Merial Launches Piglet Indication for CIRCOVAC
MALTA - The third Merial Forum Update on Pig Production and PCVD, held in Malta, was the occasion of the formal launch of the piglet indication of CIRCOVAC® in the EU.

Malta's Pig Population Up by 7.1 Per Cent
MALTA - A census held last year showed that the pig population rose by 7.1 per cent in 2010 over 2009, while the number of slaughtered pigs decreased by 5.4 per cent, the NSO said yesterday.

Productivity Fillip for Maltese Pig Industry
MALTA - ACMC says that a switch of genetics and a new approach to health and management has revitalised pig production on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta.

Pork Fest Organised to Promote Local Pork Products
MALTA - Hundreds of people turned up at Siggiewi's St Nicholas Square today for the Pork Fest, an annual event held by the Pig Breeders Cooperative (KIM) and the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affai...

Slaughtered Pigs Get Bigger in Malta
MALTA - Fewer but larger pigs were slaughtered for consumption between July and September, official statistics show.

Yellow 'Majjal ta' Malta' Tag Brands Maltese Pork
MALTA - Locally produced pork will carry a yellow tag with the words "Majjal ta’ Malta" from today, allowing consumers to differentiate between imported and Maltese pork.

Malta's Pig Industry to Get Boost from UK Firm
MALTA - An East Yorkshire firm is helping to revive the pig industry in Malta by providing live pigs and semen to improve the country's pig herd and production.

2009 Pig Stocks Up 6 Per Cent Compared to 2008
MALTA - In December 2009, the pig population amounted to 65,918 heads, an increase of 0.6 per cent, or 407 pigs over 2008.

New AI Station Commissioned in Malta
MALTA - A new AI station has been commissioned in Malta, using stock, expertise and equipment from Britain. Funded by KIM, the island’s pig co-operative, it will initially hold 15 stud boars.

Meat and Poultry Values Exceed €7 Million
MALTA - The number of cows slaughtered for meat rose by 16.7 per cent last year, according to the latest statistics.

Pig Production on Malta
MALTA - There are 157 pig farms with a pig count of 81,841, according to a report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Latest PCVD Group Meeting
MALTA - The ninth meeting of the Control of Porcine Circovirus Diseases (PCVDs): Towards Improved Food Quality and Safety Project Management Team (PMT) and PCVD Project Partners took place in Malta on...

Malta Meat Production Shoots Up by 14.5%
MALTA - The country's meat production volume rose by 14.5%, while its producer value shot up by 8.9% during the first quarter of the year.

More Protests at Pig Farm Permit
MALTA - The granting of a permit to a large-scale pig farm, to be built between Magħtab and Salina, next to residences clearly highlighted the Malta Environment and Planning Authority's lack of regulations...

Pig Farm Permit Angers Locals
MALTA - Malta's Environment and Planning Authority has approved outline permission for a pig production site, close by 10 other farms

More pigs on farms
MALTA - During the end of 2006 a comprehensive pig head count was undertaken. The reference date of the head count was 1 December.

Pork producers ‘not getting money promised’
MALTA - The government was not giving out the e800,000 it had promised to pork producers before Malta joined the European Union, Labour MEP Joseph Muscat said.

Over Lm400,000 invested in Marsa slaughterhouse
MALTA - Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Francis Agius has stated that over Lm400,000 (€933,985 ) will be invested in the Marsa slaughterhouse throughout 2007.

Butchers face pork shortage as breeders halt slaughter
MALTA - The government denied it was paying 3c less per kilo for pork as the Pig Breeders Cooperative kept up its protest by refraining from slaughtering pigs.

Ministry panicked by revelation of animal welfare irregularities
MALTA - The detailed audit report indicates numerous faults that breach EU pig slaughtering regulations, most of which are causing unnecessary pain and suffering to the animals, and potential health hazards...

Government slaughter houses found treating animals appalingly
MALTA - A shocking report which reached the ministry for rural affairs and environment in September exposes appalling animal welfare practices at government-run farms and slaughter houses.

Malta's 3rd Qtr Meat Production Drops 17%
MALTA - During the third quarter of 2006, total meat production in Malta dropped by 16.8% in comparison to the same period last year.

Pig Stock Getting Smaller
MALTA - The pig stock last year dropped by five per cent over 2004, data released by the National Statistics office showed. There were 73,025 heads last December, that is 3,828 pigs fewer than the 76,853...

Malta Meat Production down in 2005
MALTA - During the first quarter of 2005, the total meat production amounted to 3,561 tonnes, a drop of 1,277 tonnes (-26.4 per cent), when compared to the same period last year. Data published...