Pig Industry News By Category: Pig Health
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Hopeful Reprieve for Pork Industry
NEW ZEALAND - Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, has welcomed the Supreme Court's order for an interim ban on the import of raw pork products....
NEW ZEALAND - Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, has welcomed the Supreme Court's order for an interim ban on the import of raw pork products....
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Ministry for Primary Industries Ordered to Stop Biosecurity Clearance
NEW ZEALAND - The Supreme Court of New Zealand has banned imports of raw pork cuts. Meanwhile, pig farmers are continuing their legal battle against the imports....
NEW ZEALAND - The Supreme Court of New Zealand has banned imports of raw pork cuts. Meanwhile, pig farmers are continuing their legal battle against the imports....
Monday, March 18, 2013
NZ Pork Loses Appeal over Imported Raw Meat Risk
NEW ZEALAND - NZ Pork, the lobby group for the nation’s pig farmers, has lost its appeal against changes to import health standards that will allow raw meat from countries with Porcine Reproductive and...
NEW ZEALAND - NZ Pork, the lobby group for the nation’s pig farmers, has lost its appeal against changes to import health standards that will allow raw meat from countries with Porcine Reproductive and...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Infectious Disease Research Centre to be Launched
NEW ZEALAND - Massey University is bringing together researchers from across the University to combat infectious diseases that pose a threat to health, biosecurity and trade....
NEW ZEALAND - Massey University is bringing together researchers from across the University to combat infectious diseases that pose a threat to health, biosecurity and trade....
Monday, July 16, 2012
NZPork is the World’s Best Little Pig Industry
NEW ZEALAND - NZPork Chair Ian Carter challenged attendees of the industry’s annual conference to recognize themselves as ‘the best little pig industry in the world’....
NEW ZEALAND - NZPork Chair Ian Carter challenged attendees of the industry’s annual conference to recognize themselves as ‘the best little pig industry in the world’....
Thursday, July 05, 2012
NZ Pork Import Standards Need Checking
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries should reverse its decision to proceed with the lowering of the import health standards for pork, says Labour's Biosecurity spokesperson, Damien O'Connor....
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries should reverse its decision to proceed with the lowering of the import health standards for pork, says Labour's Biosecurity spokesperson, Damien O'Connor....
Friday, June 29, 2012
Cost of Biosecurity Scheme Unknown
NEW ZEALAND - Farmers will soon be able to access funding for biosecurity outbreaks in the same way they do for floods and droughts. ...
NEW ZEALAND - Farmers will soon be able to access funding for biosecurity outbreaks in the same way they do for floods and droughts. ...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
NZ Pork Board Appeals Against Court Ruling on Imports
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board is appealing a High Court decision allowing new health standards for imported pig meat, saying they increase the risk of infection of local herd by Porcine...
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board is appealing a High Court decision allowing new health standards for imported pig meat, saying they increase the risk of infection of local herd by Porcine...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Flawed Pig Meat Import Standards Must be Dropped
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand First is calling on the Government to drop changes to pig meat import standards because of the risk of spreading a highly infectious disease amongst pigs....
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand First is calling on the Government to drop changes to pig meat import standards because of the risk of spreading a highly infectious disease amongst pigs....
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Officials Want Better Checks on Pig Swill
NEW ZEALAND - Primary Industries Ministry officials want more effective enforcement of regulations banning the feeding of raw meat to pigs....
NEW ZEALAND - Primary Industries Ministry officials want more effective enforcement of regulations banning the feeding of raw meat to pigs....
Monday, May 07, 2012
New Import Standards for Pork in Force
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries says new standards easing restrictions on pork imports are now in force, after legal attempts failed to block them....
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries says new standards easing restrictions on pork imports are now in force, after legal attempts failed to block them....
Friday, May 04, 2012
NZPork Considering High Court Judgment
NEW ZEALAND - NZPork and its advisors will carefully consider the judgment handed down by Wellington’s High Court, which does not support its challenge of new import health standards. ...
NEW ZEALAND - NZPork and its advisors will carefully consider the judgment handed down by Wellington’s High Court, which does not support its challenge of new import health standards. ...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Calls for Stringent Border Controls Renewed
NEW ZEALAND - Pork industry officials have renewed a call for consistent border controls to prevent the risk of a serious pig disease entering the country....
NEW ZEALAND - Pork industry officials have renewed a call for consistent border controls to prevent the risk of a serious pig disease entering the country....
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tougher Rules on Feeding Pigs Waste Food Needed
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork has told the Government it needs to strengthen the regulations that control the feeding of waste food to pigs....
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork has told the Government it needs to strengthen the regulations that control the feeding of waste food to pigs....
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
New Tool for Foot and Mouth Preparedness
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is launching a new tool to help staff at meat processing plants recognise and respond to an incursion of foot and mouth disease in stock, as part...
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is launching a new tool to help staff at meat processing plants recognise and respond to an incursion of foot and mouth disease in stock, as part...
Friday, September 09, 2011
NZ Pork Producers Gather at Parliament
NEW ZEALAND - Pork farmers have gathered at Parliament to discuss the risk that Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) poses to their animals and their industry....
NEW ZEALAND - Pork farmers have gathered at Parliament to discuss the risk that Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) poses to their animals and their industry....
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
NZ Pig Farmers Protest Against MAF Changes
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers from around the North Island gathered outside Parliament with MPs today to protest proposals to lower imported pork standards that will expose New Zealand to a "devastating disease"...
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers from around the North Island gathered outside Parliament with MPs today to protest proposals to lower imported pork standards that will expose New Zealand to a "devastating disease"...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
NZ Pork Board Criticises Agricultural Officials
NEW ZEALAND - The high stakes involved in allowing imports of raw pork that might contain a potentially deadly pig disease could have meant agriculture officials took a more conservative approach, a judge...
NEW ZEALAND - The high stakes involved in allowing imports of raw pork that might contain a potentially deadly pig disease could have meant agriculture officials took a more conservative approach, a judge...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
New Zealand Pork Farmers Want Tougher Rules
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand pig farmers who say a deadly pig disease could arrive in the country in imports of raw meat are arguing for a very conservative scientific view to enforce protectionism, a judge...
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand pig farmers who say a deadly pig disease could arrive in the country in imports of raw meat are arguing for a very conservative scientific view to enforce protectionism, a judge...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
NZ Pork Challenges MAF Import Standards
NEW ZEALAND - The pork industry is going back to the High Court in efforts to stop imports of uncooked pork....
NEW ZEALAND - The pork industry is going back to the High Court in efforts to stop imports of uncooked pork....
Monday, August 01, 2011
Pork Import Battle Goes to Court
NEW ZEALAND - The country's pig producers are going to court later this month to try to prevent imports of pork which, they say, present a significant risk of bringing PRRS into the country which is still...
NEW ZEALAND - The country's pig producers are going to court later this month to try to prevent imports of pork which, they say, present a significant risk of bringing PRRS into the country which is still...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Growing Support for Raw Pork Import Ban
NEW ZEALAND - Politicians have joined the pork industry in opposing raw meat imports....
NEW ZEALAND - Politicians have joined the pork industry in opposing raw meat imports....
Thursday, June 23, 2011
No Antimicrobial Resistance Fears in NZ
NEW ZEALAND - A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in the country's food-producing animals and fresh produce. Antibiotic...
NEW ZEALAND - A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in the country's food-producing animals and fresh produce. Antibiotic...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Pork Consumers Don't Want Biosecurity Relaxed
NEW ZEALAND - A survey commissed by the Pork Industry Board shows four out of five consumers believe biosecurity controls on imported pork should not be relaxed....
NEW ZEALAND - A survey commissed by the Pork Industry Board shows four out of five consumers believe biosecurity controls on imported pork should not be relaxed....
Thursday, May 26, 2011
MAF to Defend Health Standards for Pork Imports
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will be defending in court its decision to allow the importation of fresh uncooked pork from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA....
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) will be defending in court its decision to allow the importation of fresh uncooked pork from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA....
Monday, May 16, 2011
Pig Farmers Take Action Over Raw Pork Imports
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers are fighting an 11th-hour battle against new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) import health standards. ...
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers are fighting an 11th-hour battle against new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) import health standards. ...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Import One Pork Disease, Get the Second One Free?
NEW ZEALAND - Proposals by the Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries (MAF) to relax import health standards for raw pork from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU), is like playing...
NEW ZEALAND - Proposals by the Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries (MAF) to relax import health standards for raw pork from the United States, Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU), is like playing...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Green Party Criticises Proposed Meat Import Rules
NEW ZEALAND - The Green Party has added its voice to the criticism of the government's decision to relax health check on imported pig meat....
NEW ZEALAND - The Green Party has added its voice to the criticism of the government's decision to relax health check on imported pig meat....
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Industry Concerned about Imported Disease
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork is deeply concerned about new Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MAF) standards issued today (13 April 2011) that relax biosecurity around imported pork. ...
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Pork is deeply concerned about new Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry (MAF) standards issued today (13 April 2011) that relax biosecurity around imported pork. ...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Devastating PMWS Continues to Spread
NEW ZEALAND - A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say....
NEW ZEALAND - A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say....
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