BLUETONGUE: Spreading Despite Vaccinations

BSE NEWS: Raising BSE Age Limit a Step Closer
BSE News Summary Page - Catch up on all the latest news on BSE from the US, Canada, Japan and across the globe. This page provides an overview and links to all the latest BSE news and information and the impact it is having on the global livestock business....

FMD NEWS: Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

OIE: Wildlife Surveillance Key to Biosecurity
GLOBE - Wildlife diseases are of growing concern worldwide. In addition to threatening populations of wild animals themselves, wildlife disease can affect domestic animals and human health, writes OIE Editorial Director, Dr Vallat.

Vicious Cycle of High Prices and Global Food Shortage
GLOBE - Soaring food prices could reverse the significant growth in agricultural production recorded by some of the poorest countries in Europe and Central Asia over the past 10 years, said FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today at the opening of the...

Arla Attracting Organic Production
GENERAL - From July 1, Arla Foods is to increase the payment to its organic co-operative members in both Denmark and Sweden to attract more organic producers.

An Insatiable Global Hunger for Grain
GLOBAL - Wheat is by far the most traded grain as it is so adaptable to many uses, but production for the world market has so far been the privilege of a handful of countries.

Binders in Demand
WORLDWIDE - The rising cost of energy and raw materials is stimulating producers to consider different alternative ingredients for their animal feed formulations. The trend is also boosting interest in pellet binders, special bio-chemical ingredients...

African Farmers Missing Global 'Livestock Revolution'
AFRICA - African farmers are missing out on a global boom in demand for meat products because of out-of-date international regulations.

Arla Foods Target Eco-Friendly Milk
GLOBE - Arla Foods aims to cut 25 per cent of its emission of green house gases (GHG) within production, transport, and packaging by 2020. The target is ambitious, but the company must play its part in limiting climate change, states CEO Peder Tuborgh....

Culturing a Cheese Revolution at Chr. Hansen
GLOBE - Chr. Hansen has recently expanded its cheese culture palette with four new cultures aimed at producing soft cheese with just the right taste, texture and appearance.

Live Meat Cooking the World
GLOBE - A new report released by the environmentalist organisation, GreenPeace, outlines the potential harm that livestock production has on the environment.

Livestock Production Threatened by HIV/AIDS
GLOBE – Not only is AIDS taking a dramatic toll on human lives but livestock production, a main income earner for rural households, is also being threatened in the most affected countries, FAO warned today.

Powerful New Tool For Low Fat Dairy Products
GLOBE - Chr. Hansen launches a new dairy culture that provides more mouth feel in low fat cultured milks, shortens fermentation time and meets a rising demand for clean label products.

A Real Cash Flow: Why Food Production Is Big News
GLOBE - Monday found your Penny Sleuth attending a presentation by Carr’s Milling in the City. Around the table sat a collection of private client fund managers who were, of course draining their wine glasses at maximum speed in order to anaesthetize...

Bluetongue Confirms Animal Diseases On The Rise
GLOBE - Spread of bluetongue confirms animal diseases on the rise Viruses from tropical countries are moving to temperate zones

Functional Dairy Drinks Grow By Over 10% A Year
GLOBE - The combined markets of West Europe, United States and Japan saw functional dairy drinks consumption rise 12% to 999 million litres in 2006, according to the 2007 Functional Dairy Drinks report from leading food and drink consultancy Zenith I...

Scientists Map The Bovine Genome
GLOBE - Cattle are important agriculturally and relevant as a model organism. Previously described genetic and radiation hybrid (RH) maps of the bovine genome have been used to identify genomic regions and genes affecting specific traits.

ILDEX And The Emerging Opportunity In Asia
ASIA - NEO has strengthened its 'Triangle Opportunity Concept' following a launch the 2nd edition of ILDEX India, making ILDEX - - the international livestock and dairy events that link three Asia's emerging livestock countries together with international...

Ration Balancing Makes for Efficient Feed Management
GLOBE - Cattle use feed most efficiently when the nutrients in the daily rations match their daily requirements, commonly referred to as a “balanced ration.”