Largest pork exporters to China
The largest exporter in 2018 was Germany, beating Spain, that dropped to the second position.
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Germany presents a new animal welfare labelling
Klöckner: “We make animal welfare more visible from birth to slaughter.”
Poland confirms the first ASF outbreak in domestic pigs in 2019
The disease has been detected on a pig farm in the voivodate of Varmia and Masuria.
USA: Eliminating unnecessary requirements for hog carcass cleaning
Removal of this unnecessary provision will enable official establishments to adopt more efficient, effective procedures.
UN’s FAO urges safer practices in livestock trade across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks.
Germany: video surveillance of abattoirs through cellphones
The Minister of Agriculture of Low Saxony wants to implement the video surveillance of abattoirs, with access to the cams through cellphones.
Denmark reduces, once more, antibiotic consumption in pigs
In 2018, the Danish pig farmers have managed to reduce, once more, antibiotic consumption. In the last five years, antibiotic consumption has dropped by up to 18%.
ASF in Belgium: more than 400 infected wild boars
As of January 4th, there were already 406 wild boars infected with ASF in Belgium.
Feed and employee safety come first during rennovation at TIER 1 Nutritionals
Tier 1 Nutritionals is a leading supplier of contract manufacturing services for a wide array of high-value feed additives and forage preservation products.
AB Agri Ltd announces further international expansion of its Primary Diets business
Primary Diets has been selling its UK produced, baby starter feed brands and Premier Nutrition premix in Poland for the last 12 years. Over this time Poland has developed into Primary Diets’ largest export market.
Philippines hog inventory and production
Inventory of swine in backyard farms grew. Similarly, stocks in commercial farms expanded.
ASF: towards the creation of a regional standing group of experts for Eastern Asia
A first inception meeting of which could be held in P.R. China to define the terms of reference and the work programme of the group.
The 90 proteins that make up the ASF virus have been identified
The work provides an atlas that describes the possible roles of these components in the assembly of the viral particle, the viral genes expression and the entry of the virus into the host cell.
CSF is still spreading through Japan
The disease has been detected on 7 pig farms, the last one with 1,600 susceptible animals.
UK: Antibiotic use in people and animals between 2013 and 2017
Based on use per ‘bodyweight’, there was a reduction of 40% in food-producing animals (from 62 mg/kg to 37 mg/kg) and 9% in people (from 135 mg/kg to 123 mg/kg).
USA: AFIA provides new biosecurity guidance following ASF outbreaks
In light of the recent outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and other animal diseases, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has been working on a multi-pronged action plan to: research science-based solutions for mitigating the risks of virus transmission through feed, and communicate any new information and recommendations to the industry and producer groups.