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Monday, December 21, 2020
Japan confirms more bird flu outbreaks in Tokushima and Miyazaki prefectures
Japan has confirmed more bird flu outbreaks at chicken farms in Tokushima and Miyazaki prefectures, west of the country, resulting in tens of thousands of chickens culled as the virus continues to spread, Kyodo News reported.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Cargill will temporarily close Ontario, Canada beef plant because of COVID-19
Cargill will temporarily close its Guelph, Ontario beef processing plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak among workers, Reuters reported.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Zoetis supports US pork-based hunger relief programme with US$25,000 donation
A programme, called "Pass the Pork", had started in late April to generate pork donations to needy residents in Iowa, the United States, and is getting support from Zoetis which is donating US$25,000.
Monday, December 21, 2020
FrieslandCampina's business group president to leave cooperative
Hans Meeuwis, who headed FrieslandCampina's Dairy Essentials business group as president, will leave the dairy cooperative to take on the role of CEO of Royal Cosun.
Monday, December 21, 2020
FrieslandCampina launches "Nourishing a better planet" sustainability programme
FrieslandCampina has announced on December 15 the launch of its sustainability programme, "Nourishing a better planet."
Monday, December 21, 2020
FrieslandCampina to produce Dutch Campina products using power generated by co-op farmers
More of FrieslandCampina's member dairy farmers have become 'energy suppliers' as they generate sustainable energy by means of solar panels, windmills or manure mono-fermentation, the Dutch dairy cooperative said.
Monday, December 21, 2020
US meat organisation's challenge of California's Prop 12 gets support of US government
The North American Meat Institute's (Meat Institute) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the US state of California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12) received key support from the US federal government and 20 states with the filing of two ...
Monday, December 21, 2020
McDonald's Australia to introduce chicken that meet better animal welfare standards
In February 2021,McDonald's Australia will introduce in the entire country chicken that are approved by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
Monday, December 21, 2020
More than 1.6 million farm animals in US died in barn fires this year
More than 1.6 million farm animals in the United States, including nearly 1.3 million cage-free hens, have perished in potentially preventable barn fires so far this year, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media rep ...
Monday, December 21, 2020
US-RSPE announces board of directors for 2021
The US Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) has elected Lankford Ruffin, director of environmental affairs and sustainability at Butterball, to chair of its board of directors for 2021.
Monday, December 21, 2020
USPOULTRY: Researchers investigate effect of PAA solutions in poultry processing wastewater treatment
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have announced the completion of a funded research project at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, in which researchers investigated the effect of peracetic acid ...
Monday, December 21, 2020
US approves first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration in domestic pigs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs - referred to as GalSafe pigs - which may be used for food or human therapeutics.
Monday, December 21, 2020
European Council approves conclusions for EU animal welfare label
The European Council has approved conclusions for an EU-wide animal welfare label, highlighting the overarching objective of improving animal welfare for as many food producing animals as possible.
Monday, December 21, 2020
HKScan to participate in pork, poultry export project focused on China
The European Union has granted Finland with almost €3 million (US$3.7 million) in funding to promote the export of pork and poultry meat in the Chinese market.
Monday, December 21, 2020
AFBF welcomes USDA-NASA agreement
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has welcomed a new agreement between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and space agency NASA to strengthen their partnership.

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