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Asia Pacific

Nippon meat to double Australian beef imports
Nippon Meat Packers, Japan's largest meat processor, said that it will nearly double its purchases of Australian beef in the second half of the fiscal year, buying 60,000 tons versus the 35,000 tons it purchased during the first half.

Assurance Advice
An Australia-wide network of 11 extension officers have started work on spreading the word about the Livestock Production Assurance program.

Beef Consumption Halved
Consumption of hanwoo, beef from Korean cattle, plunged by half due to the ongoing economic slump and the impact of mad cow disease in the United States.

Europe

Meat Cleared
The Belgian Federal Food Agency (FAVV) has reported that the results of five out of six test slaughterings in Belgium have given the all clear for Belgian meat following scares over dioxin contamination.

Global Assurance
Plans to implement global Integrated Farm Assurance standards for meat products to promote safe and sustainable agriculture are moving into their final phase.

FMD Controls Warning
The European Commission should carry out a regular evaluation of the prevention and control arrangements for foot and mouth disease outside crisis periods and increase supervision of their implementation.

Americas

Canada expects more BSE cases
The sharp increase in testing of the Canadian herd for bovine spongiform encephalopathy is likely to uncover new cases of the disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.

USA

Possible new mad-cow case
A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States, Agriculture Department officials said Thursday.

Mississippi officials scrutinize beef processor's finances
Concerned over a potential bankruptcy, Mississippi's state auditor is investigating the finances of Mississippi Beef Processors.

Farmers must embrace change
Royal Agriclultural Societies have agreed a four-point plan to encourage a culture of change, fearing producers have become "transfixed by uncertainty" over the future of farming post CAP reform.

Abundance of myostatin in infected swine may result in reduced muscle mass
A study looking at chronic infectious respiratory diseases that affect most swine during their critical growing stage has shed new light on the reasons for restricted weight gain and reduced muscle mass.

Asia Pacific

Nippon meat to double Australian beef imports
Nippon Meat Packers, Japan's largest meat processor, said that it will nearly double its purchases of Australian beef in the second half of the fiscal year, buying 60,000 tons versus the 35,000 tons it purchased during the first half.

Assurance Advice
An Australia-wide network of 11 extension officers have started work on spreading the word about the Livestock Production Assurance program.

Beef Consumption Halved
Consumption of hanwoo, beef from Korean cattle, plunged by half due to the ongoing economic slump and the impact of mad cow disease in the United States.

Europe

Meat Cleared
The Belgian Federal Food Agency (FAVV) has reported that the results of five out of six test slaughterings in Belgium have given the all clear for Belgian meat following scares over dioxin contamination.

Global Assurance
Plans to implement global Integrated Farm Assurance standards for meat products to promote safe and sustainable agriculture are moving into their final phase.

FMD Controls Warning
The European Commission should carry out a regular evaluation of the prevention and control arrangements for foot and mouth disease outside crisis periods and increase supervision of their implementation.

Americas

Canada expects more BSE cases
The sharp increase in testing of the Canadian herd for bovine spongiform encephalopathy is likely to uncover new cases of the disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.

USA

Possible new mad-cow case
A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States, Agriculture Department officials said Thursday.

Mississippi officials scrutinize beef processor's finances
Concerned over a potential bankruptcy, Mississippi's state auditor is investigating the finances of Mississippi Beef Processors.

Farmers must embrace change
Royal Agriclultural Societies have agreed a four-point plan to encourage a culture of change, fearing producers have become "transfixed by uncertainty" over the future of farming post CAP reform.

Abundance of myostatin in infected swine may result in reduced muscle mass
A study looking at chronic infectious respiratory diseases that affect most swine during their critical growing stage has shed new light on the reasons for restricted weight gain and reduced muscle mass.