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Livestock and fowl production increased by 3.5%, especially due to the rise in pig and poultry production.

Following a meeting between President Trump and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the two countries announced plans to enhance political, diplomatic, economic and trade relations.

Philippe Bizien and Guillaume Roué, presidents of the cooperatives Aveltis and Prestor, officially announced the creation of the economic interest group "Eleveurs de Porcs en France" (Pig Producers in France) for the joint commercialisation of pigs.

The EU and China agreed to formally publish a list of two hundred European and Chinese geographical indications -100 from each side- that will be considered for protection through a bilateral agreement to be concluded in 2017.

There are currently 20 confirmed cases of the disease in Manitoba since its detection in 2014.

New figures collated by the British pig industry and released by RUMA indicate use of Colistin, an antibiotic of last resort which treats a number of bacterial infections in both humans and animals, fell significantly in the sector during 2016.

In particular they discussed an issue of harmonizing veterinary certificates for pork, beef, poultry meat and products thereof from Russia to Vietnam.

French pork exports increased in 2016, while imports continued to decline.

With the participation of representatives of the pig sector, the certifications were received by the delegation that attended the OIE meeting.

The meeting meant the start of a work plan between the public and the private sectors to progress in the identification, prioritisation and the opening of the markets of interest for pork and pork processed products.

Organic pig producers, abattoirs and organisations related to animal welfare have signed a new agreement that will further improve the pigs’ welfare and their environmental impact. This agreement sets more requisites and regulations and will give place to an E-brand that will come into force in January 1st 2018.

The Dutch Veterinary Drugs Authority (SDa) has presented the report on the use of drugs in livestock in 2016.

The Russian authorities met with their Thai counterparts during the 85th General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) to talk about the possibility of exporting pork offal from Russia to Thailand.

WAHIS, the OIE’s World Animal Health Information System is being renovated to meet new sanitary challenges and to be prepared to future demands.

In this General Session, representatives of the 180 member countries of the WOAH and observers of the international organisations with which the WOAH has signed official agreements (FAO, WHO, World Bank…) have participated.

EFSA experts have examined issues surrounding the slaughter of pregnant farmed animals in Europe.