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The European Commission has today decided to open a formal investigation procedure, under the Treaty rules on State aid, into the aid which Portugal has been granting since 1998 to cover the costs of the collection, transportation, treatment and destruction of mammalian and poultry meat by-products. The aid has been funded by means of parafiscal charges levied inter alia on any overcompensation given to undertakings which provide services and on any benefit granted to slaughtering and cutting centres and to livestock farmers for services rendered to them.

Czech meat output dropped by 11 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2008 owing to a considerable fall in pork and poultry production. In full-year 2008, meat output amounted to 598,953 tonnes in carcass value, down 4.4 percent year-on-year.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr Brendan Smith TD today formally launched Animal Health Ireland (AHI), which aims to improve overall animal health standards and thereby secure improved profitability for farmers and international competitiveness of livestock products through a coordinated national approach to animal health.

Since the inspection service was first moved in 2002, there are 37 slaughterhouses that are now covered by the Agriculture and Livestock Service (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG). (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

Two new memoranda between the Federal Service of Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of the Russian Federation and the Veterinary Service of Spain have been agreed for exportation conditions to Russia. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

Last December was the first month since March 2007 in which German piglet producers made a profit. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

As populations expand into rural areas, more people are turning up their noses at malodorous livestock operations. With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service, Alan Sutton and colleagues at Purdue University, Michigan State University and the University of Missouri developed and implemented diet modification strategies that reduce nutrient excretion and enhance air quality around pork operations.

Danish exports of piglets continues increasing strongly. From January to November the total export was 4.7 million piglets against approximately 3.6 million the year before.

Polish porcine figures continues to decrease. In November there were 14.2 million head of porcine livestock, which is a decrease of 19% compared to the previous year. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

During 2008 Dutch pig exports increased by 12% compared to 2007. A total of 85% of these exports were to Germany. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

Chinese quarantine authorities in the eastern city of Nanjing have seized more than 23 tonnes of frozen Irish pork that was found to be contaminated with dioxin and ordered it be returned, state media said on Sunday.

According to reports from RosStat, meat production in the Russian federation increased by 11.6% in the last year, reaching a total of 2.9 million tonnes. (Original in Russian. Read Google translation here).

The minister of agriculture for Hessen has decided to increase controls to prevent the appearance of classical swine fever (CSF) in wild boars after the appearance of outbreaks of the disease in wild boars in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

China increased pork imports 470 percent year-on-year by volume in the first 10 months of 2008 to meet demand and stabilize prices, the General Administration of Customs reported Tuesday.