Conference: Boars Heading for 2018
NETHERLANDS - On 30 November and 1 December 2011, an international conference will take place to end surgical castration of pigs in Europe.

End to Slaughter Without Stunning Welcomed
NETHERLANDS - Welfare campaigning organisation, Eurogroup for Animals, has welcomed the vote earlier this week by the Dutch Parliament which makes stunning prior to slaughter, including for religious slaughter...

EC Authorises New Dutch Carcass Grading Method
NETHERLANDS - The European Commission (EC) has authorised a request from the Netherlands to use a third method to assess pig carcasses in future.

EU Should Speed up GM Authorisation, Says LEI
NETHERLANDS - The EU should speed up the authorisation process for genetically modified (GM) animal feed ingredients, according to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) of Wageningen UR.

Dutch Cut Antibiotic Use But Still Way off Target
NETHERLANDS - Antibiotic prescriptions in Dutch livestock farming went down by 12 per cent last year, reported the veterinary medicine producer organization, FIDIN – but is it enough?

Dutch Support Polish Bid to Use MBM in Feeds
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch are reported to support Poland in an attempt to allow the use of of animal products (meat and bone meal; MBM) in feeds.

Dutch Aim to Cut Antibiotic Use by Half
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch industry intends to put new measures in place that will help it meet a target of cutting antibiotic use in meat production by a half, according to a report by VION, the Dutch meat...

Dutch Producers Will be Higher-Welfare Challengers
NETHERLANDS - British retailers and consumers have not considered the Dutch to be particularly high-welfare pig producers, compared to Britain.

Global Spread of Feed Safety Assurance Scheme
NETHERLANDS - The number of GMP+ FSA participants continues to grow rapidly, currently with more than 11,000 participants in 67 countries.

New Report Estimates Cost of Future Regulations
NETHERLANDS - New regulations on animal welfare and ammonia emissions due to come into effect in 2013 will cost €240 per fattening pig place and €500 per sow, according to a new report from the Agricultural...

Incentives for Dutch Producers to Leave Industry
NETHERLANDS - The southern Dutch province of North Brabant is proposing a financial incentive worth €6.5 million for intensive livestock farmers to leave the industry.

Single-Shot Schedule for Porcilis PCV Approved
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces that it has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission on 12 January 2010 for a single-shot vaccination schedule...