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The number of PEDv cases in the country since the first outbreak in October has reached more than 800, this is around 15% of all pig farms.

During the first 5 months of 2014, the production of feeds has dropped by 1.4%.

The study examined 96 food samples (beef, pork, lamb, apple juice, tomatoes and honey) claimed to be from the UK, or from the Republic of Ireland.

Under this proposed rule, such pork and pork products would have to be derived from swine raised on farms meeting stringent sanitary and biosecurity requirements.

The maintenance of the cold chain is one of the main principles and basic requirements of the EU legislation on food hygiene.

According to DEFRA, following improvements during the early 1990s, the FCR for the pig fattening herd increased (i.e. more feed required per unit increase in pig weight), albeit with some fluctuations, particularly in recent years.

The cancelation of the NOM-037-ZOO-1995 norm is due to the fact that on 30 January 2009, the whole of the Mexican territory was declared free of the CSF virus.

Yesterday in Vilnius, Baltic agriculture ministers discussed the spread of African swine fever and decided to draft an action plan by August 15 and putting in a request to the European Commission for funding.

The health authorities of US have given the green light to the abattoir Fipso and to the company Delpeyrat.

Organic animal production remains limited in comparison with the total animal production in the EU (about 1%).

The new requirements effectively call for a certificate from the point of origin - in the case of U.S. shipments, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - guaranteeing that the shipment is free of the biotech trait.

The NVWA has closed off the cattle and pig farms on which the contaminated feeds have been found.

The proposed system is a phylogenetic classification system, distinguishing clusters of viruses that share common genetic characteristics.

The Chinese pork import market strengthened in the first half of the year, with volumes up by 9% compared with the same period a year earlier.

Especially in the exporting countries impacted by the porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv), hog and pork prices will continue to break records in the remainder of Q3 and into Q4.

The South Korean veterinary authorities have confirmed, for the first time since April 2011, a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on a pig farm.