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Friday, May 18, 2012
Denmark Halts Pig Exports to RussiaRUSSIA - The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has launched an immediate investigation into the causes of deaths in a consignment of export breeding pigs to Russia.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Russia Could Ban Brazilian Meat RUSSIA - According to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), all meat imports from Brazil could soon be banned due to poor monitoring of quality compliance,...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Meeting Discusses ASF Prevention in Moscow, Tula RUSSIA - A meeting to discuss the prevention of the spread of African swine Fever (ASF) in the Moscow and Tula regions was held by the Russian veterinary department, Rosselkhoznadzor.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Awareness of Wild Boar as a ASF Vector RUSSIA - Farmers are urged to be aware and strengthen defences against wild boar contact with domestic herds as wild boars are outlined as one of the major vectors for African Swine Fever (ASF)
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Russian Vets Hold Workshop on ASFRUSSIA - How African Swine Fever has been managed in different countries and measures taken to control the disease were some of the main topics at the second ASF workshop held by the Russian veterinary...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Russia Blames Georgia for African Swine FeverRUSSIA - Russia’s chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said on Monday the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in South Russia was a result of "economic subversion" by Georgia.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Emergency Measures Set up against ASFRUSSIA - In order to eliminate African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Tver region in the west of the country, emergency measures are to be taken.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
New Outbreak of ASF in Volgograd RegionRUSSIA - A new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been identified on a farm in the Kalachevskyi Light District, Volgograd Region.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Slaughter Company Fails to Apply ASF PreventionRUSSIA - As part of the framework on the prevention of African swine fever (ASF) in the Krasnodar Territory, the Rosselkhoznadzor conducted a series of surprise visits to slaughterhouses. The inspections...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Outbreak of ASF Reported in Republic of KareliaRUSSIA - African Swine Fever has been identified on a private farm in the republic of Karelia following the death of eight animals.
Pig Company Violates Disease Prevention LawRUSSIA - When inspecting pig farms in the Voronezh and Volgograd regions, the Rosselkhoznadzor and the environmental inter-district prosecutor's office revealed violations of the law on disease preven...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Boars Test Positive for ASF in Volgograd RegionRUSSIA - According to Rosselkhoznadzor, the study of samples of pathological material selected from eight boars who died in the hunting territory "Zamurovskoe", in the Volgograd region, revealed the genetic...
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Russia Suspends Feed Additive Shipment from ChinaRUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast in sea border checkpoint "Baltiysky" suspended import of feed additive (60 per cent choline chloride) in the amount...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sampling Detects More ASF in Ulyanovsk RegionRUSSIA - In its operation to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Ulyanovsk region, the veterinary office conducted sampling of pigs and wild boars across the region.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A New Outbreak of ASF in the KubanRUSSIA - Samples from pigs that died on a farm in the Krupskaya Krasnoarmeiskii district of the Krasnodar region, have been identified as African Swine Fever (ASF).
Monday, January 23, 2012
Boar Corpse Identified as ASF in Tver RegionRUSSIA - Tver Interregional Veterinary Laboratory has investigated samples of pathological material taken from a wild boar, found on the territory belonging to Torzhokskiy society of hunters and fishermen,...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Failures in ASF Action Plan in Moscow RegionRUSSIA - In 2011, the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office with specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor veterinary service visited 15 pig farms and two military farms in the region to verify compliance of veterinary...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Russia Bans Import of German Pork ConsignmentRUSSIA - Specialists of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration detected law violations at temporary storage warehouse "Sirius" during border veterinary control.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Russia Struggles to Get to Grips with ASFANALYSIS - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has stepped up it measures to counter the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Kursk and Oryol regions, writes ThePigSite...
Friday, December 09, 2011
Russia's Pig Farmers Brace for Changes in TradeRUSSIA - Russia's longest transition period to lower its import duties in compliance with WTO commitments will be for pork but pig farmers do not feel protected.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Govt Can Continue Ag Support after WTO Accession RUSSIA - Under the terms agreed, Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not expected to impact the agricultural sector adversely.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Russia to Ban German Pig ImportsRUSSIA - Russia will temporarily ban imports of live pigs from Germany over antibiotic levels in the animals, the head of the country's agriculture watchdog said Wednesday, 9 November.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Authorities Block Import of Pigs and Pig MeatRUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority, Rosselkhoznador, has blocked a shipment of pig meat from Germany and also a shipment of pigs from Denmark.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Russia and Kazakhstan in Veterinary TalksRUSSIA - Talks have been taking place between the Deputy Head of the Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznadzor, Yeugeny Nepoklonov, and Nigmat Zhakupbayev, Deputy Chair of the State...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Residue Inspections not Equivalent in RussiaRUSSIA - An initial assessment by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission) experts has found that the state system used to...
Friday, September 09, 2011
New Outbreak of CSF in RussiaRUSSIA - The Russian food safety and veterinary authority Rosselkhoznador has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the Krasnodar Territory.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Cherkizovo Welcomes SubsidiesRUSSIA - Cherkizovo has welcomed government subsidies for producing pork, chicken and eggs as well as the recently revised import quotas for 2012.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Consignment of Imported Pig Offal ReturnedRUSSIA - A consignment of 24 tonnes of pig hearts from Canada has been rejected and returned due to poor quality.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Russia Cuts Pig and Poultry Imports for 2012RUSSIA - The Russian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economic Development has forecast that it will import 350,000 tonnes of poultry meat this year.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Inspections in Voronezh and Volgograd OblastsRUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Voronezh and Volgograd Oblasts have carried out 66 inspections this year. The inspections were carried out at the plants where pigs are reared and slaughtered...
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