EU: Compound feed production in 2016
Compound feed production in 2016 vs 2015: +0.4%.
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Brazil and Poland agree to improve the agricultural products bilateral trade
Currently, Poland only sells 0.2% of its products to Brazil, and Brazilian exports represent 0.5% of the Polish imports.
Luxemburg: first Antibiotics National Plan
After the joint efforts of the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, an Antibiotics National Plan is being developed (2018-2022).
Regulators in EU, Japan and US take steps to facilitate development of new antibiotics
EMA, PMDA and FDA align data requirements and agree on areas of convergence.
Topigs Norsvin: New resting place in Germany
Topigs Norsvin decided to establish its own resting places in the EU at strategic locations. Those resting places are exclusively for Topigs Norsvin breeding animals.
Translating scientific nutritional discoveries into on-farm solutions
In Vetagro International Forum, speakers discussed the impact of stress on animal health and performance, as well as the production challenges in an era focused on reducing antibiotic use.
Algae work to reduce piggery greenhouse gas emissions
Co-digestion of pig slurry with algal biomass resulted in a slightly higher methane yield.
Brazil: the government stimulates the re-opening of meat companies
Mr Blairo Maggi has claimed that the MAPA is holding conversations with the Economic and Social Development National Bank (BNDES) regarding the possibility of funding.
Germany: record value of the agri-food sector exports
The sector with a largest market share in agri-food exports was the meat sector.
New tool enhances price transparency along the food supply chain
How much of what consumers pay for food ends up in farmer's pockets? From farm to fork, food prices develop along the food supply chain, involving farmers, the food processing industry and retailers.
Iowa Swine Day promises prime pork program and award-winning BBQ
The 6th annual Iowa Swine Day, to be held on June 29, will bring together leading figures from the US pork industry to discuss key issues facing the sector.
The volume of Brazilian pork exports is still falling
Between January and May 2017, the pork exports rose by 30% in terms of value, but dropped by 3.3% in terms of volume with respect to the same period in 2016.
Suspending the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive
Since further use of the additive ethoxyquin might cause a risk to human, animal health and the environment, the additive and feed containing it should be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible.
African swine fever : the Commission updates veterinary measures to control the disease
This update reviews the control measures in place, building on the experience gained over the past years and the latest scientific input.
Overview report: Study visits on rearing pigs with intact tails
The objective of this report is to provide an overview of good practices for the production of pigs with entire tails and highlight the reasons why this is not more widely practised.
Spain: increase in the number of pigs slaughtered during the first quarter of 2017
During the first three months of the year there was an increase of 2.8%, both in the number of pigs slaughtered and in the number of tonnes of pork produced.