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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
China's blue ear disease affects more than 300,000 pigs
October 30, 2007 China's blue ear disease affects more than 300,000 pigs Blue ear pig disease had infected 310,134 pigs in 26 Chinese provinces as of October 25, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday (October 29), citing the Minis ...
Friday, October 19, 2007
More than 16 million pigs insured in China under government scheme
October 19, 2007 More than 16 million pigs insured in China under government scheme According to latest statistics released by the Chinese government, more than 16 million heads of pigs had been insured, two months after the government intr ...
Monday, September 24, 2007
Blue-ear disease figure rises to 290,000 pigs, says China
September 24, 2007 Blue-ear disease figure rises to 290,000 pigs, says China Blue-ear disease has affected 290,000 pigs in China since the start of this year, a senior agricultural official said Monday. Vice Agricultural Minister Gao Hongbi ...
Monday, September 24, 2007
China releases pigs from reserves to curb rising prices
September 24, 2007 China releases pigs from reserves to curb rising prices China has begun releasing pigs from its central reserves into the domestic market to stem rising pork prices, according to local media reports. China is releasing 30 ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
"Impossible" disease caused deaths of millions of pigs in China
August 22, 2007 "Impossible" disease caused deaths of millions of pigs in China Although local authorities may have been guilty of cover-ups of the blue ear disease currently sweeping through 26 provinces in China, it is impossible that the ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
One-fifth of China's pigs vaccinated from blue ear disease
August 21, 2007 One-fifth of China's pigs vaccinated from blue ear disease A total of about 500 million pigs are grown in China and the government has vaccinated 100 million against the virus, according to Jia Youling, chief veterinary offi ...
Monday, August 20, 2007
China defends handling of blue ear disease outbreak in pigs
August 20, 2007 China defends handling of blue ear disease outbreak in pigs   China rejected criticism that it had downplayed an outbreak of a disease in pigs, saying Monday (Aug 20) it had been "open and transparent" with the international ...
Monday, August 20, 2007
Blue ear disease detected in pigs in China's Shanxi
August 20, 2007 Blue ear disease detected in pigs in China's Shanxi An outbreak of blue ear disease has been detected among pigs in north China's Shanxi province, about 550 kilometres west of Beijing, the Ministry of Agriculture revealed on ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
China's Shandong vaccinates pigs against blue ear disease
July 31, 2007 China's Shandong vaccinates pigs against blue ear disease Authorities in China's Shandong province have made it compulsory for backyard farmers to vaccinate their hogs against blue ear disease, which is also known as porcine r ...
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Farmers feeding pigs bananas in China's Hainan as prices crash
June 6, 2007 Farmers feeding pigs bananas in China's Hainan as prices crash Falling prices for bananas have prompted farmers to use the fruit as animal feed in China's Hainan Province. Farmers said they would rather feed it to pigs than let ...
Monday, June 4, 2007
18,000 pigs in China killed by Blue Ear Disease
June 4, 2007 18,000 pigs in China killed by Blue Ear Disease Blue ear disease has infected 45,000 pigs and killed 18,000 of them in China during the first five months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday. The country has de ...
Monday, May 14, 2007
China exports fewer live pigs and poultry for the first quarter
May 14, 2007 China exports fewer live pigs and poultry for the first quarter While frozen chicken exports was up 6.6 percent for the first quarter, the number of poultry was down 23.6 percent on year, according to China's custom figures. Fr ...
Thursday, May 10, 2007
China says 'Blue Ear Disease' strain killing pigs in the south
May 10, 2007 China says 'Blue Ear Disease' strain killing pigs in the south A mysterious illness sweeping through pig populations in southern China, killing at least 300 animals, has been identified as a strain of "blue ear disease," state ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
China urges farmers to vaccinate their pigs as disease rages in Guangdong
May 9, 2007 China urges farmers to vaccinate their pigs as disease rages in Guangdong China's Ministry of Agriculture Tuesday ( May 9) ordered pork farmers to carry out mass vaccinations after a mysterious outbreak killed hundreds of pigs i ...
Friday, May 12, 2006
Genes from China can raise productivity of UK pigs
May 12, 2006 Genes from China can raise productivity of UK pigs British pig farmers may be able to raise an additional pig a litter through the use of genes from a Chinese breed, said international pig breeding company ACMC.  ACMC's managin ...

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