EFSA Evaluates Salmonella Contamination
EU - EFSA’s Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection has today published an analysis of the risk factors related to Salmonella in slaughter pigs within the European Union (EU).

Improved Breeding Herd Health with Circovac
EU - Latest findings from Merial demonstrate improved reproductive performance in sows vaccinated with Circovac PCV2 vaccine.

EU Agrees on Pork Storage Aid for Ireland
EU - The European Union (EU) member states yesterday unanimously backed an aid scheme, which will allow the storage of up to 30,000 tons of pig meat for six months at EU expense, according to the European...

Why Do Pigs Die During Commercial Transportation?
EU - An international team of scientists, led by Spain’s Luis Fernando Gosálvez, has carried out a study in five European countries to identify and evaluate the factors involved in causing injuries or...

CAP Health Check to Ease Plight of Farmers
EU - The European Commission welcomes the political agreement by EU agriculture ministers on the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Trials Compare Injectable and Oral Anti-Infectives
EU - Injectable, long-acting antibiotic therapy is a commercially viable alternative to antibiotics given in feed or in water.

European PCV2 Research Awards
EU - The EU PCVD Consortium announced awards for Professor Hans Nauwynck and Professor Joaquim Segalés in its June 2008 newsletter.

European Initiative Will Develop Livestock Health Technologies
EU - A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives.