Canada confirms more cases of PEDV
There are currently 20 confirmed cases of the disease in Manitoba since its detection in 2014.
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United Kingdom: Colistin use in pig sector falls by over 70%
New figures collated by the British pig industry and released by RUMA indicate use of Colistin, an antibiotic of last resort which treats a number of bacterial infections in both humans and animals, fell significantly in the sector during 2016.
Insects oil
From the treatment of organical waste they obtain high caloric content compost and also insect maggots, rich in proteins, that can be used for animal feeding or to produce insects oils competing with fish oil and that can be used to obtain Omega’s 3, 6 and 7.
Russia - Vietnam: cooperation in the veterinary field
In particular they discussed an issue of harmonizing veterinary certificates for pork, beef, poultry meat and products thereof from Russia to Vietnam.
Confident in choosing your phytase? New video outlines key factors to consider for consistent phosphorus release and cost savings
A new video from AB Vista aims to give feed producers an insight into the key factors to consider when evaluating phosphorus equivalency, in order to determine the efficacy of a phytase.
French pork exports in 2016
French pork exports increased in 2016, while imports continued to decline.
Paraguay free of CSF and free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination
With the participation of representatives of the pig sector, the certifications were received by the delegation that attended the OIE meeting.
ESPHM 2017
In total 1562 delegates, partners and sponsoring company staff members from in total 49 countries participated in this event.
Argentina: First meeting of the Pork Exports Board
The meeting meant the start of a work plan between the public and the private sectors to progress in the identification, prioritisation and the opening of the markets of interest for pork and pork processed products.
The Danish producers, industry and organisations join to improve the organic production
Organic pig producers, abattoirs and organisations related to animal welfare have signed a new agreement that will further improve the pigs’ welfare and their environmental impact. This agreement sets more requisites and regulations and will give place to an E-brand that will come into force in January 1st 2018.
Antibiotic consumption in livestock in The Netherlands
The Dutch Veterinary Drugs Authority (SDa) has presented the report on the use of drugs in livestock in 2016.
Produmix participates in new R&D&I projects
Produmix is currently working in various research projects with universities and other international reference centers.
The Magapor R & D & i Biotechnology team receives a prize in Taiwan
The speech of Raquel Ausejo, technical director of Magapor and head of the R & D & I biotechnology department, speech was rewarded by the auditorium.
Russia starts conversations with Thailand to export pork offal
The Russian authorities met with their Thai counterparts during the 85th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to talk about the possibility of exporting pork offal from Russia to Thailand.
Improving animal health data collection through the OIE’s renovated system WAHIS+
WAHIS, the OIE’s World Animal Health Information System is being renovated to meet new sanitary challenges and to be prepared to future demands.
The CReSA has been appointed as Reference Laboratory for CSF
In this General Session, representatives of the 180 member countries of the WOAH and observers of the international organisations with which the WOAH has signed official agreements (FAO, WHO, World Bank…) have participated.