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The research, carried out in close collaboration with the Autonomous Communities, had technical and scientific support in the first stage from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (original in Spanish. Read Google translation here).

With regard to livestock production, world demand for animal protein (milk, eggs, meat) is expected to rise by 50% by 2020, even if the economic growth of recent years is now stabilising.

Over 100 pigs have died of African swine fever. The veterinary officer, Dr. Nelson Yesho, said 5,000 pigs could die if the disease, that struck Sipi and Kamoko sub-counties is not contained.

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has decided to resume the rights of food producers and traders to set the prices of grain, food processed from grain, edible oil, meat, dairy products and eggs independently.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2584/2000 of 24 November 2000 establishing a system for the communication of information on certain supplies of beef, veal and pigmeat to the territory of the Russian Federation has been substantially amended. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

From November 24, Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a temporary ban on imports of meat and meat products to the Russian Federation from 14 foreign enterprises (2 Spanish enterprises, 4 Australian enterprises, 2 US enterprises, 3 Hungarian enterprises, 1 Polish plant and 2 Belarusian enterprises).

Meat hygiene employers have agreed to pay a long-overdue pay rise to UNISON members – and the union is calling off strike action which members voted for last week. The 2.99% increase, backdated to August 2007, will be paid in the new year, in time to help with post-Christmas bills.

The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission carried through to establish Ontario Hog Industry Advisory Committee to provide input and feedback to Ontario Pork as it moves away from sole authority for the marketing of hogs in the province.

Figures released by the French government's agricultural statistics agency, Agreste, indicate a 1.1% rise in finished pigs against 2007 in the January to October year to date. Figures also indicate a 5.2% year-on-year drop in year to date breeding herd cull numbers.

The two award winners in the swine category were Sdr Vissing Staldinventar and Danish Farm Design. In addition, two pig-related products were awarded in the other categories: Thyregod and WiseCon.

Hog farmers have decided to reduce their production by around 20,000 heads in December to help boost falling pork prices on the domestic market.

The boning division at Skaerbak will be closed. Danish Crown will keep the sow slaughterhouse and other functions at Skaerbak. The closing down is expected to take effect on 30 January 2009.

According to Agriculture Department figures, any farm or ranch with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs emits more than 100 tons of carbon equivalent per year, and thus would need to obtain a permit under the proposed rules. More than 90 percent of U.S. dairy, beef and pork production would be affected by the proposal.

The Danish Minister for Food, Eva Kjer Hansen wants to reduce the costs of food control at the slaughterhouses by more than € 15 mill before 2013. According to the minister money can be saved by introducing visual meat control, by a change among vets and control technicians and by a change in staffing.

Since Holland will have Aujeszky's-free status next year, Dutch producers will be able to export to Germany freely. This could lead to a supply increase of up to 2.5m piglets to the German market.

Danish investors are going to develop small pig breeding complexes with production capacity of 5-15 thousand tons of meat per year in the region.