EMA advice on use of colistin in animals to be updated
AMEG will evaluate all available information and assess whether in the light of new evidence there is any impact on the 2013 advice for the use of colistin in animals.
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Choosing for not-genetically modified soy results in higher costs for livestock
Mid-term (3 to 5 years) additional costs for the Dutch animal husbandry due to more expensive non-GM soy and alternative protein sources, are estimated at €60 to €100m per year, of which about 80% for the poultry sector.
Food and feed safety: EU commits to €32.5 million to support EU Reference Laboratories
The European Commission has awarded a total of €32.5 million, for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety, as well as animal health.
Reducing the land use of EU pork production: where there’s swill, there’s a way
Our results suggest that the application of existing technologies could reduce the land use of EU pork (20% of world production) by one fifth, potentially saving 1.8 million hectares of agricultural land.
European Commission withdraws authorisation of 4 GMOs for food/ feed uses
The Commission has withdrawn today the authorisation of 4 GMOs for food/feed uses, MON863 maize, MON863xMON810xNK603 maize, MON863xMON810 maize and MON863xNK603 maize.
Modest growth in the EU compound feed production in 2015
In spite of the economic incentive to pig farmers to use their own cereals, industrial pig feed production remained stable in 2015.
Variability in feed manufacture, a factor to be considered in the efficiency of fattening
Variability of feed ingredients is analysed, as well as its consequences on consumption and lean tissue growth in fattening pigs.
Behaviour of fattening pigs fed with liquid feed and dry feed
Pigs performed equivalent in both systems, but from an animal welfare view we recommend dry feed to growing pigs.
Need for developing country to strengthen quality control systems in feed analysis laboratories
According to Harinder Makkar of FAO who coordinated this study, “the results illustrate higher need for developing country feed analysis laboratories to improve the quality of data being generated.”
Commission authorises 2 GMOs for food/ feed uses
The Commission adopted 2 GMOs for food/ feed uses, MON87427 maize and NK603xT25 maize.
EFSA cannot conclude on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals
No conclusion on potential safe levels for other poultry, pigs, ruminants, fish and cats is possible.
Environment MEPs oppose new GM maize authorization
The Commission should not authorise the use of glyphosate-tolerant GM maize NK603 x T25 in food and feed, says a resolution adopted by the environment committee on Tuesday.
Requirement of standardized ileal digestible valine to lysine ratio for 8- to 14-kg pigs
In conclusion, 0.70 SID Val : Lys is suggested as the Val requirement for 8 to 14 kg individually housed pigs.
China will increase its cereal and oilseed imports
It is expected that the cereal and oilseed demand in China will increase from 600 million tonnes in 2014 to 700 million tonnes in 2020.
EU: simpler approval rules to boost food innovation
The new rules would subject novel food to a safety evaluation and authorisation at the EU level.
Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal
Members are concerned that the law might prove unworkable or that it could lead to the reintroduction of border checks between pro- and anti-GMO countries.