Cattle raising

Department of Agriculture in Alicante Completes Bluetongue Vaccination for Livestock Herd, Over 55,000 Animals Vaccinated

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Department of Agriculture in Alicante Completes Bluetongue Vaccination for Livestock Herd, Over 55,000 Animals Vaccinated

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat Valenciana has already completed the vaccination against Bluetongue in the livestock herd in the province of Alicante. More than 55,000 animals vaccinated (mainly cattle and sheep), the vaccination percentage is already close to 100% of the census. This next week, the Official Veterinary Services will … Read more

National Directorate of Animal Production Corrects Methodology for Calculating Meat Sales, Impacting US Beef Market

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National Directorate of Animal Production Corrects Methodology for Calculating Meat Sales, Impacting US Beef Market

The National Directorate of Animal Production, of the Ministry of Agriculture, has corrected the methodology for calculating foreign sales of meat, and therefore the calculation of per capita consumption of beef. Since 2019, the category “bones with meat” –resulting from deboning– began to be included in the total exported meat, bones that in 2023 totaled … Read more

Meat Processing Industry Concentration and Foreignization in Argentina: 2023 Statistics and Trends

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Meat Processing Industry Concentration and Foreignization in Argentina: 2023 Statistics and Trends

Out of a total slaughter that in 2023 was 14.5 million heads, the ten largest meat processing companies killed about 3.4 million heads in 23 plants, or 23.4% of the total slaughter, showing a much lower degree of concentration than that presented by the refrigeration industry in the United States, Brazil or Uruguay. It can … Read more

Farmers Facing Financial Crisis as Agricultural Insurance Prices Soar by Over 30%

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Farmers Facing Financial Crisis as Agricultural Insurance Prices Soar by Over 30%

Bad times for farmers. Added to the poor harvest figures from last year due to the ravages of drought and the increase in fuel or fertilizer prices is the increase in the cost of agricultural insurance policies by more than 30% compared to 2023. . As they point out Self-employed and Entrepreneurthe high number of … Read more

Argentine Foreign Minister and IPCVA President Discuss Strategies to Strengthen Meat Exports and Expand International Presence

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Foreign Minister Diana Mondino met with the president of the Institute for the Promotion of Argentine Beef (IPCVA), Jorge Grimberg, to address strategies that include the opening of new markets, the expansion of quotas and the negotiations in the MERCOSUR-EU agreement , with the aim of strengthening the Argentine presence in the international arena. Argentine … Read more

Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

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Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

Rocio Huerta, general director of Livestock and Agrarian Health, encourages all Asturian livestock farmers to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue disease, which has caused the Principality to be declared a restricted zone since last November 10, after some cases were detected. . Huerta wants to clear up any doubts about vaccinating livestock – the target … Read more

European Horizon Europe Program Allocates 7.4 Million Euros for Marburg Virus Vaccine Research and Development – MARVAX Consortium Receives Funding from EU

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European Horizon Europe Program Allocates 7.4 Million Euros for Marburg Virus Vaccine Research and Development – MARVAX Consortium Receives Funding from EU

The European multidisciplinary consortium MARVAXin which the Higher Council for Scientific Research participates (CSIC) and the Spanish pharmaceutical company CZ Vaccinesof the Group Zendalwill receive from the Horizon Europe program 7.4 million euros over the next four years for research and development of Marburg virus vaccinesa pathogen zoonosic from the same family as the Ebola … Read more

Spanish Dairy Farms Defy Crisis with Top-Ranked Livestock

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Spanish Dairy Farms Defy Crisis with Top-Ranked Livestock

The dairy sector has been in crisis for decades, with low prices and production costs that do not stop increasing. This reason does not prevent many ranchers from refusing to throw in the towel, close their farms and look for a job with fewer worries than fulfilling their duties. The transformation of agriculture caught some … Read more

Argentine Beef Exports and Market Trends in October 2023

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Argentine Beef Exports and Market Trends in October 2023

Campolitoral / [email protected] According to the latest report from the Chamber of Meat Industry and Commerce of the Argentine Republic (CICCRA), last October 2023, the Argentine meat processing industry exported 49.6 thousand tons of product weight (tn pp) of beef . That is, an almost identical quantity was exported to those registered in June and … Read more

Yurvac® RHD: The First Recombinant Vaccine for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Launched by Hyper He at Hipra Event

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Yurvac® RHD: The First Recombinant Vaccine for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Launched by Hyper He at Hipra Event

Last Tuesday, November 21, Hyper He launched Yurvac® RHDthe first recombinant vaccine de RHD indicated for protection against rabbit hemorrhagic disease caused by the classic strain and the variant strain, including highly virulent strains. The event took place at the Sant Pau Modernist Site in Barcelona, ​​where more than 60 professionals from the rabbit farming … Read more