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In 2016, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a report reiterating the critical shortages of large animal and rural veterinarians in Texas.

The Development Law Service (LEGN) has been working on developing a methodology for legislating for AMR to assist countries to tackle this growing problem.

On 2017, China imported 1,216,757 tons of pork and 1,236,454 tons of offal , a decrease of 25% and 8% respectively compared to the figures of 2016.

The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Michael Creed T.D. will lead a large delegation of Irish food industry representatives, on a weeklong trade mission to China and Hong Kong.

Agriculture grew by 1.47 percent in the first quarter of 2018. Contributing to the sector’s performance were the production gains in the crops, livestock and poultry subsectors.

With this announcement, vaccine companies may now apply for USDA permits to continue their work with this specific modified, non-infectious FMD virus in the United States.

A cooperation agreement in favour of public health through the reduction in the use of antimicrobials in pig production will be signed.

The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed agreed revised maximum permitted limits (MPLs).

Denmark is beating its own record for pork exports. Germany, in particular, continues to be an important and growing market.

Overall the total value of output of livestock was 13% higher. Pig meat rose in value, production levels fell.

Since the confirmation of the first ASF case in the country, 6 animals have already been affected by the disease.

The Consortium ENETWILD is focusing on the collection of wild boar abundance and occurrence data for the analysis of the risk factors of African Swine Fever spread.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has published a new handbook on the administration of antibiotics to pigs.

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.

Argentina achieves the opening the Cape Verdean pork, beef and pig and cattle offal markets.

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.