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Latest Global Pig Industry News
Pig Industry News from Argentina
Friday, January 29, 2010
President Announces Agreement with Pork Industry ARGENTINA - President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed an act in which she announced a scheme to boost pork production in the country.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Argentine Workers Suspected of Passing Flu to Pigs ARGENTINA - Workers at an Argentine farm apparently infected pigs with the new H1N1 flu strain, only the second suspected case of humans passing the deadly virus to swine, a government spokesman said ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
H1N1 Virus May be Hiding in Argentina's Pigs ARGENTINA - An investigation of the recent H1N1 flu outbreak in pigs has led the authorities to suggest that the virus may have jumped back to pigs, providing a hidden virus reservoir.
Friday, June 26, 2009
H1N1 Flu Hits Pig Farm in Argentina ARGENTINA - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of influenza A H1N1 on a pig farm near Buenos Aires.
Friday, March 27, 2009
OIE Confers on Animal Identification and Traceability ARGENTINA - The OIE and its Members move forward on the global implementation of animal identification and product traceability 'from the farm to the fork' at the close of the OIE International Conference...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Cash Boost for Argentine Animal Health and Food Safety ARGENTINA - The Argentine food safety authority, Senasa, is to receive US$300 million from the government and Inter-American Development Bank to strengthen its quality control processes.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Grants to Dairy and Pig Sectors Argentina - The Argentine agriculture department is to pay out grants of more than 12 million pesos to the dairy, flour milling and pig sectors.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Growth in Brazilian Meat Exports, Animal Feed Industry Drives Demand for Feed Additives BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's position as one of the most important meat exporters in the world and one of the leading animal feed producers is driving strong growth of its animal feed additives market. The...
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Argentina ARGENTINA - Argentina has discovered a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in its northern Corrientes province, prompting neighboring South American countries to tighten border controls.
