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MPI welcomed a judgement by the High Court validating the decision-making process MPI followed when developing import requirements for pork from countries where the disease PRRS is present.

The net result is that UK clean pig slaughterings in 2012 are forecast to be up by around two per cent compared with 2011.

Canadian hog producers had 12.0 million hogs on their farms as of April 1, up 1.8% from the same date in 2011.

The value of total livestock output rose by £1,355 million (12%) to £12,573 million, due mainly to increases in the value of output for cattle and sheep produced for meat, and milk.

The SAT2 variant is new to the region, meaning that animals do not have any acquired resistance to it.

FSIS is proposing to launch traceback investigations earlier and identify additional potentially contaminated product when the Agency finds E. coli O157:H7 through its routine sampling program.

The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has just published its report called "The pork sector in figures: major economic indicators in 2011."

The total pigmeat production decreased by 9.2% y-o-y to 60 018 tonnes.

A promotional campaign launched by the Council of Agriculture (COA) to stimulate sales of locally produced pork kicked off last week.

The Russian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of classical swine fever in Saratovskaya Oblast.

Due to identification during the quarantine in Russia of brucellosis positive breeding pigs imported from Germany and Czechia, since April 27, 2012 the Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed temporary restrictions on importation of such animal category from these countries.