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United states: Iowa pork producers embrace food safety, animal well-being programs

Iowa pork producers have reached a new milestone as 15,000 Iowa pork producers, employees and others with pork industry interests have been certified through the Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus® program.

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Pig affected by ASF with cyanosis on the ears.

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African swine fever - Recognizing the disease in field

The clinical profile seen to date of ASF in Russia and neighboring countries is a typical acute disease. The animals die between 7 and 15 days post-infection and the symptoms observed include fever, huddling together due to cold, and injuries described above.

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Vietnam: largest seizure of illegal feed additive

Vietnamese officials have seized 2.5 million tonnes of illegal agents used for stimulating growth and lean meat production in pigs and cattle.

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U.S. & China Sign Strategic Cooperation in Agriculture

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and China's Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu signed an historic Plan of Strategic Cooperation that will guide the two countries' agricultural relationship for the next 5 years.

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European Union: EFSA opinion on composting and incineration of dead-on-farm pigs

Provided that the deficiencies identified are addressed the BIOHAZ concluded that this alternative treatment would not pose an additional risk as compared to the processes currently approved in the legislation.

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United Kingdom: eAML2 becomes compulsory at the beginning of April

The eAML2 electronic pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April in England and Wales.

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Canada: system to track hogs in case of disease

The swine regulation, approved by Alberta's cabinet this week, will mean all of the province's 2.5 million pigs must come with travel documents as they're moved from farms to abattoirs.

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Germany to review antibiotics use in farm animals

Germany is to review the use of antibiotics in farm animals and possibly introduce new rules restricting their use.

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Filtration systems on commercial sow farms: Technical definitions and application strategies

In high-density swine regions of North America, air filtration is playing an important role in the effort to maintain PRRS free commercial sow herds

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China bans production, sale of clenbuterol to improve food safety

China has banned the production, sale and use of clenbuterol tablets, a medicine used to treat bronchial asthma that has also been illegally used by farmers to make their pigs leaner.

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Russia: the system to control residues is not equivalent to its EU counterpart

An initial assessment by the FVO experts has found that the state system used to control residues of banned and harmful substances in animals, animal products and feeds in the Russian Federation is not absolutely equivalent to its EU counterpart.

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USA: USMEF releases livestock ID/Traceability economic assessment

A study assessing the impact of traceability and animal identification programs on the international market for red meat has been released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

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China: Over 900 arrested in tainted pork crackdown

Authorities have arrested 989 people over the last six months as part of a national crackdown on the manufacture and sale of clenbuterol.

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Philippines: Transport of livestock animals, meat now allowed

Livestock farmers, traders and processors can now freely transport their animals and meat products within the country, as long as appropriate permits are secured from concerned agencies of the Department of Agriculture.

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European Union: EFSA provides up-to-date information on food-borne viruses

Food-borne viruses are the second most important cause of food-borne outbreaks in the European Union (EU) after Salmonella. EFSA has published a review of the latest scientific knowledge on these viruses providing advice on possible measures to control and prevent their spread in the EU.

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USA - USDA expands Salmonella initiative program to reduce and eliminate pathogens

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it will expand and move ahead on the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP) to help reduce Salmonella in raw meat and poultry products.