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Asia Pacific

Electronic tagging of cattle expands in Australia
Queensland will join other Australian states and introduce compulsory electronic tagging of cattle to help prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy as well as foot and mouth disease, according to the Australian Associated Press.

Export Subsidies Lifted
Australia’s agriculture minister welcomes removal of European pork export subsidies after protest.

U.S. moves to break beef ban
In a bid to get back into the Japanese meat market, the U.S. government and meat industry plan to allow private companies to conduct independent tests for mad-cow disease.

Americas

Brazil raises hopes to export beef to U.S.
Brazil hopes to begin selling fresh beef to the United States this year, according to Brazil's Agriculture Ministry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to release a report on the quality risk of Brazilian fresh beef by May.

Europe

Expo Boosts Exports
British pork producers are optimistic about exports Japan following a major exhibition.

USA

BSE Tests for Marketing Purposes Clarified
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman said Friday that USDA has never told
private packers they won't be allowed to use BSE tests to sell beef to
willing customers

INDUSTRY EXCLUSIVE: KSU working to hardwire cattle for health tracking
Researchers at Kansas State University are fine-tuning a system that could lay the groundwork for a nationwide system to speedily track outbreaks of livestock diseases, an innovation that could be of immeasurable assistance in the prevention of both bio-terrorism induced illness and in containing outbreaks of naturally occurring epidemics like foot-and-mouth disease.

Putting COOL Back on Track
U.S. Representatives introduce legislation to remove the delay in the county-of-origin labeling law.

Asia Pacific

Electronic tagging of cattle expands in Australia
Queensland will join other Australian states and introduce compulsory electronic tagging of cattle to help prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy as well as foot and mouth disease, according to the Australian Associated Press.

Export Subsidies Lifted
Australia’s agriculture minister welcomes removal of European pork export subsidies after protest.

U.S. moves to break beef ban
In a bid to get back into the Japanese meat market, the U.S. government and meat industry plan to allow private companies to conduct independent tests for mad-cow disease.

Americas

Brazil raises hopes to export beef to U.S.
Brazil hopes to begin selling fresh beef to the United States this year, according to Brazil's Agriculture Ministry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to release a report on the quality risk of Brazilian fresh beef by May.

Europe

Expo Boosts Exports
British pork producers are optimistic about exports Japan following a major exhibition.

USA

BSE Tests for Marketing Purposes Clarified
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman said Friday that USDA has never told
private packers they won't be allowed to use BSE tests to sell beef to
willing customers

INDUSTRY EXCLUSIVE: KSU working to hardwire cattle for health tracking
Researchers at Kansas State University are fine-tuning a system that could lay the groundwork for a nationwide system to speedily track outbreaks of livestock diseases, an innovation that could be of immeasurable assistance in the prevention of both bio-terrorism induced illness and in containing outbreaks of naturally occurring epidemics like foot-and-mouth disease.

Putting COOL Back on Track
U.S. Representatives introduce legislation to remove the delay in the county-of-origin labeling law.