Kazakhstan: swine herd decrease
During the past year the number of pigs has decreased by 9.8% (132,800 head).
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Taiwan: new outbreak of foot and mouth disease
Some of the feeder pigs at a quarantine station, which were transported from Taiwan Island to Penghu Island, were found with vesicular lesions.
Pig grading system wins OFC/RASE Practice with Science Award
The winner of the 2012 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC)/ Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Practice with Science Award sponsored by AB Agri, has been won by PiGIS, a pig grading information system established in Northern Ireland (NI) by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and CAFRE.
Farm feet face cold fronts!
Cold fronts are forecast for February bringing foundering feet to farmers in milking parlours and on quad bikes.
Pfizer Animal Health promotes Scott Webster
He will provide leadership to the IMPROVEST team and be responsible for outreach to customers, retailers and industry stakeholders.
Solid investment in strawed pens
With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing house to produce 1,000 plus pigs a year at Kingshornie, Inverbervie.
Paraguay: FMD situation
Stamping out of all susceptible animals was completed on 9 January 2012.
Mexico: increased demand for Mexican beef in Korea
During 2010, Mexico sent 7,000,100 tons of meat to the Korean market, and in 2011 its exports more than doubled.
Brazil: Hong Kong is takes its place as the main destination for Brazilian pork
Last year Hong Kong became the number one destination of Brazilian pork, displacing Russia as the second most important destination.
OIE: reduction of biological threats
Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), presented the organisation’s priorities for 2012 in the fight against biological threats.
Ukraine is anticipating investments in animal husbandry
Two years ago Ukraine imported 30% of pork, nowadays it imports only 5%.
Tanzania: two outbreaks of African swine fever
There are 7480 susceptible animals, 389 cases and 389 deaths.
European Union: a new Animal Welfare Strategy Paper
The European Commission adopted a new four-year strategy (2012-2015) that aims to further improve the welfare of animals in the European Union.
Trust Across America Names Smithfield Foods' President and CEO Top 100 Thought Leader
C. Larry Pope, Smithfield Foods' president and chief executive officer, was recently recognized as a Top 100 thought leader in trustworthy business behavior by Trust Across America.
Belarus intensifies fight against African Swine Fever
Because of the rapid deterioration of the epizootic situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of Belarus calls on regional authorities to take additional measures to prevent spreading of this disease on its territory, reported in the ministry.
EU: decline in the number of farms
The EU-27 accounted for approximately 12 million farms and 170 million ha of UAA in 2010. These figures, which are only partial, show that almost 3 million farms were lost between 2003 and 2010