Galicia Continues Free Bluetongue Vaccination Campaign Amid New National Strategy The Xunta de Galicia has announced that the bluetongue vaccine will remain free for farmers in the region, reinforcing its commitment to animal health and disease prevention. This decision comes as part of the new Galicia campaign, which has already begun to immunize animals across … Read more
Catalonia‘s Bluetongue Battle: A Vaccination Success Story Catalonia, a region in Spain, has made notable strides in combating a recent bluetongue outbreak, a viral disease affecting livestock. A new shipment of one million doses of bluetongue vaccine has arrived, bolstering the ongoing vaccination campaign and paving the way for its completion in the first quarter … Read more
The european Medicines Agency (EMA) announced the outcomes of its Veterinary Medicines Committee’s (CVMP) final meeting of 2024, held from December 3rd to 5th. The committee reached several notable decisions, including the approval of two new vaccines and the adoption of a three-year work plan focused on addressing antimicrobial resistance. one of the approved vaccines, … Read more
The world’s tropical forests are disappearing. According to a report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Mayan jungle has lost 33% of its forest cover in 23 years, especially in Petén, Guatemala. The main cause is the livestock industry. The US agency obtained this data using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), … Read more
Imagine that you are a city journalist (even if it is a small one). A journalist who is more comfortable looking at the reactions to the latest American election debate on his mobile phone than going out for mushrooms in the countryside. Someone who is allergic to animals that do not scare him and disgusted … Read more
In five episodes to watch online from any device, Syngenta Technical Service members, advisors and experts analyze strategies to improve performance, as well as tools for weed management and fertilization in key crops such as wheat and barley. In the first episode, titled Among Resistant Weeds: The Art of Integrated Management, a Syngenta Technical Service … Read more
The Vice President of the Junta, Juan García-Gallardo, and the three Vox councillors – Mariano Veganzones, Gerardo Dueñas and Gonzalo Santonja – are attending the assembly of the Authorities Council on the headquarters of the Presidency, within the Colegio de la Asunción in Valladolid. On this case, they’ve maintained their attendance, not like what has … Read more
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
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
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