Swine news - Facilities and equipment

New rules easing access to the EU single market for fertilisers made from organic or recycled materials and setting limits for cadmium were agreed on Tuesday.

The Minister of Agriculture has informed that a Royal Decree on farm management and another one on sustainable agricultural nutrition are being drafted that will include new requirements for the improvement of the management of slurry.

Commission approves €45 million extension of biogas support scheme in Luxembourg.

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

Agriculture is responsible for 88% of UK emissions of ammonia gas and this voluntary guide will help farmers improve air quality.

Carbon dioxide gas shortages may affect the supply of meat and meat products to UK consumers as it is widely used in the meat processing industry.

FVE supports the use of high quality, well-placed, accessible CCTV operating to agreed standards and protocols.

All slaughterhouses will be required to comply in full by 5 November, following an adjustment period of 6 months to enable businesses to install a suitable CCTV system.

With this Directive, the EU aims to protect water quality across Europe by preventing pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources and by promoting the use of good farming practices.

The goal of the change in the inspection model is related to the demand to preserve public health and the quality of the meat produced in Brazil.

The conditions for authorising the new grading methods and updating the equation are fulfilled.

The TIF establishments slaughter 60% of the animals processed in Mexico.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has decided to use AI technology to help China boost its pig-husbandry industry, which has long been plagued with poor efficiency and high labor costs.

Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today (23 February) by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

A comprehensive review of farm inspections to remove bureaucratic burdens placed on farmers has been announced by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

This formal legal approval follows December’s positive vote at a meeting of the EU Nitrates Management Committee in Brussels.

The Agricultural and Livestock Producers Single Register (RUPA) is a novel system that will help the Dominican authorities to identify the agricultural and livestock production.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. announced at the White House a formal agreement aimed at making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies.

This alliance will last three years, and it will be wide-ranging between both countries’ pig producers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety.

The European Court of Auditors is currently examining whether action by the European Commission and the Member States has made an effective contribution to achieving the EU's animal welfare objectives.

A rapid instrumental at-line method for simultaneous measurement of androstenone and skatole in back fat samples from entire male pigs that has been developed.

The MAPA will hire specialists and technical teams with the aim of raising awareness on and training in animal welfare in the farming field.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators are using 3-D imaging to protect newborn piglets by monitoring adult female pigs' behavior.