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American farmers would be forced to get prescriptions for livestock antibiotics under a plan developed in Denmark and promoted by infectious disease doctors to stem a rising tide of drug-resistant infections in people.

The Russian authorities have informed the OIE about a new outbreak of Classical Swine Fever at a farm in Krasnodar Krai.

Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade Watcharee Wimuktayon indicated that the ban on pork export was only temporarily while expressing her belief that the prices of pork were still reasonable.

Due to the detection of the violations of Russia’s and CU animal health requirements and standards temporary restrictions on export of products to Russia’s/CU market are imposed by the Rosselkhoznadzor against 12 e<br>stablishments from October 10, 2011.

As the United States enters another flu season, the Pork Checkoff is advising producers, farm personnel and others who have contact with pigs to get the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible to help protect human and pig health.

Hog producers are likely to respond to lower feeding spreads by reducing the weights at which they market hogs for slaughter. However, packer discounts for underweight animals are likely to limit producer incentives to reduce slaughter weights too sharply.

Danish farmers used 2.1% less antibiotics in their production of animals during 2010, which has resulted in the first fall in antibiotic usage in a decade.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on September 1, 2011 was 66.6 million head. This was up 1 percent from September 1, 2010, and up 3 percent from June 1, 2011.

VION has today announced a multi-million pound investment in training and skills development at its pork processing facility at Broxburn. This strategic investment is a key element in the creation of a Centre of Excellence for fresh manufacturing at VION Hall’s, and the creation of up to 250 new jobs at the site.

According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture, the general grain production in 2011 will reach the level of nearly 90 mln tonnes against 60.9 mln tonnes in 2010, and 97 mln tonnes in 2009.

A comprehensive set of guidelines for managing and expediting the export of red meat products to Mexico has been updated by USMEF-Mexico.

Savings arising from these changes are likely to be in the region of £2.4 million per annum.

The InterPIG report, which has been produced annually for the last nine years, looks at the figures from a dozen countries across Europe plus Canada and Brazil.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture has issued the 12th Five Year Plan for the animal husbandry sector, which attaches importance to the country’s self-sufficiency.

Of the 1 billion pigs being raised in the world, about half are in China, where pork consumption is increasing as the Chinese economy develops. As a result, pork prices are rising, a trend that is impacting the world economy.

The outbreak occurred within a fenced subzone in Ngamiland district, on the FMD vaccination zone.