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Two percent fewer pigs will be slaughtered this year in the European Union according to figures submitted by member countries. Not all countries have sent in their data, and past forecasts have not been particularly accurate, but the trend towards tighter supplies is unmistakable.

First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Friday that Russia, the largest importer of U.S. chicken in 2008, would become self-sufficient in poultry and pork in 2011.

This notice reissues FSIS Notice 16-08. This notice provides instructions for Public Health Veterinarians (PHVs) and other inspection program personnel to conduct humane handling activities randomly throughout their tour of duty. Also, PHVs are to encourage establishments to develop and implement a systematic approach for the humane handling of animals.

Proposed for introduction in 2012, farmers will be forced to pay an annual fee to help pay for surveillance and preparation for the outbreak of diseases, such as bluetongue, classical swine fever and foot-and-mouth.

The Bureau of Animal Industry is planning to conduct a surveillance for Ebola-Reston virus in the Visayas and Mindanao hog farms after it concludes the activity in Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog.

This study uses data from two national surveys of hog farmers to examine how hog manure management practices vary with the scale of production and how these practices evolved between 1998 and 2004. Included are the effects of structural changes, recent policies on manure management technologies and practices, the use of nutrient management plans, and manure application rates. The findings suggest that larger hog operations are altering their manure management decisions in response to binding nutrient application constraints, and that environmental policy is contributing to the adoption of conservation compatible manure management practices.

Research underway at the University of Manitoba suggests distillers dried grains with solubles have the potential to play an important role in swine nutrition. Dr. Martin Nyachoti, who is overseeing the swine research, says characterizing the digestibility of nutrients and making that data available will allow nutritionists to formulate rations more accurately.

The Russian veterinary authorities have sent Follow up Report No. 15 to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

The Caribbean is a strong growth market for U.S. meat exports. Last year, the area accounted for almost $150 million in U.S. beef and pork exports. The island region was also the largest destination for U.S. lamb, purchasing about half the value of all U.S. lamb exports.

A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in Sichuan province.

The European Commission presented a White Paper laying out a European framework for action to improve Europe's resilience to climate change, emphasising the need to integrate adaptation into all key European policies and enhance co-operation at all levels of governance. Complementing the White Paper, the report "Adapting to climate change: the challenge for European agriculture and rural areas" summarises the main impacts of climate change on EU agriculture, examines adaptation needs, describes the implications for the CAP and explores possible orientations for future action. It aims at further engaging Member States and the farming community into a debate and action on adaptation needs that result from climate pressures.

The United States may need to consider mandatory farmer participation in a livestock traceback system, but insight must first be gathered from opponents of the idea, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday.

Improvements to NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI)’s field veterinary services will enhance animal health across the State’s valuable livestock industries, Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said.