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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Does the Animal Welfare Strategy Go Far Enough?ANALYSIS - Today, the European Commission has adopted a new four-year strategy that aims to further improve the welfare of animals in the European Union, writes Charlotte Johnston, editor of ThePigSite....
Animal Protein Feed for Fish Only, Says FEFACEU - Last year, the European Commission put forward a proposal to lift the 11 year old feed ban for non-ruminant processed animal proteins (PAPs) to non-ruminant farm animals on scientific and sustainability...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
EU Must Learn from Cage Ban, Say Pig ProducersEU - NFU Scotland has met EU Commission animal welfare staff asking that lessons be learned from the debacle that surrounded recent laying hen legislation ahead of the deadline for implementation of similar...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Pig Prices Reach BottomEU - It seems that the bottom has been reached on the EU markets with regard to pig prices.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
EU Pig Prices: Markets Strongly UncertainEU - This current week, the slaughter companies are in the position to have clear price reductions being enforced on almost all European markets.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
EU Extends Organic Diet DerogationANALYSIS - In a unique case, the EU has decided to extend the derogation allowing five per cent non-organic feed ingredients within organic pig and poultry diets, writes Charlotte Johnston, editor of ...
Cautious Outlook for EU Meat Industry from RabobankEU - The outlook for the region's meat industry is improving for 2012, according to a new report from Rabobank, but it warns that market conditions are fragile.
EU Pig Prices: Little Movement at Start of the YearEU - Only slight changes are reported from the European slaughter pig markets this first week of the New Year.
Friday, December 30, 2011
EU Pig Prices: Uncertainty in Slaughter Markets EU - On almost all European markets, the quotations went down considerably at the turn of the year this week. The German quotation is the unfortunate leader with an eight-cent downward correction.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Agricultural Incomes - Not as Bright as They First AppearANALYSIS - The figures released by Eurostat this week on farm workers incomes and farm production in the EU on the surface appear to make happy reading, writes ThePigSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris...
Feed Training at TOPIGS Danubia, October 2011CENTRAL EUROPE - In the middle of October, TOPIGS Danubia organised seminars for the Central European Region about the new TOPIGS feeding recommendations.
€14M for EU Reference Laboratories in 2012EU - The European Commission has adopted the proposal endorsed by the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal health held on 6 December 2011 to earmark €14 million for the support of EU Reference...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
EU27 Real Agricultural Income Per Worker Up In 2011EU - EU27 real agricultural income per worker has increased by 6.7 per cent in 2011, after an increase of 12.6 per cent in 2010, according to first estimates issued by Eurostat, the statistical office...
EU Pig Prices: Steady to Weaker Quotations in EuropeEU - Now, just before Christmas, the slaughter pig market varies across Europe.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
€236 Million Reallocated for Disease ControlEU - The Commission has today adopted the Commission's proposal endorsed by the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal health held on 6 December to reallocate €236 million among Member States...
Monday, December 19, 2011
Ag Council Discusses Welfare and MRLsEU - The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting last week covered animal welfare during transport – a key area for the incoming Danish presidency - bluetongue vaccination, maximum residues limits...
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Less Boar Taint by Selecting Terminal BoarsEU - TOPIGS will soon start selecting finisher boars which have less risk of breeding offspring with boar taint.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
EU Pig Prices: Slaughter Pig Demand Still BriskEU - Over the course of the last week, slaughter pig prices moved just a little.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
To Green or Not to Green?EU - Are farmers not green enough now and is greening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) compatible with increased food production, were the topics of debate in Brussels yesterday. Charlotte Johnston,...
Greening of CAP EssentialANALYSIS - Greening of farming often makes farmers see red, which appears to be the case with the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposals. Earlier this week, a panelist representing the EU, environmentalists...
EU Pig Prices: Steady Price Situation ContinuesEU - On the major European pig markets, the price situation continues to be steady.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Research: Close Contact to Catch MRSA from PigsEU - A European alliance of scientists has confronted the spread of dangerous MRSA strains in the community and in livestock. Hospital-acquired MRSA is so well adapted to the hospital that it has difficulty...
Thursday, December 01, 2011
UK & Denmark Will Meet Stall Ban but What About the Rest of EU?EU ANALYSIS - The Danish pig industry will be ready to comply with the EU ban on traditional sow stalls when it comes into force in 2013, writes Chris Harris.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
EU Pig Prices: Mostly Steady on a High LevelEU - Over the past week, the EU pig prices have stabilised on quite a high level considering the time of year.
Monday, November 28, 2011
EU Ag Products Improved Access to NorwayEU - EU agricultural exports including meat, cereals and fruit and vegetables will have greater access to the Norwegian market next year, after an agreement on additional trade preferences was concluded...
Friday, November 25, 2011
New Chairmen in Two Top EPP BranchesEU - During the autumn meetings in October, the two biggest national EPP branches – Germany and the Netherlands – elected new chairmen.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
EU Pig Prices: Steady Prices PrevailingEU - Apart from in France, the EU pig prices are unchanged this week. In France, last week’s severe 5 cents’ price increase needed to be withdrawn because the price increases which had been imposed...
Monday, November 21, 2011
2015: Calls to Cut Antibiotic Use by 50 Per CentEU - A new alliance, consisting of Compassion in World Farming, The Soil Association and Sustain has called for the EU to cut the use of antibiotic by 50 per cent by 2015.
Friday, November 18, 2011
EU Cracks Down on Antimicrobial UseEU - Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem in the EU, according to the European Commission. Because of this, it has launched an action plan detailing 12 concrete actions to be implemented in close...
Vaccine to Reduce Boar Taint Treats Over 1M PigsEU - Pfizer Animal Health announced today that over one million pigs have already been treated in Europe with its innovative vaccine to reduce boar taint.
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