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Smithfield Foods Facilities Recognized for Environmental and Workplace Safety Efforts by AMI Foundation

Smithfield Foods, Inc. said today that numerous of the company's facilities were recognized for their environmental and worker safety efforts during the American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) Annual Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment held March 9-10 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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VIV Asia 2011 a resounding success; a third of exhibitors sign up for 2013

The international trade show for animal production and processing, VIV Asia 2011, has been a resounding success. The biennial event presents the entire Feed to Meat supply chain, offers plenty of opportunities for the supplier industry and plays a significant role in the continuing growth of intensive livestock farming in Asia’s emerging markets.

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United Kingdom - MPs sign an Early Day Motion in support of the pig industry

MPs have now signed an Early Day Motion in support of the pig industry.

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Canada - CQA to include Animal Care Assessment

Completion of the Animal Care Assessment (ACA) requirements will become an integral component of the CQA program effective January 1, 2012. This means that as of the first of next year, producers will need to meet the requirements of the ACA to maintain their CQA status.

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Smooth finish for outdoor pigs

An East Anglian contractor has come up with a system that can literally smooth out potential areas of conflict between outdoor pig-keepers and arable farmers. While they tick all the welfare boxes, free-range sows are no respecters of the land. Their rooting and wallowing can leave paddocks looking like battle fields, with crater-like holes pitting the surface.

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China closes 16 pig farms after drug-contamination

The authorities in the central Chinese province of Henan have closed 16 pig farms and sealed 134 tonnes of pork products after an illegal drug was reportedly used to produce lean meat, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

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USA - Federal court ruled that the U.S. EPA cannot require livestock operations to obtain CWA

In a unanimous decision issued today, a federal court ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot require livestock operations to obtain Clean Water Act (CWA) permits unless and until they have a discharge of manure into a waterway of the United States.

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European Union - The Court of Auditors makes recommendations to increase the effectiveness of the system of veterinary checks for meat imports

The European Court of Auditors audited the EU Commission’s supervision of the EU system of veterinary checks carried out at border inspection posts (BIPs) for meat imports.

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Mexico - SAGARPA invests over 20 million pesos to promote Mexican meat products

The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and Food (SAGARPA) invests almost 2 million dollars per year (about 24 million pesos) for the promotion of meat products in the international market.

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Ukraine - Agriculture efficiency to rise significantly by 2015

Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk said the projects provide for dynamic development of cattle, swine breeding and crop production. There is an ambitious task to increase grain output by 2015 up to 80 million tons a year, to increase the growing of seeds of oil-bearing crops up to 15 million tons and increase meat production to 4 million tons per year, he said.

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Foot and Mouth Disease in Israel and Botswana

Last week the OIE informed of the appearance of foot and mouth disease in Israel and Botswana.

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Bulgaria - Livestock Advisory Board will be established at the Ministry of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov met with farmers on a regular meeting, held in Plovdiv. Formation of the Advisory Board on livestock breeding to work on problems in the sector were discussed at the meeting Various representatives of the sector, experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and members of trade unions.

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France – The French government asks Banks to answer for the financial dificulties of livestock farmers

In February, the French Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister of the Economy, Christine Lagarde, held a meeting with the principal players in the French banking industry with the objective of getting them to answer for the financial difficulties that the French livestock farming industry has been experiencing for several months.

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U.S. House passage of public health act Urges Senate action

The U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act (H.R. 525) on March 8. The measure now goes to the Senate.

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JYGA Technologies Launches its New Website

JYGA Technologies is proud to release its new website: www.jygatech.com. Not only does this new website provide a lot more precise information about our product, the Gestal system, but it will allow us to share with producers our knowledge and expertise in lactating sow feeding strategies.

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Lilly makes an irrevocable offer to acquire Janssen Animal Health

Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, today announced that Lilly has made an irrevocable, unconditional offer to acquire the animal health business of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson Company. The two companies have notified the appropriate European works councils of their intentions.