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Vietnam - Farmers wary of raising pigs after blue-ear epidemic

Breeders in the northern province of Hai Duong were reluctant to raise pigs after the two-months' blue-ear epidemic, said Nguyen Van Tinh, deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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TOPIGS research shows sows in groups produce heavier piglets

Reproductive data of more than 40,000 TOPIGS sows from 59 Dutch farms in the period 2008-2009 show that group-housed sows produce piglets with an average birthweight 61 gram higher than those of individually housed sows.

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Russia wants to export 60 times more poultry, pork by 2020

Russia may export 60 times more pork and poultry by 2020, even as it seeks to build its food security by reducing dependence on imported meat, Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said Tuesday.

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European Union - Greener, more competitive farming after 2013

How should the EU's farm policy be reshaped and how should it be funded after 2013? Parliament set out its views in a resolution adopted on Thursday, ahead of the publication this autumn of the Commission's agricultural reform plans.

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Brazilian Pork: III Southern Brazil Pork Industry Symposium presents new technologies and perspectives in the largest pork industry and exporting region

Will present technological advances in reproduction, handling, nutrition and sanitation in the third technical event in the sector will be held from August 10 to 12, 2010, in Chapecó (SC), a city with the largest number of federally inspected slaughterhouses in Brazil.

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United Kingdom - Scottish pig industry unveils new eahlth project

The Scottish pig industry and Quality Meat Scotland are taking action to promote high health status in the national pig herd and avoid thousands of pounds of losses through disease introduction.

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European Union - GMOs: Member States to be given full responsibility on cultivation in their territories

The Commission proposed to confer to Member States the freedom to allow, restrict or ban the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) on part or all of their territory.

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Merck details plans to advance integration of R&D, manufacturing and business operations worldwide

Merck & Co., Inc., known outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, today provided further detail on integration plans for the company's research and development, manufacturing and other business operations as part of a global restructuring program announced following the November 2009 merger of Merck and Schering-Plough

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Spain/Angola - UAB and the José Eduardo Dos Santos University of Angola to create the first agrifood technological research center in Africa

The Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), by means of the Food Technology Plant (CERPTA) and the José Eduardo Dos Santos de University of Angola will create there the first center for technological research and agrifoods transfer in Africa.

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Laos - Minister calls for measures against pig disease outbreak

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sitaheng Rasphon has banned the import of pigs and pork products from neighbouring countries after an outbreak of blue ear disease on nine Vientiane farms.

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United Kingdom - New task force to cut farmers’ red tape

Agriculture and Food Minister Jim Paice set out how the new Task Force on Farming Regulation will work to reduce the bureaucratic burdens that English farmers and food producers face.

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Pork CRC makes bid for better pig welfare

Research supported by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) suggests changes to how sows are managed and mated in lactation may enable a smooth transition from stalls to group housing, without reproductive performance declining.

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France – Agreement among professional organizations about the care of farm animals

On June 22 representatives from different animal producers associations, as well as veterinarians, presented a text project to revise the Rural Code approved last week by parliament members under the Law for the modernization of agriculture and fishing.

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Philippines - Contaminants Laboratory to Raise Confidence for Philippine Food Products in International Market

The establishment of a contaminants laboratory at the Food Development Center (FDC) of the National Food Authority in Taguig City is expected to raise confidence for the country's agricultural, fisheries and animal foods and food products in the international market.

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European Union – 2009 pigmeat production

In the last year in the EU-27, a total of 22.6 million tons of pigmeat was produced. Germany takes first place with 24% of the total, followed by Spain (14%), France (9%), Poland (7%), Denmark (7%), Italy (7%) y Holland (6%).

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Laos - First-time appearance of PRRS

The veterinary authorities of Laos have informed the OIE about the first-time appearance of PRRS on pork farms in the country.