ASF China: Greater surveillance of means of transport for pigs
The long-distance transport of pigs seems the main reason for the spreading of the disease in China.
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Spain will implement measures to improve the comprehensive management of slurry
The Minister of Agriculture has informed that a Royal Decree on farm management and another one on sustainable agricultural nutrition are being drafted that will include new requirements for the improvement of the management of slurry.
EU: changes in the ‘Animal Health Law’
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/1629 of 25 July 2018 amending the list of diseases set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’).
Trade Committee MEPs give greenlight to landmark EU-Japan trade agreement
Largest bilateral trade deal ever for the EU, timely signal supporting open, fair, rules-based international trade.
Perstorp to invest €14+ million in Feed & Food
The goal: boosting next generation solutions for gut health and preservation.
France presents its candidature for the FAO's Directorate General
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle will be the candidate to preside over the FAO's Directorate General.
China bets on reducing the use of protein in feed
It is expected that the annual consumption of soybean meal for the production of feed drops by some 11 million tonnes.
World cereal output forecasts raised
FAO has also raised its forecast for global cereal production in 2018 to 2 601 million tonnes, primarily due to higher estimates for wheat production in Canada and China. Nonetheless, the new forecast remains 2.1 percent below the record level achieved in 2017.
Dry feeding system for smaller housing section systems
The DR1500 Corner Drive has been approved as a two-star New Product exhibit at Agromek 2018.
Simple method for measuring ammonia emission from livestock housing
The VE118 can measure the factual emission from the livestock housing.
New system permits pigs on straw
Xaletto has been approved as a two-star New Product exhibit at Agromek 2018 where it will be presented by Big Dutchman A/S.
Taiwan: ASF virus found in a sausage from China
African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler.
First piglets are born!
Last week the first Maxter piglets are born in Sichamps. These newborn piglets will be the first ones to be reared in a high-tech environment, in line with the technology revolution our world is facing now.
BIG: the first valve for installation at a 30-degree angle
The BIG dry feed valve is the first computer-controlled feed valve that can be installed diagonally, at an angle of up to 30 degrees.
Venezuela closes its borders to the trade of Colombian animals and their products
After the new foot-and-mouth disease cases in Colombia, the Venezuelan Government has forbidden the entry of Colombian animals and their products.
FAO: Food prices dip in October
International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices.