FMD NEWS: Cases Discovered in Pigs in Kinmen
The latest news on Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks around the world.

Sub-Clinical FMD Reported in Taipei
TAIWAN - Sub-clinical foot and mouth disease (FMD) infection has been found in pigs on one farm during routine surveillance.

USGC Consultant Boosts Mycotoxin Understanding
TAIWAN - A Kansas State microbiology expert has completed an intense schedule of briefings in Taiwan in an outreach effort to update industry and government officials on mycotoxins, reported Clover Chang,...

Campaign Starts Against 'Cruel & Inhumane' Ritual
TAIWAN - Animal welfare campaigners are calling for an end to the ritual of rearing so-called 'divine pigs'.

Potty Training for Pigs Successful in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Taiwan has been experimenting with a simple solution to the perennial problems of pollution, smell and excessive water use on pig farms: train the pigs to use a toilet.

Taiwan Potty-Trains Pigs as an Anti-Pollution Solution
TAIWAN - Taiwan's environmental authorities said Wednesday they are planning to promote potty training for pigs to help curb water and waste pollution.

EPA: Sustainable Villages Through Clean Pig Farming
TAIWAN - Taiwan’s hog output has surpassed rice since 1986 to become the No. 1 item of agricultural and livestock products.

DDGS Feed Formulation Workshops in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Sixty-three feed specialists and animal nutritionists gathered in Taiwan last week for a four-day workshop on the use of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in animal feed rations....

A/H1N1 Flu Breaks Out in Swine; Issue Resolved
TAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reportted an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza in the country, affecting swine herds.

JSR Sets Sights on Taiwan
TAIWAN - JSR, one of the world’s leading pig genetics businesses, has reaffirmed its keen interest in working with pig producers in Asia by signing a franchise contract with Evabiotech Ltd of Er Lun...

Taiwanese Pigs Potty-Trained to Curb Pollution
TAIWAN - Farmers in southern Taiwan have started to potty-train their pigs in response to a planned water pollution fee, breeders and officials said earlier today.

Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

Taiwan's Pigs No Longer Under H1N1 Flu Threat
TAIWAN - No new outbreaks of the H1N1 influenza have been reported in the country.

Pigs Recovering from H1N1 Virus
TAIWAN - The pigs on a farm in Taitung, eastern Taiwan diagnosed with the influenza A (H1N1) virus last month are reported to be recovering and showing no new traces of the virus

Influenza A/H1N1 Outbreak in Swine Confirmed
TAIWAN - A new outbreak of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 has been reported in Taiwan's swine.

Taiwan Set on Purchasing US Corn and DDGS
TAIWAN - The Taiwanese Agricultural Goodwill Mission signed a letter of intent Thursday, 24 September, with the US Grains Council, committing to purchase 7.7 to 10.5 million metric tons, or 303 to 413...

Livestock Industries Suffer in the Wake of Typhoon
TAIWAN - The Council of Agriculture has estimated losses amounting to nine billion new dollars (TWD) as the result of Typhoon Morakot.

Taiwan Has Resumed FMD Vaccination
TAIWAN - Vaccination of pigs against foot and mouth disease (FMD) has resumed.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reported in Central Taiwan
TAIPEI - Agriculture authorities have slaughtered hundreds of pigs in central Taiwan in a bid to contain the island's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 12 years.

Pork Actually Cheaper Than Tomatoes?
TAIPEI - Believe it or not, the price of pork has now gone lower than that of tomatoes.

Pig Farmers Accuse DOH of Double Standards
TAIWAN - Pig farmers have accused the Department of Health (DOH) of planning to loosen restrictions on ractopamine content in pork to open up the country to more US pork imports. It is likely that farmers...

Taiwanese Trade Team Explores Possibilities of DDGS
TAIWAN – Taiwan is looking at the benefits of high protein dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) feed, a co-product of corn-based ethanol, made in Ohio.

Authorities Pledge to Step Up Pork Shipments
TAIPEI - Quarantine authorities made a pledge on Saturday to step up border inspections in the wake of information that a batch of Canadian pork is being transshipped to Taiwan from Vietnam - a foot and...

Govt. Urged Look into 'Unprecedented Crunch'
TAIWAN - A lawmaker has urged the central government to look into what he called an "unprecedented crunch" facing Taiwan's pig farmers whose livelihoods have been seriously affected by rising feed prices...

Government Not Interfering in Pork Price Rise
TAIWAN - Taiwan's pork prices have been affected dramatically due to the skyrocketing of international commodities.

Retail Pork Prices Rise Due to New High
TAIPEI - Hogs Taiwan were sold for NT$7,419 per 100 kilogram yesterday -- a new nine-year high -- due to a supply shortage, reports The China Post.

Welfare Recall Not Required in Taiwan
TAIWAN - Meat traders and dealers selling products from animals slaughtered in inhumane ways will not be asked to withdraw thier product from sale, says the Government. There are currently no rules mandating...

Taiwan Supports Pig Management Workshop
TAIWAN - The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is currently holding three-day workshops on pig management.

Sugar Corp. denies hoarding feed and profiteering
TAIWAN - The state-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation has clarified that the it has not been hoarding animal feed for profiteering purposes, as charged by some lawmakers.

Relief measures urged for hog farmers
TAIPEI - Up to 60 percent of local hog farmers will be forced to shut down operations by the end of the year if the government fails to come up with effective countermeasures against rising feed costs...