Livestock Culling Starts Near Fukushima Plant
JAPAN - Livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometre radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are to be culled.

Heat Wave Kills Cows, Pigs and Poultry
JAPAN - Nearly 1,200 cows have died nationwide due to the summer's intense heat, the government said on Friday, 3 September, calling for measures to prevent more deaths as the hot spell continues.

First Cloned Pig in Japan Euthanised
JAPAN - The first pig cloned from fetal pigskin cells in Japan has been euthanised after becoming unable to stand on her own because of natural causes, researchers said yesterday.

FMD Halts Pork Exports From Japan
JAPAN - Japan suspended exports of beef, pork and related bi-products following a discovery of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on cattle farms in Miyazaki prefecture.

Improvac Approved as Safe and Effective in Japan
JAPAN - Pfizer Animal Health today announced it will begin to expand Japanese veterinary experience with Improvac®, Pfizer’s successful pork production technology embraced by pig farmers in other countries...

Pigs Hit by Second Bout of H1N1 Outbreak
JAPAN - The nation's second case of pigs infected with H1N1 flu has been confirmed at a farm in Yamagata Prefecture, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.

Japan Reports Emerging Case of H1N1 Influenza
JAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported an emerging case of H1N1 flu in the country.

Japan Lifts H1N1 Voluntary Movement Restraint
JAPAN - On 21 October, the Japanese authorities had reported finding the H1N1 flu virus in pooled samples from pigs. The affected farm was placed under voluntary movement restraint.

Japan Confirms Finding H1N1 Flu Virus in Pig Sample
JAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) finding the influenza A H1N1 virus in a pooled sample from 10 pigs. The sampling was taken as...