United Kingdom: eAML2 becomes compulsory at the beginning of April
The eAML2 electronic pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April in England and Wales.
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European Union: welfare of animals during transport
The Council was briefed by the Commission on a report on the impact of regulation 1/2005 on the
protection of animals during transport (16798/11). Several delegations welcomed the report, saying that they would look forward to the follow-up to this report.
European Union - Animal Welfare: protection during transport improved but more needs to be done
The protection of animals during transport has improved but the report also highlights a series of problems hampering further improvement in the transport conditions of these animals.
The importance of transport to the slaughterhouse, the last kilometer
Loading pigs is a task that, unfortunately, we give little importance to. We don’t usually realize that loosing something at this point is tantamount to losing a year’s worth of work, and worse yet is the economic loss.
Portugal: FVO final report on the implementation of controls for animal welfare
While there have been certain improvements in getting better compliance in the pig sector, in particular regarding manipulable material, overstocking, and care for sick animals and concerning enforcement, have not been fully addressed and require action. As a result of the lack of mortality and medicine records, the CA cannot adequately verify the care of sick animals.
Disinfection protocols reduce the amount of porcine circovirus type 2 in contaminated 1:61 scale model livestock transport vehicles
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of disinfection protocols on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in 1:61 scale model livestock trailers and determine the infectivity of PCV2 DNA detected using a bioassay.
Netherlands – New regulation for the transport of livestock
As of July 1 the Dutch government will only recognize the QLL quality system (Quality system Livestock Logistics) for transport and centers for animal collection, meaning that the use of all other certification systems will be abandoned.
Mexico to cut duties on U.S. after trucking deal
Mexico will cut in half retaliatory duties on more than $2 billion of U.S. farm and industrial goods this week after signing a deal with Washington on Wednesday to allow Mexican truckers onto American roads.
Factors affecting the mortality of weaned piglets during commercial transport between farms
Providing the piglets with drinking water and having mechanically assisted ventilation (fans) in the vehicle during the journey significantly reduced the number of deaths, as did fasting the piglets before transport.
Brazil - Electronic system to control animal transport
The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Wagner Rossi, has signed a new regulation that defines the criteria of the Animal Transport Guide (ATG) in an electronic format. The new e-ATG has been adopted for live animals, ovules, and other reproduction materials throughout the country.
Habits of long distance pig travellers revealed
Is it best for a pig to be unloaded from the transport vehicle for a break in its long distance journey or should it remain on the vehicle until it reaches its final destination? Scientists have monitored pigs to provide some answers.
Effects of transport conditions and vehicle design on the welfare and meat quality of pigs in western and eastern Canada
The objective of this study was to examine the influence of transport conditions on the behaviour, physiology and welfare of pigs in eastern and western Canada, in both summer and winter. Our goals were to evaluate differences between truck types, truck compartments and seasons in each region, and to use this information to identify problem areas and potential solutions.
Persistence of blood changes associated with alteration of the dietary electrolyte balance in commercial pigs after feed withdrawal, transportation, and lairage, and the effects on performance and carcass quality
The positive effects of increasing dietary electrolyte balance are affected by the feed withdrawal period before slaughter.
Mexico trucking dispute agreement reached
President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have reached an agreement to resolve the dispute over cross-border trucking. Mexico had instituted tariffs in retaliation for the United States not complying with the trucking provision of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The provision was supposed to become effective in December 1995.
Denmark - Fewer Danish pigs are transported abroad to get slaughtered
Transports of Danish pigs ready for slaughtering at foreign slaughterhouses decreased by 1/3 in 2010. New figures from the Danish Council for Agriculture & Food show that transports out of Denmark decreased by 800.000 compared to 1.1 million pigs the previous year.
European Union - Measures to prevent the transmission of the African swine fever virus from Russia to the Union
Commission Decision of 3 February 2011 on certain European Union Measures to prevent the transmission of the African swine fever virus from Russia to the Union (2011/78/EU).