New official disease status recognised by the OIE
The World Assembly of OIE Delegates distributed 17 certificates for official disease status recognition.
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USMEF kicks off Spring Conference, announces succession plan
To close the session, USMEF past chairman Roel Andriessen, who chaired the search committee charged with finding and recommending candidates for the position of USMEF president, explained the extensive process that led the committee to identify Halstrom as its leading candidate.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition discusses heat stress with Japanese swine producers and feed millers
The seminar was dedicated to heat stress in swine, trying to highlight the origins and the consequences of the phenomenon.
The European Commission published the annual report on food frauds in 2016
Most of the fraud cases were due to the unfulfillment in the labelling of the products, specifically regarding their composition and name.
Increase in the European pork exports in the first trimester of 2017
71,836 tonnes more of pork than in the same period in 2016 were exported.
Adoption of the first OIE global strategy on animal welfare
Built on experiences and outcomes of regional animal welfare strategies and platforms already implemented across the world, it aims to provide continuing direction and coordination of OIE’s actions to achieve sustained improvements in this field.
Canada and Germany announce closer ties in agricultural research
Canada and Germany enjoy close and friendly relations, reflected in their active cooperation on the international stage as well as their healthy economic and investment partnership.
China, Hungary vow to deepen veterinary cooperation
At the invitation of Lajos Bognar, Deputy State Secretary and Chief Veterinary Officer of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, China’s Chief Veterinary Officer Zhang Zhongqiu visited Hungary on 17-20 May 2017. The two sides signed the MoU on Animal Health Cooperation between the two agricultural ministries.
ILDEX Indonesia 2017: Internationalizing the Livestock Market in the one of the fastest growing countries in Asia
Indonesia has witnessed a major boom in demand for livestock products such as red meat, milk, eggs and beef and cattle.
Portugal: drop in pig slaughterings
During the first trimester of 2017, the pig slaughterings, as well as the slaughter weights, have dropped.
Animal welfare: the European Commission and Argentina signed an administrative arrangement
This arrangement reconfirms the Commission's engagement to cooperate with trading partners on animal welfare .
First meeting of G20 Health Ministers in Berlin
Held under the banner of “Together Today for a Healthy Tomorrow – Joint Commitment for Shaping Global Health”, the two-day meeting focused on combating global health hazards.
SPACE 2017: A dynamic Expo benefitting the livestock industry
SPACE 2017 will be held from Tuesday 12 September to Friday 15 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre.
Distribution of clean pig production in England – 2016
A new report now available from independent publisher AgriContent Ltd provides the English pig sector with a detailed look at clean pig production in the country from 2014 to 2016 on a postcode-by-postcode and regional basis.
Situation of the Italian cured ham and sausages market
2015 was a year with a moderate recovery in which the Italian cured hams and sausages sector revealed symptoms of recovery of the ground lost during the years of crisis.