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Monday, February 22, 2021
Dutch university starts two-year project to using enrichment materials on pig farms
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands has started a two-year project - called "Pig Enrichment" - to promote the effective use of enrichment materials on more pig farms.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Unusual cold in Texas affecting cattle farms, chickens, and meat plants
Texas ranchers are struggling to keep their cattle alive in a freak winter storm, as the top United States cattle state has seen cows succumb to the unusual cold temperatures that have also killed chickens, disrupted meat plant operations a ...
Monday, February 15, 2021
Mumbai, India faces possible egg shortage due to avian influenza, culling at farms
Avian influenza have affected 21 layer poultry farms in Navapur, Nandurbar, India, leading to authorities to plan culling of poultry birds and increasing the likelihood that an egg shortage may soon happen in Mumbai and Pune.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Poultry farms in Japan with bird flu outbreaks had wildlife control faults
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said 90% of poultry farms in the country with bird flu outbreaks had wildlife control faults that allowed wild birds and other animals to enter chicken coops, The Japan Times reported.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Belgium's decree permits restocking of pig farms following ASF outbreaks
A Belgian Ministerial Decree has last month permitted the restocking of Belgium's pig farms in areas affected by African swine fever.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Number of pig farms in Germany falls to 32,100 farms in last decade
Germany's pig farms has dropped in numbers, having fallen by 47% in the past 10 years.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Dangerous levels of metals detected in India's aquaculture farms in 10 states, study says
Aquaculture farms in 10 Indian states have "hazardous" levels of metals like lead and cadmium, according to a study commissioned by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and All Creatures Great and Small ...
Monday, January 18, 2021
Poultry farms in Maharashtra, India cut production of broilers by around 50%
About 50,000 poultry farms in Maharashtra, India, have cut production of broilers by around 50% following a decline in poultry consumption due to a recent avian influenza scare, The Times of India reported on January 13.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Cargill's Canadian beef processing facility now sourcing beef from CRSB-certified farms
The expansion of Cargill's implementation of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB)'s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework is now a reality.
Friday, January 8, 2021
Salmon producers in British Columbia, Canada, share concerns over phasing out of open net fish farms
Mayors and members of the aquaculture industry in British Columbia, Canada, signed an open letter to the country's Fisheries Minister, Bernadette Jordan, on not being informed of a planned phasing out of open net farming.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Foster Farms faces fresh scrutiny following latest COVID-19 death of facility worker
Foster Farms has been placed under fresh scrutiny following a third COVID-19 death of another worker at its California, US food processing facility.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Brazil publishes rules of good management practices for pig farms
The rules of good management practices in Brazil's commercial breeding pig farms for the well-being of animals, was published last month in the Official Gazette, according to the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and S ...
Monday, January 4, 2021
No known cause for mass death of chickens at farms in Barwala, India
Thousands of chickens at farms in the Indian town of Barwala died from an unknown cause, sparking off panic in the area.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Blue Star Foods Corp signs term sheet to acquire Taste of BC Aquafarms
Blue Star Foods Corp, a sustainable seafood company, has announced on December 28 that it has signed a term sheet to acquire Taste of BC Aquafarms, Inc., a family-owned, land-based recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) salmon farming oper ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Norwegian salmon farms endure a difficult year better than their Chilean rivals
Weak Q4 demand, surplus of large-size fish narrows price spreads but exports, prices and revenues less disrupted by COVID-19 than those of Chile.

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