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EU: new Director-General to its health and food safety department

Ms Anne Bucher, the current chair of the Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board, will take over as head of the Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) on 1 October.

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Ecuador: increase in pork consumption

In Ecuador, the consumption per capita is 10.90 kg, but it reaches 17 and 20 kg in other Latin American countries.

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ASF in China now affects 6 provinces

The disease has been detected in the provinces of Liaoning, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Heilongjiang.

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Antibiotic use in UK pig production in 2017

Overall antibiotic usage in pigs halved in just two years between 2015 and 2017.

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"The sustained visitor and exhibitor numbers demonstrate the attractivity of Space." Anne-Marie Quéméner, Chief Superintendant of Space.

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Space 2018 : Record numbers

The high numbers are a reflection of the confidence that businesses have in the Show.

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Japan confirms an outbreak of CSF

Japan has confirmed the first outbreak of classical swine fever in 26 years.

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FAO: Asian countries warned that deadly ASF is ‘here to stay’

Asian countries warned that deadly African Swine Fever is ‘here to stay’ – utmost diligence required to avoid major damage to food security and livelihoods.

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Canada: Responsible use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in animals

MIAs for veterinary use will be sold by prescription only.

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Drop in pork production in Germany

Despite the drop in pork production, the total meat production increased slightly in the first half of 2018 in comparison with 2017.

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EU: European exports remain stable

Exports have increased by 0.6% during the first semester of 2018 in comparison with the same period in 2017.

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China confirms an ASF outbreak in a new province

The new outbreak is located in the province of Heilongjiang, where we can find the live pig market that supplied the abattoir in the province of Henan.

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US: Pork industry focuses on feed ingredients to combat ASF threat

Swine industry experts now have some peer-reviewed science to rely on when looking at ways to mitigate the current risk posed by ASF in China.

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European Citizens' Initiative: Commission registers 'End the Cage Age' initiative

The stated objectives of the proposed Citizens' Initiative are to end "inhumane treatment of farm animals" kept in cages.

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ACO FUNKI opens a new company in China

The company “ACO FUNKI Animal Husbandry Technology Co. Ltd.” will become an independent business unit with its own administration, stock facilities and showroom.

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Pig production trends highlighted at EuroTier 2018

World’s largest trade fair for livestock farmers to feature the latest trends in pig farming – Increasing use of sensors for monitoring pigs fits well with the EuroTier’s “Digital Animal Farming” theme.

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Oz Alp who will be helping ARM Buildings and Farmex analyse data from their piggery monitoring programmes

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Student will help analyse piggery performance

High-flying Essex University student Yakup Oguzhan Alp has joined Staffordshire-based specialist pig housing manufacturer, ARM Buildings, as data services assistant, on a one year’s placement.