Newsletter 13th August 2007
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Foot And Mouth Disease In The UK - Summary
We have 6 new features this week: Selecting Gilts for Lifetime Productivity By Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University. Simultaneous advances have been made in the number of pigs a sow can produce each year, predominantly due to management, and in lean (growth rate and percentage), predominantly due to genetics. Feeding for Efficiency By Patricia Dickenson, Ontario Pork Newsletter. Limiting feeding in the grower phase could be the key to an improved overall feed efficiency and faster gains during the finishing period, says a University of Guelph researcher. EU-27 Livestock and Products Annual 2007 By USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the pork industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for the EU-27. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which we have omitted from this article. Colloquium on Prospects for Development of an Effective PRRS Virus Vaccine By College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois. Development of economical and effective control strategies for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) remains an important goal for the swine industry. Disease Focus : FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE Detailed information about Foot and Mouth Disease from our Pig Health database. Read all about FMD including the clinical signs plus view photo's of the symptoms. Links to further reading also provided. FOOT AND MOUTH, Surrey, UK: Interim epidemiology report By Defra - This article is the FMD 2007. Summary Epidemiology Report giving the situation as at 10:00 Thursday 09 August 2007, as published by Defra. 
 United Kingdom Ban of On-Farm Burial of Stock Temporarily Lifted UK - The on-farm burial ban of stock has temporarily been lifted. The fallen stock collection scheme is presently suspended and in recognition of the problems that this will cause on farm burial is being permitted. Anyone burying stock on farm must comply with the PEPFAA Code. Travel ban may cause British meat shortage by end of week UK - The ban on animal movement imposed by the government to contain foot and mouth disease could create shortages of British meat by the end of the week, the government's head of sustainable food and farming, Sir Don Curry, told the Guardian yesterday. Pig farmers face 'difficult times' UK - Most of the attention in the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak has focused on cattle farmers, but other farmers, including pig farmers, are also badly affected. Welfare movements - week one UK - One week after the start of the foot and mouth outbreak there are 170,000 more pigs on England's pig farms and producers are rapidly running out of drinkers, feeders and building materials for temporary housing.  Canada Pork Commentary: Wild Times – Foot and Mouth, Swine Fever, China Market, etc. CANADA - The swine industry is not for the faint-hearted. Why? Manure management initiative requests more research proposals CANADA - The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative's latest request for research proposals is calling for on farm projects which demonstrate phosphorus, nitrogen, and odour management, writes Bruce Cochrane. Canadian Livestock Producers Join Forces Against U.S. Country of Origin Labelling Provisions CANADA - Calgary, AB –The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) have formed a coalition seeking U.S. country of origin labelling (COOL) provisions that conform to international trade agreements. Researchers Seek Ways to Improve the Economics of Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm CANADA - The use of anaerobic digestion as a means to convert manure into energy for use on the farm is expected to become increasingly appealing as the costs of more traditional energy sources continue to escalate.   Korea, Republic of South Korea Bans British Pork Imports SOUTH KOREA - South Korea has banned imports of British pork and pigs following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in southern England last week, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday.  United States Weekly Outlook: Corn Yield URBANA - Those who argue that the 2007 corn crop is already "made" and out of harm's way are ignoring history, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist. Hog Outlook: Diversity in Smaller Hog Producers US Weekly Hog Outlook, 11th August 2007 - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain. Market Preview: Fall Numbers May Test Slaughter Capacity US - Weekly U.S. Market Preview w/e 10th August, provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc. Weekly Roberts Report US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech. Increased supplies may test slaughter capacity this fall US - Expected record-large hog supplies could challenge packers' ability to process the animals for at least a few weeks later this year, with no increases in slaughtering capacity seen likely soon. Genetic discovery will improve feed values and environmental quality IOWA - Scientists have identified the plant gene that controls Phytic acid, a naturally occuring organic acid that influences the digestibility of feed grains. Deactivating it will reduce the amount of phosphorous and other pollutants, excreted in animal waste, say researchers. Vernon County gives all-clear for hog farm US - A proposed 2,400-head hog farm in southern Vernon County could start construction by the end of the month after the county board Tuesday turned down a moratorium on such operations. "Meat-ing" Consumer Demand In New Ways US - Meat trends mean new business and more consumer choices, according to Meat: Culinary Trend Mapping Report, a new study from Packaged Facts and the Center for Culinary Development. Agriculture department open meeting on disease protection strategy US - The Secretary of Agriculture’s advisory committee on foreign animal and poultry diseases will meet this month to discuss the emergency management system and the United States response to foreign animal diseases worldwide. 'Humane' animal production costs difficult to gauge KANSAS CITY - Whether animal rights activists or livestock producers and processors are right in the dispute over animal rights and humane treatment comes down to whose ox is being gored. Expert Panel Issues White Paper Identifying Needs in PRRS Vaccine Research URBANA - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is the most significant disease problem facing the swine industry worldwide. Livestock, poultry and crops stressed by heat and drought US - Blistering heat is just the latest challenge for farmers, who have been hosing down cows to keep them cool, blowing fans on poultry and hoping for rain to revive crops parched by drought.   China China orders better management of pork markets amid rising prices BEIJING - China has issued an urgent notice ordering stronger controls over unscrupulous pork selling practices amid soaring prices for the country's staple meat. China May Import More Pork to Ease Shortage, Shanghai JC Says CHINA - China, the world's biggest pork consumer and producer, may boost imports of the meat after disease reduced the country's pig herds and worsened a supply shortage, Shanghai JC Intelligence Co. said. Drug-free pigs to keep Olympic athletes clean CHINA - China will breed pigs using hormone-free food for next year's Olympic athletes to avoid false-positive doping tests and use global positioning satellites to ensure food safety at the games.  Romania Smithfield pig farms in western Romania closed ROMANIA - Ten pig farms in western Romania belonging to US company Smithfield have not been authorised to operate, a veterinary official said Monday, following an outbreak of swine fever.  Belgium No GMO From Feed Found In Meat Or Eggs: EU Agency BRUSSELS - Animals that have eaten genetically modified (GMO) feed show no residual traces in their eggs or meat, the EU's food safety agency said on Friday.  European Union EU pig prices: Markets for live pigs and meat prove to be diverging! EU - This week, the markets for live pigs and meat are diverging throughout the European slaughter pig market.  New Zealand Pork industry urged to police itself against contagious swine disease NEW ZEALAND - Biosecurity New Zealand says the pork industry will have to police itself to ensure no pig meat is fed to pigs if it wants to minimise the risk of introducing a devastating swine disease.   Viet Nam Foot-and-mouth disease reaches Mekong Delta, Viet Nam VIET NAM - Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to Can Tho city in the Mekong Delta, the central animal health department cautioned Wednesday. Will drastic measures curb price increases? VIET NAM - The move by the government to reduce import tax rates on a lot of key products is not likely to curb inflation. Uncertified pork sold in street markets VIET NAM - The Thu Duc Animal Controlling Station recently began co-operating with mobile police to seize hundreds of kilos of uncertified pork and pigs from Dong Nai Province.  Hong Kong Inflation fears rise HONG KONG - Mainland consumer prices will remain high in the second half as recent price increases are neither accidental nor temporary and inflation risks should be noted with concern, the People's Bank of China cautioned yesterday in its second-quarter monetary report.  Taiwan, Province of China Pigs under scrutiny for ractopamine TAIPEI - Pigs from Changhua and Nantou counties have been tested for the banned veterinary drug ractopamine. A series of blood and serum samples were screened after reports that the drug had been found in pork sold at local markets. Hog raisers protest against possible easing of ban on animal drug TAIPEI - Groups of hog producers from across the country staged a protest Friday in front of the Cabinet-level Department of Health (DOH) as they suspected that a ban on ractopamine -- an animal drug that promotes the growth of lean meat in pigs and cattle -- may soon be lifted.  Finland Food Industry: GM Pork Already Widespread in Finland? FINLAND - The majority of pork imported to Finland is likely to have been fed genetically modified (GM) soy, reports YLE Radio News.  
Hypor signs deal to ship thousands of pigs to RussiaRUSSIA - Hypor B.V, a Hendrix Genetics company and "Znamensky Selekcionno-Gibridny Center" LLC, an Exima company, have signed an agreement to co-operate with pig breeding activities in Russia.
Merial acknowledge the interim report issued by the HSE todayUK - Merial fully support the investigation and will continue to co-operate and provide complete access to our centre to enable these investigations to continue. 
£Million Breeding Stock Order in JeopardyUK - Orders for breeding stock from Russia, worth £1 million to Yorkshire-based pig-breeding company ACMC and due to be shipped in September and November, have been placed in jeopardy as a result of the foot-and-mouth (FMD) outbreak, says the company. 
Foot and Mouth Biosecurity AlertUK - Biosecurity experts offer advice on abattoir and vehicle disinfection procedures to farmers and abattoirs That's all for this week! Ed. |
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