
The Argentine National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) conducted the sanitary controls and authorized the importation of the first shipment of breeding pigs from Canada.
New Zealand rules sow farrowing crates "unlawful"
The High Court declared regulations and minimum standards regarding farrowing crates and mating stalls unlawful and invalid.
Vietnam imports thousands of pigs from Thailand in restocking efforts following ASF
Over the next four years, the industry is expected to import over 100,000 breeding pigs to repopulate the country's pig herd following the ASF outbreaks.
Nicaragua establishes a new pig farm farm for genetic improvement
The National Strategy for Swine Farming Development sets a goal of inseminating around 10,000 sows this year.
Mexico: Guanajuato will have a Swine Reproduction and Innovation Center
The main objective of the facility is the inclusion of small and medium-scale producers, who will have access to top quality genetics.
USA: FDA releases new plan to advance plant and animal biotechnology innovation
Promising new technologies that can edit animal and plant genomes have the potential to improve human and animal health, animal well-being, food productivity and food security.
FDA highlights potential health risks to people exposed to altrenogest products for horses or pigs
The FDA is providing this alert because of the nature of the adverse events, some of which have occurred in teenage girls.
Argentina: Start-up of three pig artificial insemination laboratories
The starting-up of the laboratories will allow to improve the regional productivity and to standardise the quality of pork, facilitating that the small producers can buy genetic material.