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The primary objective of the GARA will be to support through scientific actions the OIE and FAO efforts in the global control and, when feasible, the eradication of ASF.

There are a total of 1301 susceptible animals of which 148 are cases.

The National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help speed research into finding answers to this new disease threat facing the domestic pork industry.

The Minister of Agriculture, Miguel Arias Cañete, inaugurated last week in Cadiz the External Chair of Animal Welfare, a pioneering initiative in Europe.

Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5 percent a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1 percent between 2003 and 2012.

Denmark presents the best index, with 0.79 points, followed by Germany (0.52), The Netherlands (0.51), and Spain (0.49).

The EC has asked EU member states to check imports of wheat from the United States which may be tainted with a genetically modified strain.

During the first trimester of this year the slaughterings of pigs in Spain have dropped by 2.67%.

There had been 113 positive cases by PCR or IHC on a total of 103 farms in 11 states.

Samples of dead and sick pigs were sent to the ICAR Research Complex where it was found that some of the pigs were infected with PRRS.

One of the two labs is the Swine Streptococcosis Diagnosis Lab of Nanjing Agricultural University.

The new EU list further strengthens consumer protection and provides greater clarity for food operators.

China is expected to become the world's leading consumer of pigmeat on a per capita basis, surpassing the European Union by 2022.

During March 2013 pig production fell by 3.1% with respect to March 2012.

The two leaders agreed that Mexico will begin to export pork and tequila to the Chinese market.

The French Minister of Agriculture has asked the Mediator of Agricultural commercial relationships to carry out a mediation process between producers, processors and wholesalers.