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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals under the new animal drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The guidance, titled "The Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals Containing Heritable rDNA Constructs," clarifies the FDA's statutory and regulatory authority, and provides recommendations to producers of GE animals to help them meet their obligations and responsibilities under the law.

The outbreak concerned an extensive cattle farm with pigs for self- consumption (23 animals). The animals were destroyed on 27 September 2008. After the sanitation process, sentinels were introduced; they did not show clinical signs and were negative in the serological tests. On 26 December 2008, sentinels were slaughtered and no anatomopathological signs were detected. Quarantine measures were lifted. To date, no further outbreaks of classical swine fever have been detected in the State of Maranhao.

South Dakota has reported a case of swine flu in a human, a 19-year-old South Dakota State University student. The state Public Health Laboratory identified the A/H1 portion of the virus and just this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) influenza lab identified the swine components of the virus.

Fresh and frozen meat imports to Russia in January-November 2008 grew by 17.6% to 1.461 million tons against 1.242 million tons in the corresponding period in 2007, and by 46.9% to $4.413 billion against $3.004 billion last year in money terms, as Federal Customs Service data show.

Officials in Japan have confirmed that its market is fully open for Irish pork products, Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith said yesterday.

New cases of African swine fever have been detected in Stavropol.

Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said five of the 15 pig farmers found to have been using beta-agonist last year unknowingly administered their livestock with an allowed drug, which contained the substance.

Collaborative research by the GRDC and the Pork CRC is hoping to boost the amount of digestible energy available from grain diets for livestock. According to the two research bodies, the commercialization of Near Infrared Calibrations (NIRS) will allow the nutritive value of livestock grains to be rapidly determined.

Rosselkhoznadzor has repressed supply of meat products to Russia from Brazil and Australia. A high ratio of antibiotics was detected in poultry and pork supplied from two Brazilian enterprises.

The presence of a wild boar affected with swine fever has been detected in the German district of Rheinisch-Bergischen. (Original in German. Read Google translation here).

The final regulations will allow for more flexibility on labelling requirements in the U.S. for meat from animals of American and Canadian origin that are brought together during a production run. Canada has repeatedly raised concerns that COOL could impose unfair costs, especially on Canadian livestock producers, by requiring the segregation of Canadian animals.

During the first nine months of last year Spain exported approximately 1.03 million tonnes with an estimated value of 2,040 million euros, which meant an increase in revenue of 29%. (Original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend its domestic livestock regulations in order to enhance the traceability of animals in the United States. These proposed changes would create greater standardization and uniformity of official numbering systems and eartags used in both animal disease programs and the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

Last year, despite a drop of 12.7% in the volume of pig meat exported, Brazil reached a record in revenue from these exports with an increase of 20% compared to the previous year. (Original in Portuguese. Read Google translation here).