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Thailand's plan for a potential African Swine Fever outbreak
According to USDA, on April 9, 2019, the Thai Cabinet agreed to fund and implement a plan to prepare Thailand for a potential African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.
Artificial intelligence for the welfare of pigs
Researchers from the Joint Research Unit for the Physiology, Environment and Genetics of Animals and Livestock Systems (PEGASE), in collaboration with the CEA-LETI, have developed an automated detection device for pig behaviour. It is a system based on individual monitoring to help farmers intervene quickly in the event of behaviour which affects the health and welfare of the animals.
The government expects the best harvest in the history of Argentina
“We will be the second global maize exporter again”, said the Minister of Agroindustry, Mr Luis Miguel Etchevehere, when showing that according to the forecasts, the exportable surplus will reach 30 million tonnes.
CSF in Japan: more than 330 wild boars and 38 outbreaks in domestic pigs
Data provided by the OIE/WOAH show that 38 pigs farms and 331 wild boars have tested positive for ASF in the prefectures of Gifu, Aichi, Nagano, Shiga and Osaka.
Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's feed industry and soy demand
Rabobank expects China’s total feed/soybean demand to decline in 2019 – albeit significantly less than the decline in pork production – followed by a slight recovery in 2020. African swine fever will act as a catalyst to speed up feed industry upgrades – including, but not limited to, a diversified product mix, the higher adoption of commercial compound feed, and ongoing industry consolidation.
ASF has spread through all China in only 9 months
With the detection of ASF in the island of Hainan, ASF has already affected all the regions, autonomous communities, municipalities and special administrative regions of China.
Brazil: efforts in the NE states for the eradication of CSF
Brazil will carry out a combined effort between the federal government and the northeastern states to implement programs for the eradication of classical swine fever (CSF) and other animal diseases.
EFSA: Assessment of GM six‐event stack maize and subcombinations
Maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 (six‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine six single events: Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 and GA21.
China: pork production down by 5.2 percent
In the first quarter of 2019, the total output of meat was 2.8% down year-on-year while the output of pork was 5.2%.
Tanzania launches USD596 million livestock master plan
Tanzania’s livestock sector is set for a major boost following the official launch of a TZS1.4 trillion (USD596 million) Tanzania livestock master plan (TLMP).
ASF in China: pig farms shall carry out on-farm ASF detection tests
The Ministry of Agriculture of China has decided to strengthen the prevention and control of African swine fever even more, increasing the ability for the early detection of the epidemics at the farm level and encouraging the pig farmers to carry out the detection of the disease on their own farms.
ISERPD 2019 cancelled
ISERPD 2019 attendance has been compromised in the midst of the African Swine Fever epidemic.
EU pigmeat in 2019: production expected to stabilise and prices should rise
According to "EU agricultural markets short-term outlook – Spring 2019" repport, EU production expected to stabilise in 2019, despite lower herd so far.
Main Russian pork producing companies in 2018
The pork production in the 20 main Russian companies has increased by 321,190 tonnes in live weight in 2018 with respect to 2017.
Spain: animal rights activists break into an abattoir
Almost a hundred animals rights activists have broken into an abattoir in the province of Girona and have blocked it for several hours.