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...

OIE say US Beef Risk Status will Remain Unchanged
FRANCE - A senior official of the the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has said that they will not automatically revise the United States' national risk classification if a mad cow case is confirmed there.

French Abatoirs Deemed Scandalous
FRANCE - It has been reported that almost half of the slaughterhouses in France fail to conform to European standards of hygiene, as per a memorandum from the Directorate General of Food (DGAL).

French Farming Dialogue
FRANCE - The French farm minister Michel Barnier is encouraging fellow citizens to discuss where their food comes from on a new Website parlons agricuture.

French Debate National Animal Welfare
FRANCE - French farm minister Michel Barnier has nominated three working group chairmen for France's national animal welfare plan Animals et société.

Fewer Than 300 Traditional Vets in France
FRANCE - The shortage of vets is a European problem, but France has a very specific set of problems. Like every other French professional body, the Ordre des Veterinaires (OV), sets a quota for the number of students that can go forward for training....

Intervet to Supply France With Minimum of 27 Million Doses of Bluetongue Vaccine
FRANCE - Intervet is working intensively to supply the Bovilis BTV 8 vaccine to France as soon as possible, to support the French government and farming sector in its fight against this devastating disease.

Consume More or Import Less
Consume more or import less is the dilemma facing the European beef industry, according to the French Institute of Animal Husbandry (Institut de l'Elevage).

French Cattle Breeders Call for FMD Compensation Plan
French cattle and sheep farmers have hit out at the European authorities for failing to tackle the threat from a foot and mouth disease epidemic.

Test For Tender Gene Discovered
FRANCE - French scientists have developed a genetic test that could help processors chose cattle they say will result in the tenderest meat possible.

OIE update on Bluetongue In France
FRANCE - The OIE have released update No 4 on Bluetongue in France