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As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the availability of the compliance guide for mobile slaughter units.

USDA unveiled a gap analysis study today that maps the locations of small livestock producers by county and compares production to the availability of small slaughter processing facilities as well as rendering plants.

The complex, which covers 4,000 m2 and which for its type and capacity is unique in Mexico and all of Latin America, will have the capacity to process 1,000 head of cattle and 2,000 pigs per shift and represents a total investment of over 700 million pesos.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Notice 19-10: Humane Handling Activities and Documentation in Livestock Slaughter Establishments.

According to data collected in recent years by the Ministry of Agriculture, each year about 130 thousand head of cattle and sheep are slaughtered, compared with 180 thousand pigs.

According to Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures, 2.61 million pigs were processed in 2007, 2.57 million in 2008 and this dropped to 2.42 million in 2009.

It was the only meatworks in the region licensed to kill pigs for the export market.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1161/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food chain information to be provided to food business operators operating slaughterhouses.

Inspectors from the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) found “serious shortcomings” in two of the 12 food premises visited during a mission to audit whether official controls were being applied across the UK meat and milk sectors.

The Russian government is planning to invest up to 24 billion rubles (EUR 500 million) in the construction of new slaughterhouses in Russia with a total processing capacity of 7 million heads annually.

The Rural Development Sub-Committee is undertaking an inquiry into animal welfare and meat hygiene at abattoirs and slaughterhouses in Wales.

The Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 lays down rules for the killing of animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin, fur or other products as well as the killing of animals for the purpose of depopulation and for related operation.

There are not just one but two major issues for abattoirs that could bounce back and hit producers. One is pleurisy and the other is poor slapmarking.

Hog raisers belonging to the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI) said the government should consider putting up more state-of-the-art slaughterhouses and storage facilities so they can take full advantage of opportunities presented by the export market.

Notice 52-09: Ante-Mortem Verification of Livestock Offered for Slaughter by the Establishment has been issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Affected animals will be managed using the same veterinary management and biosecurity practices employed for other swine influenza viruses. This includes limiting opportunities for virus to spread to susceptible animals. Canada’s slaughter system contains multiple inspection points to ensure that only healthy animals enter the food supply.