MLA supports Indonesia in wake of disease outbreaks
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has outlined its plans to support Indonesia in controlling the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD).
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Ban on Brazil beef exports unlikely to last
Brazil’s exports to China were suspended after the discovery of two cases of mad cow disease as ILM reported on September 6, however Bloomberg predicts the ban will be lifted quickly.
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Mad cow cases halt exports from Brazil to China
Brazil has suspended beef exports to China after confirming two “atypical” cases of mad cow disease (BSE) in two separate domestic meat plants.
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Scientists track cattle to better understand disease
Scientists have joined forces with farmers in rural Tanzania to track cattle with satellite GPS as part of a University of Glasgow study into how diseases pass between herds.
Read More...Cargill joins U.S. CattleTrace programme
The global food, agricultural, financial and industrial products company, Cargill, has joined U.S. CattleTrace as an official packer member. Cargill is the second beef processor to invest in the effort formed by multiple state cattlemen’s organisations to develop a national infrastructure for animal disease traceability in the U.S. cattle industry.
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Tyson becomes first meat company to join cattle traceability program
The beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods has joined a cattle disease traceability program called U.S. CattleTrace, making Tyson the first beef processor to join the program, which was formed by multiple state cattlemen’s organisations to develop a national infrastructure for animal disease traceability in the U.S. cattle industry.
Read More...China suspends Brazilian beef imports due to BSE
The suspension comes after a case of mad cow disease was reported in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Read More...Anthrax case confirmed in English farm
Post-mortem examinations confirmed anthrax disease in two cows on a farm in situated in Westbury, South West England.
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