Weekly Overview: Two Months To Go: Is the EU Ready for the Sow Stall Ban?
ANALYSIS - With the partial sow stall ban in the EU now just two months away, the great majority of Danish sows is already loose-housed, according to the industry conference in Herning, Denmark, last week. As in the UK, Danish pig producers expressed concern that others in the EU will not comply with the legislation and they called on the EU not to allow derogation for those who do not meet the standards. The EU and US could be heading for another trade war, this time over the use of the beta-agonist, ractopamine, in feed for pigs, cattle and turkeys.
29 October 2012
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