Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed
UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating...

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

Pork Commentary: US and Canada Inventory
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

First Draft: Researchers Sequence Swine Genome
GLOBAL - A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.

WWFE REPORT: Attention to Detail in Animal Welfare
US - Maintaining good animal welfare regimes on the farm and in the slaughterhouse requires constant vigilance, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago.

China to Lift H1N1-Related Ban on US Pork
US - With prodding from the Obama administration, China announced on 29 October that it will lift its ban on US pork imports, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council.

EU Moves to Improve Animal Welfare Labelling
EU - A new European Commission report has launched a political debate over animal welfare labelling. The aim is to make it easier for consumers to identify more animal welfare-friendly food products.

Iceland's Pigs Infected with A/H1N1 Virus
ICELAND - Pigs from a pork farm in Iceland have been infected with the A/H1N1 virus, according to reports reaching the country from Reykjavik on Tuesday.

Pork Commentary: Back to Reality - And It Isn't Pretty
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern Russia
RUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.

Japan Confirms Finding H1N1 Flu Virus in Pig Sample
JAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) finding the influenza A H1N1 virus in a pooled sample from 10 pigs. The sampling was taken as...

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip - Week 2
RUSSIA - This week's pork commentary by Jim Long again focuses on the Russian hog market.

EU Pig Prices: Varied Trend in Europe
EU - The prices in Europe fall in the last 8 weeks from 8 cents in Ireland to almost 27 cents in Spain.

USDA Confirms H1N1 Flu Virus in Minnesota Pig Sample
US - The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus was present in the pig samples taken at the Minnesota Fair. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack stresses "US pork is safe...

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip
RUSSIA - Jim Long, President and CEO of Genesus Inc., writes, "This past week we have been in Russia attending the large agriculture exhibition Golden Autumn in Moscow."

EU Pig Prices: Weakness Around Europe in October
EU - The European slaughter pig market finds itself in the maelstrom of price recession this week.

Pigs in Norway Infected with A/H1N1 Virus
NORWAY - The Norwegian veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of the A/H1N1 virus in swine.

Canada Requests WTO Panel on US M-COOL
CANADA - The Canadian government has announced its intention to file for a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process over the US mandatory country-of-origin labeling (M-COOL) law that went...

Pork Commentary: Markets Continue to Languish
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

This Month's Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this fifth scenario, the players are noticing diarrhoea, 'fall-outs' and subsequent weight...

H1N1 Flu Breaks out in Ireland
IRELAND - The veterinary authorities have reported the country's first case of influenza A H1N1 in pigs to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

New On-Farm Guide to Vaccination and Pig Medicines
UK - A new booklet entitled The correct use and storage of veterinary medicines on the pig farm has just been published by Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health in the UK.

Pork Commentary: Light at the End of the Tunnel
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

AASV Update on Piglet Diarrhoea in Europe
US - Looking into the recent reports of piglet diarrhoea in France and Denmark, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) concludes that we are not facing a new widespread well-defined 'syndrome',...

China Restricts EU Pork Due to H1N1 Fears
GLOBAL - The European Union's health chief said today that China had slapped restrictions on pork imports from four member states over swine flu concerns - a move she slammed as protectionist.