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A veterinary Pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports an emerging H1N2 strain of influenza, first detected in 2013 in Manitoba, has begun to spread throughout western Canada.

A new fund to help support investments in agriculture, food and forestry was launched on 23 February at an official ceremony in Toulouse, France.

Two five-year plans (2016-2020) on food and drug safety were issued by the State Council on Feb 21. According to the food safety plan, China will set stricter standards as well as strengthen supervision and punishment for law violators.

Figures newly released through RUMA suggest the UK pig sector is making significant changes in how it stewards antibiotic use in at least one key area, with a halving in prescribed antibiotics administered in feed for young pigs.

According to Statistics Canada, hog producers reported 13.7 million hogs on January 1, up 1.6% from January 1, 2016, marking the fourth consecutive year-over-year increase.

There has been a very significant reduction in the use of antibiotics in animals in the Netherlands in recent years (a 58.4% decrease in sales from 2009 to 2015).

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyen Xuân Cuong has called for a nationwide reduction in the number of pigs and animal feed factories after their overgrowth in the last few years, according to Vietnam News.

Managed by the INRA, this centre, by virtue of the Law on the future of agriculture, is a key measure of the Action plan for animal welfare started by the Minister in April 2016.

Due to the important increase in the cases of stomach ulcers in sows, Denmark will carry out a study at a national level to try to determine the prevalence of the problem and discover its causes.

WHO published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.

The occurrence of new outbreaks of African Swine Fever affecting wild boars and domestic pigs in Latvia and Lithuania constitutes an increase in the level of risk.

China stands out as the main destination, with 44.9% of the total volume.

China will continue to dominate the world meat production and trade over the coming years, although its animal protein industry is entering a period of transition, according to Rabobank’s China Animal Protein Outlook to 2020.

A new online tool has been launched to help European agri-food producer organisations in their efforts to promote their products.

Global sales of the UK’s food and drink have hit the £20 billion mark for the first time, Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced.

A new resource pack for teachers and pupils will help young people reconnect with farming as the source of their food and as a core element of European society.