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The first Global conference on Veterinary Legislation, organised by the OIE in Djerba, Tunisia from 7 to 9 of December was successful in highlighting the significance of veterinary legislation as a cornerstone of national veterinary good governance and infrastructures. Too many countries in the world - especially developing countries - lack updated veterinary legislation to address today's animal health and welfare challenges and those of the future.

During its meeting last week, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a new Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University.

Sunday evening, the Senate approved the bill by unanimous consent, sending it to the House, where passage is expected. President Obama has said he would sign the legislation, which would give the government far-reaching authority to set and enforce safety standards for farmers and food processors.

EU27 real agricultural income per worker1 has increased by 12.3% in 2010, following a decrease of 10.7% in 2009, according to first estimates2 issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This increase results from a rise in real agricultural income (+9.9%), together with a fall in agricultural labour input (-2.2%). These estimates for the EU27 are based on data supplied by the national authorities in the Member States.

The USDA's Branded Products Promotion Program has had success in helping small companies gain entry and establish branded products in international markets. The U.S. Meat Export Federation administers the red meat portion of the program.

In 2009, the annual per capita consumption of pork increased from 8,9 kilograms in 2004 to 11.6 Kilograms, 33% more, in Costa Rica. Last year was the best of the last five years.

Several top veterinary schools and research institutes in the United States and the United Kingdom have joined Chinese government departments to form an organisation to advance veterinary education and practices in the country, according to an official source in China. The China Veterinary Collaboration will work closely with local organisations, academia and industry leaders to bring the country's veterinary standards up to world levels.

Analyst from Robo Bank believed that China will become the largest corn importer within 5 years, representing an import amount of 25 million tons, while the number this year was only 1.3 million tons.

The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that first began in North Gyeongsang Province late last month is now spreading to north of Seoul.

The European Commission welcomes the announcement made earlier this week that several main actors in the pig meat chain have agreed on a plan to voluntarily end the surgical castration of pigs in Europe by 1 January 2018.

African swine fever was registered in the territory of Bataisk for the first time.

An independent advisory group on reducing the risk and cost of animal disease and improving the welfare of kept animals today published its recommendations to Ministers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it will conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the rule on livestock and poultry production and marketing proposed by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.

According to the information that came from the Territorial Administration of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Krasnodarskiy Krai and the Republic of Adygeya, the ASF positive result was obtained in the Kropotkinskaya regional veterinary laboratory in the course of examination of a blood serum samples taken from diseased pigs kept in a personal subsidiary plot in the settlement Staroscherbinovskaya, the Scherbinovskiy Rayon, the Krasnnodarskiy Krai. The diagnosis was confirmed by the GSI ARRIVV&M on December 9, 2010.

Grain futures in Chicago fell after the government unexpectedly raised its estimate for 2011 U.S. corn supplies amid higher imports and record production in Canada.

According to the German Farmers Association, the German meat industry with its 84.300 employees has increased its revenue by 2% to € 33.5 bn in 2009 of which € 7.3 bn or 22 % were achieved through exports.