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TheBeefSite Latest News
News from France
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
French Live Cattle Exports Recover FRANCE - Live exports continue to represent an important component of the French livestock sector. Last year, France exported more than 1.32 million head of cattle; an increase of 10.5 per cent on the figure for 2008.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Pfizer Welcomes Agreement With Elanco On Divested Assets FRANCE - Pfizer Animal Health has welcomed the signing of an agreement between Pfizer and Elanco, the animal health business unit of Eli Lilly and Company, under which Elanco will acquire European rights to a portfolio of certain Pfizer Animal Health...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Canada Donates to OIE for Animal Health Activities FRANCE - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has receives a C$2 million contribution from Canada for animal health activities.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
OIE Introduces New Online Technical Disease Cards FRANCE - The World Organisation for Animal Health has published technical cards on 33 important global diseases of livestock.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
OIE Head Highlights Importance of Health Legislation FRANCE - Veterinary legislation is the foundation of any efficient animal health policy, says Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Evolving Veterinary Education for a Safer World FRANCE - The OIE global conference in Paris has agreed on a minimum curriculum for all veterinarians worldwide.
Penn Vet World Leadership Award 2009 Goes to Murphy FRANCE - Dr Frederick A. Murphy has been selected as 2009 Penn Vet World Leadership Award Recipient at a ceremony in Paris.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
IMV Confirms Leadership in Reproductive Technologies FRANCE - During the 23rd edition of the Space show, held in Rennes from 15-18 September, IMV confirmed its position as a leader in reproductive biotechnologies.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
OIE Meeting Links Climate Change with New Diseases FRANCE - Climate change will have considerable impacts on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases, warned delegates at the General Assembly of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Friday, May 15, 2009
France Plans National Research Consortium FRANCE - French farm and fisheries minister Michel Barnier and research minister Valerie Pecresse have announced a plan to create a national research consortium to manage the country's food, farming and animal health research programmes.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Concern over Cow, Heifer Slaughterings FRANCE - The Ministry of Agriculture is alarmed at the large numbers of female cattle slaughtered this year that would normally go for breeding.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Commission Welcomes Judgment in French Beef Case FRANCE - The European Commission welcomes today's judgment by the European Court of Justice dismissing the action by four French federations of farmers and one French federation of slaughterers in relation to the Commission's April 2003 decision fining...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Pneumonia Studies Confirm Value of Batch Treatment FRANCE - Apparently healthy cattle that are in-contact with pen mates showing signs of pneumonia gain significantly less weight and take longer to finish than animals in completely disease-free housing.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
SIAL REPORT: Brazil to Weather Economic Downturn FRANCE - The Brazilian beef industry is expected to weather the present global economic crisis following government action to help farmers with credit.
SIAL REPORT: Uruguay Moves to Full Traceability. FRANCE - The Uruguayan beef industry should be fully traceable by 2010.
SIAL REPORT: Talks to Open New Export Markets FRANCE - Quality Meat Scotland is in talks with the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs in a bid to unlock potentially valuable export markets in Dubai and Hong Kong.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Surge of Cull Cow Slaughterings in France FRANCE - French cattle slaughter figures are showing a 1.6 per cent year-on-year drop in the total cumulative calendar year to August 31 at 3.3 million, according to the national agricultural statistics agency Agreste.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
SPACE Sees Rationalisation of French Industry FRANCE - The vast majority of the big agricultural shows or trade fairs have opted to appear every two years, writes Stuart Lumb.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Pfizer Animal Health Adds Former Schering-Plough Products to European Portfolio FRANCE - Pfizer Animal Health has announced that its acquisition of multiple product franchises in Europe from the Schering-Plough Corporation has been completed and approved by the European Commission. Pfizer has acquired these assets for approximately...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Lending an Ear to the OIE 76th Annual Session PARIS, FRANCE - Approximately 600 participants representing the 172 OIE Member Countries and organisations took part in the 76th Annual General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The session discussed the global progress of animal...


