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Asia Pacific
FMD outbreak in Philippians
The Baguio City Veterinarian's Office has put the slaughterhouse compound under quarantine following the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) among hogs butchered in the area.
Imports Strengthen
Japan imports 46 percent more beef in March.
America
Canada breeding herd bigger
Statistics Canada's quarterly Hog Inventory Report (released yesterday) indicates continued growth, both in Canada's market hog and breeding herd numbers.
Europe
Live export trade defended in EU
EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has issued a staunch defence of the live export trade, rejecting calls from her native Denmark for the elimination of export subsidies on cattle.
Water 'pumping up processed meat'
UK consumers are buying processed meats regularly pumped-up with up to 30% water.
USA
Tyson Foods earnings hurt by mad cow bans
Top U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday posted lower quarterly earnings as ongoing trade bans related to mad cow disease continued to hurt its beef sector.
USDA releases epidemiological summary on Canadian BSE cases
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today released a summary of its epidemiological review of Canada’s bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cases.
U.S. cattle group attacks Canada BSE testing rate
The number of Canadian cattle being tested for BSE per month has substantially decreased, claims a U.S. cattle group demanding restrictions on beef imports from Canada.
DeLauro renews call for mandatory testing of cattle
Statistics Canada's quarterly Hog Inventory Report (released yesterday) indicates continued growth, both in Canada's market hog and breeding herd numbers.
Asia Pacific
FMD outbreak in Philippians
The Baguio City Veterinarian's Office has put the slaughterhouse compound under quarantine following the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) among hogs butchered in the area.
Imports Strengthen
Japan imports 46 percent more beef in March.
America
Canada breeding herd bigger
Statistics Canada's quarterly Hog Inventory Report (released yesterday) indicates continued growth, both in Canada's market hog and breeding herd numbers.
Europe
Live export trade defended in EU
EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has issued a staunch defence of the live export trade, rejecting calls from her native Denmark for the elimination of export subsidies on cattle.
Water 'pumping up processed meat'
UK consumers are buying processed meats regularly pumped-up with up to 30% water.
USA
Tyson Foods earnings hurt by mad cow bans
Top U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday posted lower quarterly earnings as ongoing trade bans related to mad cow disease continued to hurt its beef sector.
USDA releases epidemiological summary on Canadian BSE cases
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today released a summary of its epidemiological review of Canada’s bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cases.
U.S. cattle group attacks Canada BSE testing rate
The number of Canadian cattle being tested for BSE per month has substantially decreased, claims a U.S. cattle group demanding restrictions on beef imports from Canada.
DeLauro renews call for mandatory testing of cattle
Statistics Canada's quarterly Hog Inventory Report (released yesterday) indicates continued growth, both in Canada's market hog and breeding herd numbers.