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    Melanie Epp

    Melanie Epp is a freelance agricultural journalist from Ontario, Canada.

    WOAH adopts global standard for ASF vaccine evaluation

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 8 July 2025
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    Potential rail strike threatens Canadian pork feed supply

    Pig Welfare Transport/farm movement Market Trends
    calendar icon 10 March 2022
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    Feed supply chains are already strained

    Hemp Feed Coalition frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles

    Herd management Feed and nutrition Policy and regulation
    calendar icon 4 March 2022
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    Hemp is currently not legal as feed for animals

    Mexican authorities collaborate to protect pigs from disease

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 2 March 2022
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    The agreement means enhanced epidemiological surveillance for ASF

    German authorities move ASF fence to protect wildlife

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 2 March 2022
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    Wild animals were unable to pass the wall during floods

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    Canada: Ontario government invests $7 Million to improve meat processing capacity

    Processing Processing Feed and nutrition
    calendar icon 15 November 2021
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    The funding will improve food production and safety in Ontario

    Argentina announces new measures to prevent ASF introduction

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 13 November 2021
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    The provisions are in line with those set out by the Permanent Veterinary Committee of the Southern Cone (CVP) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of the Americas

    Belgium: More chickens and dairy cows, but fewer farmers

    Markets
    calendar icon 12 November 2021
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    Pork and poultry consumption up, beef down

    UK: Index records second highest ever rate of inflation

    Market Trends
    calendar icon 12 November 2021
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    Cost of farming inputs increased 21.79% between 1 September 2020 to 30 September 2021

    EFSA assessing risk of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in transport

    Handling and welfare Transportation Market Trends
    calendar icon 11 November 2021
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    The assessment was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

    China reports African swine fever outbreak on Hainan Island

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 10 November 2021
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    The outbreak involved 1,063 domestic pigs

    Bulgaria confirms outbreak of African swine fever

    Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever
    calendar icon 9 November 2021
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    This is the second outbreak at an industrial site in 2021
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