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Pork is by far Germany's most significant meat product. Production in 2009 of 5.25mn tonnes was more than double the combined total production of poultry, beef and lamb that year. Pork production saw rapid growth in the second half of the last decade expanding 22.0% from 2004 to 2009. As production has risen, there has been rapid changes in the structure of the sector.

The report made by Wageningen UR gives an overview of the current husbandry and management practices in the poultry and pig sector in Argentina related to animal welfare. The research centered on a description of the broiler, layer and pig sector in Argentina, the regulatory framework in force in Argentina with respect to animal welfare and a survey on husbandry practice in the poultry and pig sector.

Canadian agriculture producers and agribusiness operators who are considering the use of renewable energy sources in their business will soon have a new financing option thanks to a new Energy Loan announced by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

The number of small breeders follows the trend in the number of small farms, i.e. a general decrease, which is especially marked where there are proportionally more small farms. The number of pigs is falling at a similar rate, as there is a strong link between these two numbers. The number of large fatteners is increasing apart from in a few countries. There, although the number of large farms is stable, their average size is continuing to increase. On average, between the 2003 and 2007 surveys, the number of pigs for the large fatteners doubled, with more extreme figures being seen at national level. At EU level, the increase was 16.4%.

109 researchers from 14 countries will take part in this network funded by CYTED and intended for improving pigmeat production through innovative, sustainable production systems.

Some 80% of pigs are produced by integrators and another 20% by independent producers.

Vietnam targets to reduce the number of small-scale, backyard pig farms to 60% by 2010 from 75% currently and increase the percentage of improved pig breeds from 9.6% currently to 19.2% in 2010 and 26.6% in 2015.

This Statistics in Focus is part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) 2007. It provides a brief but nevertheless comprehensive insight into the farm structure in the United Kingdom.

The Russian government is planning to invest up to 24 billion rubles (EUR 500 million) in the construction of new slaughterhouses in Russia with a total processing capacity of 7 million heads annually.

Manitoba's On-Farm Food Safety Program now includes an initiative to help livestock producers and related businesses buy needle-less injectors to administer vaccines and medications.

Last week, Iowa State University (ISU) engineers prepared a news release on this subject highlighting the need for extreme caution when agitating and pumping manure in these deep pits under barns.

A new code of design for pig slaughterhouses was recently released by China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and AQSIQ.

The Belgian Trial and Education Centre for Agriculture (PVL) will construct a new test farm for pigs in Bocholt.

It is estimated that the conversion of 100,000 sows to loose sow housing will cost farmers close to €40m in total