Russia: Positive balance of the agricultural sector in 2016
Livestock and fowl production increased by 3.5%, especially due to the rise in pig and poultry production.
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U.S.-Vietnam progress on pork trade
Following a meeting between President Trump and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the two countries announced plans to enhance political, diplomatic, economic and trade relations.
France: creation of a new group for the joint commercialisation of pigs
Philippe Bizien and Guillaume Roué, presidents of the cooperatives Aveltis and Prestor, officially announced the creation of the economic interest group "Eleveurs de Porcs en France" (Pig Producers in France) for the joint commercialisation of pigs.
100 European geographical indications set to be protected in China
The EU and China agreed to formally publish a list of two hundred European and Chinese geographical indications -100 from each side- that will be considered for protection through a bilateral agreement to be concluded in 2017.
Canada confirms more cases of PEDV
There are currently 20 confirmed cases of the disease in Manitoba since its detection in 2014.
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.
HAMLET PROTEIN: Seminar at World Pork Expo
Going to World Pork Expo in June? Join us on the first day of World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa on June 7, 10 AM - 12 PM where we´ll be ready to welcome you to a new Feed Your Brain seminar entitled: Nutritional aspects of feeding piglets and how the grain markets influence your pig production.
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.
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.
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.
ESPHM 2017
In total 1562 delegates, partners and sponsoring company staff members from in total 49 countries participated in this event.
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.
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.