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The World Trade Organization ruled that the law requiring labeling the origin of meat imposed by the United States (COOL) is an obstacle to international trade.

Korea will soon begin reviewing existing veterinary drug MRLs and hopes to finish this process by the end of 2014.

Between October and January of this year, Brazil exported 107,500 tons of pork to Hong Kong.

The French Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, has announced the creation of the first national plan to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance in veterinary medicine.

At the industry Annual General Meeting in Canberra, Australian pig farmers endorsed the proposal to increase the pig slaughter levy by 90 cents.

Pig production in the Philippines posted gains of 1.64% in the first nine months of 2011.

The European Commission has tabled a comprehensive Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which unveils12 concrete actions to be implemented in close cooperation with the Member States.

This agreement results from the EEA Agreement which provides for regular reviews of conditions of trade in agricultural products in view of progressive liberalisation.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced plans to streamline and improve several of the programmatic processes its customers use most, including the veterinary biologics licensing process.

In the 3rd quarter of 2011, the number of pigs for slaughter went down by 3.4% to 728 016 heads.

The federal government has announced a $50 million investment in Canada's agricultural and agri-food sector to promote long-term growth and competitiveness.

Depending on the severity of the case, the estimated cost of an initial case of lameness could range from £19 to above £266.

A confirmed case of SD and aproximately five unconfirmed suspected cases are a concern for farmers in the region.

In the third quarter of 2011, 15.2 million pigs were commercially slaughtered in Germany, that was 3.5% or 521,000 animals more than in the same quarter a year earlier.

They will shoot 750 wild boars, and will not let even the sandwich cross the Ukrainian-Russian border.

France has informed the Commission about recent developments with regard to classical swine fever in feral pigs.