Pig Health News
NZ Pork Industry Warns Against Raw ImportsNEW ZEALAND - While cheaper pork could be on the cards for New Zealand, the country's pork industry says any discounts may eventually come at a high cost.
NZ Ministry Allows Review of Pork Import RulesNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has granted an independent review of provisional Import Health Standard for pork.
Pigs at Risk of Contracting A/H1N1 FluNEW ZEALAND - "Pigs at risk from people as new flu spreads" citing authoritative scientific sources is the title of a recent news report. "With the increasing numbers of human infections, a spillover of...
Managing Risk in New Zealand's Pork IndustryNEW ZEALAND - NZPork is carefully monitoring the situation regarding the new strain of H1N1 influenza virus, called swine flu.
Pork Health Standards a Swine of a DecisionNEW ZEALAND - The release of provisional health standards for imported pork has got Federated Farmers deeply concerned about the biosecurity precedent this recommendation sets.
Risk from MAF’s New Pork Import StandardsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand MAF’s release of provisional import health standards will allow pigmeat containing the PRRS virus to be widely distributed in New Zealand, according to New Zealand Pork.
Provisional Import Health Standards for Pig MeatNEW ZEALAND - MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) today issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
Antibiotic Sales Show Little ChangeNEW ZEALAND - Total sales of prescription veterinary medicines containing antibiotics in New Zealand in the 2006/07 year have decreased to levels similar to the 2002/03 year, and are down 11.9 per cent...
Pork industry favours Pest Management StrategyNEW ZEALAND - The majority of New Zealand pork producers have voted to proceed with the development of a Pest Management Strategy (PMS) under the Biosecurity Act that will assist in containing the spread...













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