Merial To Merge With Intervet/Schering-Plough
GLOBAL - A global leader in animal health will be created as Merial announces it will merge with Intervet/Schering-Plough.

Latin Feed Leaders To Meet At Cancun Congress
LATIN AMERICA - About 100 leading representatives of feed industries, government agencies and associations from Latin America and the Caribbean are due to meet in Cancun, Mexico, in April for the region's first meeting on regulatory issues in animal ...

Primary Producers Prepare For Bumpy Road To Recovery
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - While the improving global economy is expected to have a positive impact on most agricultural sectors, primary producers will need to manage their operations in a potentially volatile marketplace, according to Rabobank‘s group...

£2m Bid To Tackle African Cattle Disease
KENYA AND NIGERIA - African farmers will benefit from a £2 million grant awarded to the University of Edinburgh to help combat poverty in Africa.

FMD News: Brazil Looking to Solve FMD Problem
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

Towards A More Sustainable Livestock Sector
GLOBAL - Urgent investments, major agricultural research efforts and robust governance are required to ensure that the world's livestock sector responds to a growing demand for animal products and at the same time contributes to poverty reduction, food...

Methionine Market to be Worth US$3 Billion by 2015
GLOBAL - The global market for methionine is to reach three billion US dollars by 2015, according to a new report.

Fighting Climate Change With Grasslands
GENERAL - Grasslands have vast untapped potential to mitigate climate change by absorbing and storing CO2, according to a new report by FAO. Pastures and rangelands represent a carbon sink that could be greater than forests if properly managed.

Call For Nominations For World Veterinary Day Award
GLOBAL - Nominations are invited for WVA-OIE – World Veterinary Day – Award 2010. The award will go to the veterinary association that best publicises the OIE's theme 'One World, One Health'.

OIE to Study Meat Production and Climate Change
GLOBAL - The World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) is expected to produce an environmental report on the role on meat in climate change by the summer.

EFSA and Japan Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation
GLOBAL - EFSA and the Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the collection and sharing of data required for the assessment of current and emerging risks.

Disease Eradication
GLOBAL - Rinderpest is expected to be declared eradicated within the next 18 months.

Ridley Hit by Falling Demand for Feed
GLOBAL - Reductions in herd and flock sizes will eventually restore producer profitability North American feed company Ridley says in its financial report for the first quarter of the 2010 financial year.

Meat and Dairy Substitutes Could Prevent Climate Change
GLOBAL - A report by Worldwatch has said that livestock and their byproducts account for 51 per cent of annual worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Acquisition Puts Boehringer among Top Health Companies
GLOBAL - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has closed the deal to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business from Pfizer.

Merck, Schering-Plough Merger Approved
GLOBAL - Merck and Schering-Plough have received approvals from the US Federal Trade Commission, Swiss Competition Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau for their proposed merger but significant divestitures are required.

BSE NEWS: Age Verification Program Called For
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....

First Round on Agriculture ‘Templates’ Completed
GLOBAL - World Trade Organisation farm talks’ chairperson David Walker described as “a good start” two days of technical discussion on the blank forms members will use for making commitments on agriculture — and the accompanying data that will be needed...

Food Safety Concerns After E.coli Outbreak
UK/ US - Food safety and public health has come under scrutiny in the US after a controversial report has questionned food traceability.

CGF and DDGS Bode Well as Animal Feed Ingredient
GLOBAL - Adding co-products of US ethanol production like corn gluten feed (CGF) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to feed rations are feasible solutions to optimising livestock, poultry and aquaculture operations around the world.