Banning backyard pig farms is not the way for Russia Economic measures, rather than an outright ban of backyard farms, may help Russian veterinary authorities to...
Russia burns pork ‘smuggled’ from EU Russian veterinary authorities state they have started burning pork, which allegedly was imported from European...
Belarus bans pork import from Lithuania Belarus has completely banned the import of live pigs and pork from Lithuania after the identification of a new...
German pig farms cleared in furazolidone scare The seven pig farms that were blocked in the furazolidone feed scare have been cleared. This was stated by the...
No culling of pigs in Dutch feed scare No pigs have to be culled in the Netherlands, as the Dutch Food Safety Authority (NVWA) found no traces of the...
Culling likely for 50,000 pigs due to banned antibiotic At least 50,000 pigs on 97 farms in the Netherlands might have to be culled as a result of them having been fed...
Belarus bans pig imports from Mongolia Belarus have introduced temporary restrictions on the import of pork from Mongolia from the 12 July, according...
Belarus bans hogs, pork imports from Latvia Hogs and pork imports from Latvia are banned in Belarus due to instances of animals being infected with African...
EU takes Russia to WTO court to rule out pig ban The European Commission wrote in a statement on June 30 that it is seeking a WTO ruling because "extensive...
Russia bans pork imports from Latvia Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has banned imports of finished pork products from Latvia because of...
No easy alternatives to surgical castration of piglets Four alternatives to surgical castration of piglets were outlined by scientists from Aarhus University in a...
Political tension over US pork’s re-entry to Russia Russia’s stalling on granting permission to US factories to export pork to Russia is creating delays costing US...
Russia bans Ukraine pork imports to Crimea Russia has forbidden the supply of all pork products from mainland Ukraine to Crimea. The news was announced at...
Ukraine may resume pork imports from Poland Ukraine may resume imports of pork from Poland during the coming months, according to the Minister of Agrarian...
Russia - complete ban on pork imports from Latvia Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor announced the complete ban on pork products from Latvia, over the...
Poland expects to resume pork exports to Russia Polish authorities are expecting that the restrictions on the supply of pork imposed at the beginning of the...
The classification of antimicrobials – a clash of views Over recent years there has been a divergence in views between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
BLOG: Antibiotic bans – past, present and future Antimicrobial substances have played a very important role in pig production for decades, whether originally...
BLOG: Consumerism – analysis or just more politics? We are all consumers but I have to say I was disappointed when the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) ‘The...
Why reducing antibiotics has been good Some Western European countries have made some serious steps in the reduction of antibiotics through monitoring...
Effects of phytogenic feed additives on animal health Phytogenic substances represent one of the most interesting classes of feed additives. They bear the potential...
How dangerous is the African Swine Fever virus? This week I’ve been speaking to various experts in the industry about African Swine Fever (ASF) and whether or...
Safe food is key for Chinese meat giant Shuanghui Having acquired Smithfield Foods, the Chinese company Shuanghui hopes to gain access to in-depth knowledge about...
Phytogenics as a natural alternative to antibiotics With antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) being reduced in leading countries all over the world, the interest for...
Irish expansion marks Alltech’s rise in Europe North America may be the home market, Asia may be where vibrant growth is found, but the leading area for...
The biggest threat is a breakdown of border control Dr Francois van Niekerk is a leading South African veterinary surgeon, who has one of the country’s largest pig...
A revolution in thinking about pig tails Industry-wide agreements in the Netherlands are likely to be the first step in a process to phase out tail...
China buys America's largest pork processor Last month China's largest meat processor, Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd., agreed to pay USD $4.7 billion...
Thailand’s expectations for an FMD-free zone Despite strong market volatility, the Thai swine industry has grown recently. Thailand has high hopes for the...
Antimicrobials under heavy discussion in United States That the antibiotics issue is slowly becoming one of the key elements in the US poultry and pig industry became...