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Last year was a positive year for pig production in Argentina, with increases in slaughterings, meat production and consumption.

Among the measures there will be the evaluation of the state veterinary services and the intensification of the health emergencies service.

Do you think enough is being done to control or prevent overuse of antibiotics in farm animals? Do antibiotics kill viruses? These are some of the questions that EFSA asked farmers, veterinarians and consumers through its survey aimed at gauging awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across the EU.

Cambodia’s expanding population, urbanization, economic growth and the changing consumption patterns of the population have created opportunities for the growth of the livestock sector in the country, according to the annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

Specialists of the Department for Pharmaceuticals of the All-Russian State Center for Quality and Standardization of Veterinary Drugs and Feed (FGBI “VGNKI”) took part in the second roundtable discussion on “Antimicrobial resistance: action plan implementation”, which was held in the Residence of the British Ambassador in Moscow.

The pig industry of Colombia has been growing at a very quick pace in the last years.

Pork, with 4,058,913 tonnes, stands out with 63% of the total meat production.

EU meat production reached a record level in 2016 but is showing signs of downward adjustments. Sustained pigmeat exports to China facilitated a recovery in the EU price.

The Real Welfare scheme is a unique, self-funded partnership approach between farmers and veterinarians. It was developed in response to the pig industry’s need and desire for science- based evidence to show where its husbandry standards were strong and to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

A veterinary Pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports an emerging H1N2 strain of influenza, first detected in 2013 in Manitoba, has begun to spread throughout western Canada.