New Cyprian Boar Stud a Sell-Out Success
EU - Two open evenings at a new 90 place Cyprian boar stud have proved an outstanding success.

EU Pig Prices: EU Market Stabilising
EU - For Germany, the end of the EURO 2008 is not exactly a "summer's fairytale".

EU Pig Prices: EURO 2008 Makes No Difference!
EU - Yes, everybody loves a good barbecue, especially during the Euro 2008. BUT it appears that Europe's having a hard time maintaining pig prices, but with a few exceptions.

EFSA Panels Find Feed Enzyme Safe and Effective
EU - European Food Safety Authority panels have found Econase XT P/L (ABF Ingredients) to be safe and effective for chickens, turkeys and weaned piglets.

EU Pig Prices: Market Balance Expected
EU - After last week's intermission in the slaughter market, the situation is now back to normal.

EU Food Chain Action Welcomed
EU - The European Commission is to hold the first high level group meeting among food producers, industry and legislators on competitiveness in the food industry.

EU Compound Feed Production Still Rising
EU - Recent figures have revealed that last year's EU compound feed production had its highest annual growth rate in almost twenty years.

EPP Appoints New Manager
EU - At its recent annual congress, the European Pig Producers (EPP) announced the appointment of its new Manager.

European Pig Producers Congress 2008 Report
EU - 'How to live with the world's most sophisticated retailers' was the theme of the 18th annual congress of the European Pig Producers (EPP), which was held in Norwich, UK on 5-8 June, writes Jackie Linden, editor ThePigSite.

EU-Wide Survey on Salmonella Levels Published
EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a survey on Salmonella levels detected in slaughtered pigs across the European Union in 2006-2007.

EU Pig Prices: Slaughter Pig Prices Pause During Euro 2008
EU - Now that the first Euro 2008 goal's been scored, the slaughter pig prices seem to have seen an intermission for a while this week.

Football and the Pig Industry: A Heavenly Match?
EU - The Euro 2008 football competition is taking place in Austria/Switzerland in June 2008.

Generation Gap in EU farmers Worries MEPs
EU - While food production in the future is likely to rise, the future of the next generation of farmers is uncertain. At present just 7.6% of farms in the European Union are run by people under 35.

Experts Cry Out for More as Zoonoses Spread
EU - Zoonoses, diseases that are transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans, are on the rise and the meat industry is having to pay the price.

Developing Agriculture Needed in Developing Countries
EU - In adopting a resolution on rising food prices in the EU and the developing countries, MEPs say that priority should be given to investment in agriculture, aquaculture, rural development and agribusinesses in developing countries.

EU Pig Prices: Austria and Germany Lead Market
EU - Throughout Europe, there seems to be a boost in the slaughter markets.

Consultation on the EC's Proposed Directive
EU - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) applies to about 45,000 industrial installations in the EU (about 4,000 in the UK), ranging from refineries to breweries and from intensive pig farms to cement works.

Modified L-valine Given Green Light by EFSA
EU - The European Food Safety Authority have recently decided that the feed supplement L-valine, with a 98% degree of purity is safe for target animals, consumers, users and the environment.

EU Pig Prices: Prices Continue to Surge
EU - The EU slaughter market this week has been affected in a positive way, what with the overall odds appearing to be favorable.

Prevention Before Cure: New Health Plan
EU - Animals in Europe, from wild and farmyard animals to domestic pets, could soon come under the remit of a proposed EU-wide animal health strategy. The aim is to put the onus on prevention rather than cure.