Japan will allow the vaccination of pigs against CSF
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Taku Eto, announced the revision of the specific CSF prevention guidelines to enable the preventive vaccination of pigs.
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EU: increase in pork export values
A 12.6% increase compared to last year, EU agri-food exports reached €13.07 billion for July 2019, another monthly record.
OIE: New group of experts to prevent the entry of ASF in the Americas Region
The recent spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, and more recently in Asia, is responsible for huge economic losses within the pig industry, endangering the livelihoods of many smallholders.
China to invest in live pig industry
The investment will focus on upgrading and rebuilding the pig farms.
Boehringer Ingelheim breaks ground on its strategic vaccine production center for veterinary public health
The company will invest 200 million euro into this high-tech complex, located near Lyon, France, and create around 100 skilled jobs.
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NewsRussian agricultural exports to China grows
The agricultural exports to China grew 27% and exceeded $1.9 billion.
Germany approves a new state and voluntary label in favour of animal health
The federal government has agreed on the introduction of a state and uniform label in favour of animal health to tag animal-derived food. The Bill on the labelling in favour of animal welfare was approved last September 4th, and it would regulate in a first stage, the labelling of pork.
Second ASF outbreak in South Korea
The OIE/WOAH has informed of a new case of African swine fever (ASF) on a commercial farm in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi.
China: fiscal measures to increase hog production
China has decided to strengthen its fiscal policies in a move to facilitate hog production and guarantee stable pork supply, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Thailand: pigs culled amid African swine fever fears
The Thai Livestock Department told the media that 200 pigs had been culled in the country's northern province of Chiang Rai.
The Minister of Agriculture of Denmark opens a pork plant in China
The Minister of Food of Denmark, Mr Mogens Jensen, opened the new Danish Crown plant in China last week.
WEDA Dust Control was presented with an innovation star award at SPACE
On September 10th, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp was presented with an innovation star award for its intelligent ventilation technology ‘Dust Control’.
Rules to calculate and to migate the environmental performance of the red meat
The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) has developed a document with the aim of creating a comprehensive and harmonised scientific methodology that can be used by the industry stakeholders to calculate the product environmental footprint of red meat and to determine the impact of the red meat supply chain.
The right combination of a brilliant concept and a robust pig
A passion for animals is of great importance in pig farming – something that is familiar to Edwin Elshof. A passion for animals, in particular pigs, is what inspired him to become a pig farmer and to carry on with the family firm.
Spain becomes the first pork exporter to China
Between January and July, pork and pig offal exports from Spain to China reached USD561.4 million. With these figures, Spain is now the first pork and pig offal supplier to China, overtaking Germany.
Panama seizes pork from China at the airport
The confiscation affected a passenger that transported pork in her luggage and that arrived on a connection flight that came from Los Angeles but originating in China.