EU: Presidency work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors
The agricultural policy priorities of the Presidency will include the new animal health law.
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USA to create publicly available food pathogen genome database
Genetic code sequencing of 100,000 food pathogens will provide roadmap to help identify causes of outbreaks.
Israel: Agriculture Ministry seeking to move all of pig farms to country's south
The Agriculture Ministry wants all 26 of Israel's pig farms to be moved from the north of the country to the south.
Russia confirms six new outbreaks of African swine fever
The OIE has reported six new outbreaks of African swine fever in Tver region.
EU: no need for revising the legal provisions on the protection of animals during transport
The Commission considers that there is currently no need for revising the legal provisions on the protection of animals during transport and favour instead the harmonisation of the implementation of these provisions in the member states and their enforcement.
DELACON appoints Head of Communications
Markus Dedl, CEO of DELACON, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gernot Ortmann as Head of Communications.
ECA Special Report: The control system for organic production
The ECA’s special report (No. 9/2012) concludes that a number of competent authorities in the Member States do not sufficiently fulfill their supervisory role over control bodies.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
Increased demand for meats will mostly stem from large economies in Asia, crude oil exporting countries and Latin America, where income gains are expected to be significant.
ANIMEDICA Group acquires INVESA
After the operation the location and structures of both companies will be reinforced due to their complementary activities. INVESA will keep all its brands.
Italy: decrease in the import of live pigs
According to the Italian statistical institute (ISTAT) in the first quarter of this year, imports of live pigs have suffered a significant decline.
EU: authorised new methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain and Denmark
Examination of that request has revealed that the conditions for authorising those grading methods are fulfilled.
Philippine dressed chicken inventory up, frozen pork down
Inventory of frozen pork is down about 18.8% from last year.
EU pig meat production is expected to decline the following year
Despite a decline in pig population by 1.7% (-3.2% for sows), the EU pig meat production is expected to remain stable in 2012 and then to decline by 2% the following year.
PIC and GreenFeed set sights on market leadership in Vietnam
A year on from reporting its tie-up with local agribusiness powerhouse, GreenFeed, for the production and distribution of genetically advanced swine semen in Vietnam, PIC announces that the scope of the cooperation has been expanded to embrace the development of a complete breeding pyramid. A new company, GreenFarm, has been registered.
Ukraine: pig production increased in May
The production of fresh and frozen pork last May was 3.5% higher compared to the previous month.
FAO: new effort to harmonize measurement of livestock's environmental impacts
Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking.