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All these animals will be removed from the food chain and their bodies rendered and incinerated abroad.

In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition, the Commission has established a Community Register of feed additive. Revision 38 was released on 22 December 2008.

During the meeting with the Head of Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor), Sergey Dankvert, Ariel Bucardo Rocha, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Nicaragua expressed the interest in development of trade relations between Russia and Nicaragua, in particular, in organization of supply of Nicaraguan agricultural products to Russia. Russian party proposed to start inspections at the end of January – February 2009.

Average prices for agricultural products of all agricultural enterprises grew by 17% in January-November 2008 against the corresponding period of 2007. Animal product prices were up by 50% as well. In particular, prices for cattle, pigs and poultry were up by 65.3%, 72.5%, and 52% respectively.

Trade officials representing Mexico and Canada have each filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Dec, 18 opposing the new U.S. law on country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork.

In view of the particularly difficult market situation in Ireland, the Commission has now proposed a further exceptional market support measure in the form of a disposal scheme for animals blocked on farms that have used contaminated feed as well as for certain pigmeat stocks held in slaughterhouses or still owned by the slaughterhouses. The EU will co-finance the purchases at an average rate of 50 percent.

The Swine Dysentery Producer Charter is an important new health initiative by producers in the East of England,supported by BPEX.

EU27 real agricultural income per worker1 has decreased by 4.3% in 2008, after increasing by 12.2% in 2007, according to first estimates2 issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. The significant increase in the value of animal production in 2008 was the result of nearly stable output volumes (+0.2%) and a clear increase in producer prices (+6.1%). The increase in the value of pig production (+8.5%) was driven by a rise in prices (+9.3%), while volume fell slightly (-0.7%).

The GMO Panel concludes that maize MON89034 is unlikely to have any adverse effect on human or animal health or on the environment in the context of its intended uses.

President-elect Barack Obama held a press conference today to nominate former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Vilsack headed governor groups focusing on biotechnology, ethanol and Midwestern issues, and he eventually led the Democratic Governors Association. He also headed the Democratic Leadership Council, a group characterized as "moderate leaning" that was prominent under former President Bill Clinton. Since ending his presidential bid, Mr. Vilsack has held a number of positions, including one at Iowa State University’s Biosafety Institute. There he had a role in analyzing the risks and benefits of agricultural (plant and animal) biotechnology.

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the reporting of market prices thereof. Member States may now decide not to make application of the Community classification scale of pig carcases referred to in Article 42(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 obligatory in all slaughterhouses.

The minister for livestock and agriculture, Ernesto Agazzi, announced the exoneration of VAT on ovine, porcine and poultry meat until the end of January. (Read Google translation here)

Belarusian State Veterinary Service has started inspections of Russian meat processing and dairy plants, which supply their products to Russia.

“The 840 animal identification solution is an individual animal ID option with an added punch,” says Cindy Smith, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service administrator. “Not only can it improve the ability of U.S. animal-health officials to quickly respond to a disease outbreak, but the 840 AIN also helps producers simplify recordkeeping and reduce the number of animal identification systems they use. The 840 AIN is truly one number with many uses.”

A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and university colleagues. The sensor could be adapted to detect other foodborne pathogens as well.

The hogs that were quarantined in swine farms in Luzon were all tested negative for the Ebola-Reston virus strain, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said on Saturday.