Dairy & Ruminant
Monday, July 14, 2025
Chinese dairy firm Junlebao invests in 15,000-litre UHT system
Junlebao Dairy, one of China's fastest-growing dairy companies, is set to significantly enhance its production capabilities in southern China with the introduction of a new high-capacity ultra high temperature (UHT) system.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest
The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the southern border after Mexican cattle tested positive for the flesh-eating New World screwworm (NWS).
Friday, July 11, 2025
Australian consumer body approves merger of dairy giants Lactalis and Fonterra
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a merger between the country's two largest dairy processing companies, Lactalis and Fonterra.
Friday, July 11, 2025
Report: Russia may expand meat exports to the Philippines
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, in coordination with the Russian Trade Mission in the Philippines, reports that it will expand its meat exports to ...
Friday, July 11, 2025
Nigeria taps AI to enhance livestock disease management
Nigeria is increasing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat animal diseases and enhance productivity in its livestock sector, which accounts for 35% of the country's agricultural GDP and provides 37% of the animal protein consum ...
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Chinese scientists uncover how H5N1 infects cattle
Researchers in China have discovered how the H5N1 virus initially invades the mammary glands of dairy cattle, potentially leading to last year's outbreak of bird flu across more than 1,000 dairy farms in the United States.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
China trade relations hurt US red meat exports
Exports of US pork and beef trended lower in May, due primarily to steep declines in shipments to China, according to data released by US Department of Agriculture and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Saudi programme empowers small livestock farmers
The Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development Programme, known as Saudi Reef, highlighted the importance of supporting small livestock farmers across Saudi Arabia to boost productivity and investment.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Turkey produces 4.5 million vaccines to curb SAT-1 FMD outbreak
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Turkey has launched a nationwide mobilization to prevent the spread of the South African Territory (SAT) -1 strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) recently detected in the country, completing the ...
Monday, July 7, 2025
Roslin: Hub to aid precision breeding of farm animals
Research exploring the use of genetic selection and genome editing tools to develop healthier and more productive farmed animals has received a major funding boost, the Roslin Institute said.
Monday, July 7, 2025
Lowering beef cattle's finishing age key to Ireland fulfilling GHG reduction targets, Teagasc official states
Reducing the finishing age for beef cattle "is an essential element for Irish agriculture to meet its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets," according to the Beef Enterprise leader in Teagasc.
Monday, July 7, 2025
India's milk product intake rises in 2023-24
India's consumption of milk and its products showed an increase in 2023-24, according to a government report.
Friday, July 4, 2025
Dairy farmers in Bukidnon, Philippines gear up for bigger markets
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the National Dairy Authority (NDA) recently turned over modern milk processing equipment to boost growing dairy industry in the province of Bukidnon and help local farmers tap into bigger ...
Friday, July 4, 2025
Turkey shuts livestock markets to curb foot-and-mouth outbreak
Turkey will close livestock markets nationwide to contain the spread of a highly contagious strain of foot-and-mouth disease, which has severely affected its agricultural sector.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Philippines' MPAV keen on buying another dairy farm
Philippine conglomerate Metro Pacific Agro Ventures (MPAV) is expanding its footprint in the dairy industry once again as MPAV Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan is setting his sights on buying out a dairy farm in Luzon this year.

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