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Over the past several years corn plantings have increased at the expense of milo. As a result, many swine producers have been transitioning to corn-based diets.

Russia plans to cut 2009 import quotas on poultry by 300,000 tonnes and pork by 200,000 tonnes, the agriculture minister said on Monday.

The amount of the total antibiotics used for growth and efficiency in 2007 was estimated to be 13%, up from less than 5% the previous year.

The exercise will test authorities' preparedness to respond to a hypothetical outbreak of classical swine fever in the nation's estimated 25 million feral pigs.

Olexandr Turchynov has commissioned the Ministry of Communications and Transport of Ukraine, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine and the State Customs Services to take immediate measures to prevent the disease to the territory of Ukraine

Australian pig producers are set to benefit from a new cereal grain due for release next year. The triticale was developed in conjunction with the Australian pig industry, specifically for monogastric animals.

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.