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The project, involving national mass vaccination of pigs, was looking at the value of vaccinating against PCV2 and the results are so important for the English pig industry, the preliminary findings are being announced immediately.

U.S. exports of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are growing by leaps and bounds. Use by international livestock producers is increasing as the ethanol co-product proves a safe, nutritious and price-competitive ingredient.

Now, researchers are making discoveries that may hold the promise of immunity from disease and a safer food supply.

The OIE has informed about de reoccurrence of foot and mouth disease in Luangnamtha (Boten cao, Namtha).

The report addresses the many components of the U.S. animal health infrastructure; approaches to animal disease surveillance, control and eradication; animal population demographics and new initiatives. In addition, the report describes significant epidemiologic events that occurred in 2007.

The Thai Agricultural Commodity and Food Standard (ACFS) has issued a list of maximum residue limits for pesticide residues in food and animal feed. Codex MRLs are applied for the MRL of any pesticide residue not listed in the ACFS list.

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture recently published a study “Projections of Agribusiness 2008/2009 to 2018/2019” which contains long-term projections for the agricultural sector.

Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture has published new rules on animal welfare (Instrução Normativa nº 56).

Global pigmeat production in 2009 is forecast to increase marginally above the 2008 level, to 101million tonnes.

The European Comission has adopted a new Decisison concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States.

MRSA is causing increasing concern to swine breeders and pork producers around the world.

The date of previous occurrence was on 27th of March of 2008.

Canada and the United States have requested that certain amendments be made to the list of porcine semen collection centres approved under Decision 2002/613/EC.

The Animal Health Law will replace the current series of interrelated policy actions on animal health which cover many different areas, such as intra-community trade, imports, animal disease control, animal nutrition and animal welfare. The necessary preparatory work is already underway, so that the Commission can adopt a legislative proposal in 2010.

A co-operation agreement signed today in Brussels will advance scientific co-operation and the development of international standards in the field of food and feed safety.

It is estimated that 40 per cent of pig farmers have quit the business in the past year, with industry figures blaming high grain prices and competition from subsidised pork producers in North America and Denmark.