Colombia detects foot-and-mouth disease on a pig farm
The affected farm, with 27 susceptible animals, is located near the border with Venezuela.
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Improved production and increased profitability
At this year's EuroTier fair in Hannover, Swedish Smart Agritech Solution of Sweden launches a patented digital camera solution which will bring significant improvements for pig production worldwide.
HealthyLivestock: Tackling antimicrobial resistance through improved livestock health and welfare
On October 25th, a new ambitious and ground-breaking project is launched: HealthyLivestock. Internationally renowned experts and scientists from the European Union and China will work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Breeding goals have a positive impact on your profit
Updating DanBred’s breeding goals ensures greater overall genetic gain in the future via greater focus on finishers’ traits. With the new trait ’Maternal early gain’, the breeding goals of DanBred Landrace and DanBred Yorkshire now include a maternal trait with impact on the growth of piglets.
Drive wheel made of cast plastic runs quietly and allows for longer dry feeding systems
Dry feeding systems for feed supply must cover ever longer distances in the barn. This increases mechanical stress on conveyor chains and drive units.
Miratorg increases pig production in live weight by 1.9% to 312 thousand tons for the first 9 months of 2018
Russia’s largest pork producer, reports an increase in pig production by 1.9% to 312 thousand tons in live weight from January to September 2018 in comparison with a same period of last year.
ASF China: increase in cases and number of affected provinces
China's veterinary authorities have confirmed the first ASF outbreaks in Guizhou province and new outbreaks in Hunan.
Commission publishes report on application of competition rules in the agricultural sector
The report published by the Commission is the first focusing specifically on the application of EU competition rules to the agricultural sector.
Japan: ASF contaminated meat inside luggage at an airport
The contaminated sausages were found in the luggage of a passenger from Beijing.
UK: 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.
China adopts new measures to stop the spreading of ASF
Among other measures, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to forbid the use of food scraps to feed pigs.
Romania detects ASF in a new county
The outbreak has been detected in the county of Maramures.
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.
USDA lifts restrictions on some pork imports from Poland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has agreed to lift restrictions on imports of some fresh and frozen pork from Poland that were put in place October 18, 2018 due to potential risk from African Swine Fever (ASF).
Bulgaria confirms ASF in a wild boar
It is a wild boar found dead near the border with Romania.
Latest agri-food trade figures: EU exports are stable
Exports of pork continue to decline.