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Accumulative litter recordings for the National Swine Registry in 2010 were up over 2009 totals, the National Swine Registry announced.

Canada is enhancing the way it monitors the national swine herd for federally reportable swine diseases.

Germany’s federal states have agreed on tough measures, including possible prison terms for offenders, in an effort to prevent a repeat of the dioxin scandal that has severely damaged the agriculture industry.

Taking into account detection of FMD affected animals in the territory of Bulgaria and possibility of the agent introduction to the Russian Federation with live animals and animal products, the Rosselkhoznadzor imposes temporary restrictions.

Analytical results of 45 pig meat samples from possibly contaminated blocked farms have also become available. 43 analytical results are compliant with EU legislation (i.e. below the EU maximum level of 1 pg WHO – PCDD/F – TEQ /g fat).

South Korea on Wednesday confirmed more outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in areas that had not been hit by the highly contagious animal disease so far.

Commissioner Dalli gave a speech on 17 January 2011 in the EP plenary in Strasbourg. In the speech the Commissioner gives an overview of the contamination incident, highlighting the good co-operation between the Commission and the German authorities and providing an outlook on the measures which could be envisaged at EU level to further improve the EU feed and food safety system.

For those communities throughout Queensland that have been impacted by flooding in recent months, as well as those communities who continue to suffer from flood damage, financial assistance is available through QRAA (formerly Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority) for primary producers and small businesses. QRAA is a statutory authority of the Queensland Government established under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 (the Act).

Following a request from the European Commission (EC), the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the revision of the Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk posed by Processed Animal Proteins (PAPs)[1].

Results of laboratory testing on eggs, poultry and pork that had been imported from Germany and raised concerns over possible dioxin contamination are negative, said Zsolt Simon, the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister.

Videoconference Devoted to Eradication of New ASF Outbreaks in the Territory of the Russian Federation Held at the Initiative of Elena Skrynnik, RF Minister of Agriculture.

After several hours of intense discussion and deliberation, the swine subcommittee for the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board decided to remove an exemption in its recommendations, that would have allowed existing swine producers to expand their stall-based facilities beyond 2025.

A total of 5,334 pig submissions were received by VLA/SAC during 2009, down from 5,761 in 2008 and 6,176 in 2007. Diagnostic pig submissions however (which generate the bulk of Salmonella incidents in pigs) actually rose by a fifth from 1,490 in 2008 to 1,797 during 2009.

Blood samples of animals in the village of Rezovo, Burgas region, have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

Germany's dioxin scare spread as 934 farms in four states were closed after receiving dioxin-laced animal feed.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) last week warned that food prices for basic commodities hit record highs last month, fuelling fears of inflation, protectionism, unrest and reduced demand from emerging economies.