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At a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH), Member States returned no definitive opinion, either for or against, on proposals tabled by the Commission concerning three applications on GM maize and an application on cotton product.

The diagnosis of African swine fever was made after laboratory tests were performed in the Rostov Regional Veterinary Laboratory on samples of pathologic material taken from 13 dead boars in the hunting entity Verkhnesvechnikovskoye of the Kasharskiy Rayon, the Rostov Oblast. At the present moment, measures are taken in accordance with the Temporary instruction on prevention and eradication of African swine fever.

According to Denmark’s VSP Knowledge Centre for Pig Production, total antimicrobial use on Danish pigs in 2010 dropped by 3.2% from the previous year.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported 48 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

EU Healthcare Commissioner John Dalli and Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov held a business meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

The Government of Canada is once again supporting the livestock industry as they develop a national traceability system. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment today of more than $3.7 million to strengthen the Canadian Pork Council’s national swine traceability system, bringing the total investment for this initiative up to $7 million.

A prolonged and severe drought that has ravaged some of China's major grain-producing areas is raising concern about the next harvest, says the Ministry of Agriculture.

Throughout 2010 South Africa imported a total of 26.255,68 tons of pork meat.

The latest data published by Agreste indicates that during 2010 the slaughter of fattening pigs was very similar to that of 2009 (-0,1%) while weight increased slightly by 0,4%. On the other hand, there was a strong increase in the slaughter of piglets (+17%).

Piglet mortality in Denmark has been increasing in line with increasing litter size. Scientists from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences have reviewed existing knowledge about the problem and suggest methods to reducing it.

The latest data on the Danish swine census published by Statistics on January 1, 2011 show a 5% decrease in the swine herd, going from 12,873 million in January 2010 to 12,293 million in January 2011.

Faced with substantial losses as a result of escalating feed costs, pig farmers are launching a multi-million pound advertising campaign.

Japan has regained it foot-and-mouth disease free status. Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) approved this last week.