Spain: the agrifood sector exports represent 17% of the foreign trade
The agrifood, fishing and forestry exports have grown from 15.4% to 17% of the total of the foreign trade in 2014.
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European Union: latest information on pork private storage
According to the last report, up to 30 March, grants for storage have been requested for a total of 43,523 tonnes of pork.
European Union: new rules on labelling the origin of fresh meat apply
New rules on the labelling of fresh, chilled or frozen meat (from sheep, goats, pigs and poultry) will apply from 1 April 2015.
Axcelera-P wins product innovation award at FIGAN show in Spain
Axcelera-P is a new technology for pigs that when offered from day 4 to weaning is shown to switch on lifetime performance in pigs, delivering significantly heavier pigs.
United States: National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
The Plan is designed to guide action by public health, healthcare, and veterinary partners in a common effort to address urgent and serious drug-resistant threats that affect people in the U.S. and around the world.
Dominican Republic: the national agricultural pre-census will be conducted
The last national agricultural census in the Dominican Republic was conducted in 1982.
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NewsUnited States: hogs and pigs inventory up 7 percent
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2015 was 65.9 million head. This was up 7 percent from March 1.
Wetforum - IV Poznan Vetirinary Forum Health of Cattle and Pigs
On 19-22 March 2015 was held the 4th edition of Poznan Veterinary Forum in Poland. The main topic of this conference is focused on advances in management of swine and cattle herds’ health, which enables maximisation of productivity and increase of farms competitiveness.
EU: over 97% of foods contain pesticide residues below the maximum limit
In the framework of the program coordinated by the EU in 2013, 11,582 samples of 12 products, including pork, were analysed.
Denmark: Tican and Danish Crown’s owners approved the merger
An overwhelming majority of Tican and Danish Crown’s owners approved the merger of the two cooperative societies.
Tican and Danish Crown: Slaughterhouse merger approved
This evening, an overwhelming majority of Tican and Danish Crown’s owners approved the merger of the two cooperative societies.
Effect of an organic selenium supplementation on growth performance and meat quality in pigs
Vitamin E had highly reduced lipid peroxidation level in the ω3 supplemented groups compared to mineral selenium supplementation alone.
MSD Animal Health launches Porcilis ® PCV Mhyo vaccine in Europe
MSD Animal Health brings together 400 European swine veterinarians in Madrid for the European launch of the vaccine Porcilis® PCV M hyo, a ready-to-use single-injection combination vaccine that protects piglets against Porcine Circovirus type 2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae throughout the fattening period.
Russia: Technical consultations between the Rosselkhoznadzor and Veterinary Competent Authorities of Chile
Pork will be a test products supplied from Chile to Russia during the trial period which is to start in early May when both e-certificates and paper certificates are applied.
FAO: ASFORCE workshop for a better understanding of African swine fever
The main goal of the workshop was to update countries on the progress in the knowledge on ASF achieved within ASFORCE.
United States: draft guidance for industry on ensuring safety of animal feed
This draft guidance is intended to help animal producers (persons who feed animals) develop and implement on-farm practices to ensure the safety of animal feed maintained and fed to animals on the farm.