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The latest National Statistics on the levels of agricultural activity in the UK produced by Defra on behalf of the agriculture departments of the United Kingdom shows land use and livestock numbers on agricultural holdings.

Bureau of Animal Industry Director Dr Davinio Catbagan said that currently, there is no need for any additional chicken and pork imports.

With the aim of developing the monitoring of trends over time in zoonotic agents, the Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection was asked by the European Food Safety Authority to identify for which zoonotic agent/animal population or food category combinations the monitoring of trends would be useful either at Community or Member State group level.

The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Federal District Government signed a collaboration agreement of in the matter of animal health with the aim of working together in the training, education and modernization of veterinarians.

The latest national statistics produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on GB Animal Feed were released on 11th March 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Statistics on GB Animal Feed include data for the period November 2009, December 2009 and January 2010 with percentage change for corresponding period last year.

The Armenian veterinary authorities have notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of african swine fever in swine.

The Agency's Board agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling that will best help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food.

Vietnam plans to spend VND 198 billion (USD 10.76 million) this year as an incentive to farmers to apply new technology and scientific research to increase safety and quality of their produce.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices to include contract pork operations.

The site provides Canadians valuable tips and tools to help them reduce the risk of foodborne illness and acts as a gateway to important information during foodborne illness emergencies.

At the end of 2008, Iowa had 8,300 hog operations. Approximately 30 million hogs are raised in Iowa each year.

The objective of the mission was the evaluation of the food safety and public health controls in place as well as certification procedures in relation to potential exports of pig meat from Brazil to the European Union. This potential export was evaluated in the State of Santa Catarina (SC), which since 2007 has the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) status "free from foot and mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination".

The report made by Wageningen UR gives an overview of the current husbandry and management practices in the poultry and pig sector in Argentina related to animal welfare. The research centered on a description of the broiler, layer and pig sector in Argentina, the regulatory framework in force in Argentina with respect to animal welfare and a survey on husbandry practice in the poultry and pig sector.

During the first 9 months of 2009, Belgium exported 30,775 tons of pig meat to Russia. This represents an increase in volume of 9% and in value of 35% compared to the same period of 2008.

The objective of the Scenar 2020-II study was to refine and improve the identification of major future trends and driving factors – and the perspectives and challenges resulting from them – provided by the initial Scenar 2020 study (December 2006) on the future of European agriculture and the rural world.

The use of antibiotics in livestock decreased by 2% in 2009 compared to the previous year, while at the same time the bovine, porcine and poultry populations increased by 2%, 1.3% and 0.2%, respectively. In 2008, the use of antibiotics had already decreased by 7% compared to 2007.