Antibiotic use in food animals covered in white paper

A white paper released recently by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). The paper a summary based on 13 speakers who participated on human and animal health at a symposium "Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for Common Purpose," which was held Oct. 26-27 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The white paper provides science based information on the use of antibiotics in food animal production. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.

Kistock focuses on green productions and issues

Korea International Livestock Expo, to be held in Deagu City Seoul on September 21-24, will be on the theme of "Eco Systems in livestock" the exhibition will focus on the latest clean energy and new trends in animal welfare. Top company like Muyang and Big Dutchman will be attending. Kim Dong-Jin, Kistock's project manager, said "he expects more than 700 zoned booths and more than 15,000 visitors". Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers

Swedish Report finds, that animal welfare does not damage competitiveness

Farmers and politicians have expressed concern that Swedish and European agricultural producers do not compete on equal terms with the rest of the world because of stricter animal welfare legislation. A new report from the AgriFood Economics Center in Sweden shows that there is no justification for more tariffs based on the argument that stricter legislation would increase imports.

EU farmers hold their own well in competition with the rest of the world, despite the comparatively high demands the EU places on agricultural production. "We have investigated the connection between animal welfare regulation in the EU and competitiveness. Read more ...



This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.