EU Investigates Easing BSE-Related Feed Ban
EU - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as 'mad cow disease', has been the target of European research for many years, especially as the disease has succeeded in wreaking havoc on the lives of farmers and consumers alike.

Summary EU pigmeat managment committee meeting
UK - The pigmeat managment committee meeting summary - June 2007.

EU pig prices: Slightly weak despite narrow live offer!
EU - The new week’s prices tend to be weakening a little all over the European slaughter pig market. Supply is comparably narrow of pigs finished pigs, but meets good demand on the part of the slaughter companies.

75,000 Euro's available for PCV-2 Research - Apply here!
EU - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH is offering a total sum of 75,000 €uro's annually for the best research proposals in the field of applied immunological PCV-2 research.

EU pig prices: Europe still is on the upswing
EU - The upswing is continuing all over the European slaughter pigs market. Supply still undercuts average in many EU countries, with the slaughter weights decreasing. As a consequence, most quotations within the EU go on increasing slightly.

EU-Compound Feed Production In Decline
EU - According to the AllAboutFeed website, in 2006, the compound feed production for the EU-25 reached 143.2 million tonnes (mt), which is 0.2% below the figure for 2005 (143.5 mt). The ten new EU member states account for around 16.0 mt.

EU pig prices: Spirit is bullish throughout Europe!
EU - Now at last, the European pigs-mature-for-slaughter-market turns out to be on the upswing.

IPPC decision delayed
EUROPE - Brussels is currently considering whether IPPC should be extended to cover more pig and poultry farms

EU prices keep creeping up
EU - The situation in the European finished pig market continues to improve with decreasing numbers of pigs coming forward in many European countries.

Disposal Of Animal Carcasses And The Use Of Animal By-Products
EU - Following an article in today's London Times newspaper ('Food safety fears over animals fed to animals'), the EESC released the following statement.

EU pig prices: Stability in central regions, but not so further west
EU - Over the past few days, the European fininshed pig market continued to stabilise. The number slaughter pigs is declining throughout Europe, and meeting good demand on the part of the slaughter companies. However with a day of slaughter less this...

EU Prices being driven by lower numbers!
EU - This week, the market for European mature-pigs-for-slaughter is much better than it was last week.

EU project offers herbal therapy to farmyard animals
EU - Natural alternatives to growth-promoting antibiotics in livestock feed may soon be on the menu for pigs, poultry and fish in Europe, thanks to research conducted by REPLACE, an EU-funded project.

Rising meat, grain prices put squeeze on supply chains
UK - It may be a lucrative time for farmers, but the continuing boom in grain and meat prices will put the squeeze on plant managers to find ways to cut costs out of their supply chains.

PCV2 vaccine on the cards for Europe
EU - The PCV2 vaccine Circovac, may be available in Britain within three to six months. The European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has recommended that the vaccine, produced by Merial, is granted marketing authorisation....

EFSA Sets Its Sights On Salmonella Risk
EU - EFSA has been asked by the European Commission to quantitatively assess the public health risks of Salmonella in pigs. EFSA is proposing to outsource part of the task to a consortium of European institutes to take advantage of the substantial pool...

EU Commission Approves the Use of Liquid and Granulate Phyzyme XP in Pig and Poultry
EU - Phyzyme XP also reduces phosphorus excretion by more than 30%. This environmental benefit is particularly important during a time when concerns about pollution control are increasingly high on the agenda.”

Europeans say they are willing to pay for better animal welfare
EU - Animal welfare ranks high on the priority list of the European citizens and they are willing to make an extra effort to buy animal welfare friendly products, even if this means changing where they shop or paying more for goods, according to a Eurobarometer...

Consumer’ concerns about animal welfare when shopping vary widely between European countries
EU - Considerable attention is being given to what consumers can do to improve farm animal welfare. Linking improvements of farm animal welfare to what people do as food consumers is essential to realise better animal welfare in Europe. This recent study...

The Reuse of Pig Slurry as High-Quality Fertilizer
EU - The European Life project "Ecodíptera" has been presented in Brussels by its consortium partners. This initiative involves a sustainable and innovative solution for pig manure. The technology applied within the project enables the use of fly larvae...