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On 28th October, 2024, Kiambu Governor Kiamani Wamatangi launched a piglet donation initiative in Gatundu North Sub-County's Mangu Ward, with the aim of empowering young men to become agribusiness entrepreneurs.

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been actively addressing gender disparities in Uganda's pig industry through both gender accommodative and transformative approaches.

In 2025, growth in global animal protein production will be slightly higher, driven by seafood and poultry.

APHIS is requesting public comments on a proposal to establish a voluntary livestock improvement program to improve biosecurity, traceability, and disease surveillance for swine health.

Tests performed by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on samples from a suspect goat ruled out foot-and-mouth disease.

China's pork production decreased by 1.5% in 2024.

Due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany, it is currently possible for Russia to import breeding pigs from all EU member states.

Following the confirmation of a case of foot and mouth disease in Germany, more countries have implemented measures to prevent the entry of the disease.

The EU adopts urgent measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and protect trade.

The One Health Plan aims to protect people, animals, and the environment from shared health threats.

The national reference laboratory in Germany has confirmed that it is serotype O.

Several countries have imposed bans on calf imports and pork from Germany.

November U.S. pork exports posted year-over-year gains, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

The last outbreak of FMD in Germany was in 1988. The last outbreak in Europe was reported in Bulgaria in 2011.

The exercise will test how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture apply bilateral zoning arrangements.

This system tracks changes in the antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric bacteria found in ill people, retail meats, and food animals in the United States.

Submit electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by May 7, 2025.

China seeks to implement grain-saving actions in the livestock industry to improve efficiency and save grain.

The FAO Cereal Price Index in December was relatively unchanged from November. For the year as a whole, the Index averaged 13.3% below the 2023 level.

By contrast, pig meat prices declined, underpinned by weaker-than-expected consumer demand in the European Union ahead of the winter holidays.

China's grain output reached 706.50 million tons for the first time in 2024.

How FAO is leading the charge to safeguard all pigs in Asia and the Pacific.

Exports to China had the largest reduction, explained in particular by reductions in exports of pigmeat.