PMWS Believed Killing Piglets in New Zealand: Professor
NEW ZEALAND - An animal health expert investigating a mystery disease outbreak among pigs in southern New Zealand said Wednesday the disease is "almost certainly" a viral infection that can kill piglets. The suspected outbreak of post-weaning...

PMWS Possibility in South Island
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board is investigating the cause of a series of pig health problems on a cluster of farms Central Canterbury.

Pork Industry CEO Resigns
NEW ZEALAND - Angus Davidson, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Pork Industry Board, has resigned from the Board in order to pursue family business interests in South Australia.

Pork faces tough times
NEW ZEALAND - Heightened competition from Australian imports and falling lamb prices is leading to a sharp drop in incomes for pig farmers. Since Christmas, the pork schedule has fallen by 30 cents a kilogram, reflecting changing dynamics in the...

Pig movement declaration becomes mandatory
NEW ZEALAND - Moving pigs between farms is about to become subject to the same paperwork as sending them to slaughter. From March the first, all pork producers will have to complete an Animal Status Declaration when moving pigs anywhere within...

Traceability Mandatory for Pork Producers
NEW ZEALAND - All New Zealand pork producers will be required to complete an Animal Status Declaration (ASD) when moving pigs within New Zealand as well as when sending them for slaughter as from 1 March this year.

New Zealand Sets Out Research Vision
NEW ZEALAND - The head of New Zealand's largest agricultural research organisation has unveiled the company's visionary '2020 Science' strategy, outlining 'Five Big Ideas' to lead the pastoral sector and biotechnology industries...

Food prices rise in July
NEW ZEALAND - Food prices rose 0.4% in July on the previous month to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier. Statistics New Zealand data shows the rise in the food price index in July was driven by higher prices for eggs, fish and poultry, groceries, and...

New Zealand hunts down its back-yarders
NEW ZEALAND - Sound familiar? A hunt is under way in New Zealand to advise the dozens of backyard pig-keepers they must comply with new regulations.

New hog regulations to include house pig
NEW ZEALAND - The days when pigs could be fed all the untreated food scraps from the family kitchen, restaurants, hospitals and other institutions are over. Now a campaign is underway to advise dozens of backyard operators who keep a handful of pigs that...

New Zealand supports Australian pork industry's case against PMWS
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board (NZPIB) supported its Australian counterpart in its bid to ban pig meat imports from PMWS-affected countries.

Imported pork may pose biosecurity threat
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand pork producers are nervous that imported pork is jeopardising efforts to rid this country of PMWS (post weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome).

Farmers could get compensation for Foot and Mouth scare
NEW ZEALAND - Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton this morning said compensation would be considered for the Waiheke Island farmers affected by the foot and mouth threat. Animals are being checked by vets every 48 hours and livestock cannot move onto...

NZ on alert over foot-and-mouth
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand has launched emergency procedures and alerted trading partners over a claim that a deadly livestock disease has been released in the country. The agriculture ministry and police said today the alleged release of the foot-and-mouth...

A$82 million for New Zealand pork industry
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand pork industry is to benefit from A$82 million of research as a result of the New Zealand Pork Industry Board's participation in an Australian-led bid for research funding through the Australian Cooperative Research C...