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After the implementation of the contingency plan in the department of El Cesar, the ICA has confirmed and verified that the disease has been controlled and eradicated.

The consultation, which runs until Tuesday 6 May 2014, is seeking views on the practical application of the changes in the UK and the costs, benefits and wider impacts for stakeholders.

Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Lithuania, that Member-State should be declared officially brucellosis-free.

As of March 1, there were 62.9 million head of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, the lowest inventory since 2007.

FDA is encouraged by the response thus far and will continue to monitor ongoing participation and provide public updates on a periodic basis.

he 2012 Annual Industry Survey shows that over half of the Australian pork industry is gestation stall free.

Producers of pigmeat may apply for the aid in respect of animals slaughtered from 26 February 2014 until 25 May 2014.

Meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum of 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth.

Last Monday, 17th March, the new Minister of Agriculture, Stockbreeding and Supplies (MAPA), Neri Geller, assumed his position in the Presidential Palace.

The negotiations were considered constructive and the parties believed it was reasonable to coordinate their positions on veterinary and phytosanitary trade measures.

Mexican beef and pork production forecasts are slightly higher in 2014.

Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dan Jørgensen, and organisations with an interest in pig production in Denmark have reached a new agreement for improving pig welfare standards.

We have observed significantly fewer cumulative new breaks thru December.

Government announced last week a $5 million investment to Maple Leaf Foods to purchase and install new meat processing technology.

According to Rabobank, if the virus continues at its current rate, the shortfall to US slaughter in 2014 could be as much as 15 million hogs.

The Commission presented to the ministers a report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labelling for all meat used as an ingredient.