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Monday, January 11, 2021
US FDA seeks public comment on durations of use for antimicrobials for food animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a concept paper to obtain early input from the public on a potential framework for how animal drug sponsors could voluntarily make changes to the approved conditions of use for certain med ...
Friday, January 8, 2021
Soybean stockpiling, price rigging in Indonesia under police investigation
Soybean stockpiling and price fixing speculations are being investigated by the Indonesian police's Criminal Investigation Department as the cause of recent soybean scarcity in the country.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Weaning management of beef calves with implications for animal health and welfare
Weaning is a necessary husbandry practice in which nutritional, social, physical and psychological stressors are imposed on the beef calf causing alterations in behavioural and physiological responses. The present paper is a review of studi ...
Monday, January 4, 2021
UK public health faces risk from import of US meat from animals given banned antibiotics, report says
A report has warned that livestock produced in the United States are administered with antibiotics that are banned in the United Kingdom - a matter of concern since meat from these animals would be imported under post-Brexit trade deals.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Nutreco launches soy sourcing policy to prevent deforestation
Nutreco has announced on December 16 the launch of its milestone soy sourcing policy, that aims to simplify complex certification schemes for its procurement teams in Skretting and Trouw Nutrition, and facilitate the complete removal of def ...
Friday, December 18, 2020
Canada's plan to end salmon farming licences in Discovery Islands could affect 30% of Mowi's harvest
Canada has decided to phase out salmon farming licences in Discovery Islands, British Columbia, from June 30, 2022, Mowi said, referring to an press release.
Monday, November 23, 2020
Czech Republic, Poland call for support of efforts to control ASF
The Czech Republic and Poland has requested the European Commission to support coordinated efforts of Member States to combat African swine fever (ASF) during video conference in mid-November.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Umitron launches mobile application for marine farmers
Umitron Pte. Ltd., a Singapore- and Japan-based deeptech company which aims to empower aquaculture through technology, is making it even easier to access ocean environmental data with the release of its Pulse mobile application for Android ...
Monday, November 2, 2020
Serious sea lice problem strikes Scotland's salmon farms
Salmon at Scottish farms in Argyll and Bute, Skye and the Outer Hebrides were found in terrible conditions, campaigners from the Salmon and Trout Conservation (S&TCS) Scotland said, as footage revealed lice-infected wild salmon.
Friday, October 30, 2020
New mobile application a nit with shrimp farmers in Vietnam
A mobile application that allows farmers to track the growth of their farmed shrimp from stocking until harvest is getting high positive response from farmers in Vietnam.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Nofima: Drawing on natural abilities of Pacific salmon to fight sea lice
Researchers will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to study the genes of Pacific salmon and their resilience against sea lice, Nofima said.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
USDA-FSIS alerts public of meat, poultry products potentially containing glass
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has alerted the American public this month of ready-to-eat meat and poultry bowl products that could potentially contain foreign material, specifically glass.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Tesco chicken supplier implicated in poor animal welfare allegation
Beauchamp Farm, a farm which is based in Gloucester, the United Kingdom, and supplies chicken to Tesco, has been thrown into the public spotlight over allegations of poor animal welfare.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Irish suckler farmers take issue with PGI application for grass-fed beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has slammed the application of the Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) for a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) for Irish grass-fed beef, calling it a "one-size-fits-all application because ...
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Saudi investment company SALIC increases stake in Brazilian meat firm Minerva Foods
The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co (SALIC), an investment company from Saudi Arabia has increased its stake from 25.5% to 33.83% in Brazilian meat producer Minerva Foods, Reuters reported.

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