France: Bonus proposed for castrated pigs
On January 1, 2022, the decree prohibiting the castration of piglets without anesthesia will come into force.
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France to ban piglet castration without anesthesia and analgesia
As of January 1, 2022, castration of piglets in France must be performed painlessly under anesthesia and analgesia.
France: obligatory use of pain management when castrating pigs, farmers allowed to administer anesthetic or analgesic
Two decrees have been published, the first prohibits castration of piglets without anesthetics or analgesics, and the other allows farmers to use analgesics and anesthetics to reduce pain.
USA - USDA proposes to amend Livestock Exportation Regulations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend the livestock exportation regulations to eliminate pre-export tuberculosis and brucellosis testing for goats and breeding swine if the receiving country does not require such testing.