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NewsA potential new antibiotic to combat MRSA discovered
The potential new soldier in the fight against MRSA is a molecule called lugdunin produced by the bacterium Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
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Hypor Boars Score a Cut Above the Competition for Meat Quality, Bring in More Revenue for Producers
Both of Hypor’s Duroc boars made the final cut at MoonRidge Foods (MRF), based on their exceptional meat quality.
ARM: Farrowing house running costs higher in summer
It costs more to run a farrowing house in summer than in winter.
Major suppliers of pork meat to India
Major suppliers of pork meat to India are Belgium, Sri Lanka, Spain, Italy, and Netherland.
Further improvement in EU agri-food trade figures
The sectors which have shown the greatest gains over the 12-month period are pigmeat (+ €986 million), wine (+ €511 million) and live animals (+ €502 million).
Commissioner Hogan welcomes the Cork Declaration on the future of rural areas
This Declaration comes 20 years after the original Cork Declaration of 1996 that established the basis for the EU's rural development policy.
Feed production in Spain in 2015
Pig feed production holds the first place with 47% of the total feed produced (14,771,963 tonnes).
A new OIE and OECD collaboration to face animal health and welfare future challenges
The cooperation of the two organisations will notably concern exchange of information and technical cooperation, in particular by focusing on best practices, policies and economic evaluations, related to animal health and welfare, veterinary drugs...
New prices in pig333: Romania, Russia and Mexico
We know that you show great interest in knowing international pig prices. This summer we have added three new countries: Romania, Russia and Mexico.
Germany reduces the use of antibiotics in animal production by more than half
Between 2011 and 2015, the use of antibiotics in animal production dropped by more than half, going from 1,706 to 837 tonnes.
Ukraine confirms new ASF outbreaks on commercial farms
Two of the affected farms house more than 6,000 susceptible animals.
EFSA reviews maximum content of copper in feed for piglets
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) recommends that copper content in complete feed for piglets should not exceed 25 mg per kg (down from 170 mg/kg).
EU code of good labelling practice for compound feed
FEFAC, Copa & Cogeca welcome endorsement by EU Commission of our EU code of good labelling practice for compound feed for food producing animals.
The restriction areas in Poland and the Baltic countries due to ASF are expanded
The new ASF cases have entailed an increase in the risk level and changes in different sections of the Annex of Decision 2014/709/UE, as well as the establishment of new provisional protection and surveillance zones.
AB Vista: Iowa Swine Day: Last Place Award honors outstanding achievement
AB Vista and TechMix’s Last Place Award made a welcome return to Iowa Swine Day this year, following its debut in 2015.
ASF keeps spreading in Eastern Europe
Recently, the cases of African swine fever (ASF) have increased significantly in Poland, Ukraine and Russia. The reach of the evolution of the disease can be clearly seen on the maps that compare the outbreaks notified in 2016 with respect to the two previous years.