Hearing on Animal Vaccines
EU - European Parliament is to hold a hearing on the Community Animal Health Strategy and novel Vaccine Technology early next year.

EFSA-ECDC Annual Report on Animal Infections Transmissible to Humans
EU - Salmonella infections in humans in the EU down, Listeria infections up Campylobacter still most frequently reported animal infection transmissible to humans

Aviagen Appoints Val Mendeleev as President, European Operations
EU - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, has appointed Val Mendeleev as President, European Operations effective from 7th January 2008.

Aviagen Strengthens Eastern European Technical Team
EU - Aviagen are pleased to announce the appointment of Krunoslav (Kruno) Bosilj as Technical Services Manager for Eastern Europe and the CIS.

EU Member States Endorse Measures for Poland, Romania and UK
EU - Following recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Poland and Romania, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health today voted in favour of a Decision setting out the eradication and control measures for both Member...

EC Approves €187 Million to Fight Animal Diseases in 2008
EU - The European Commission has approved a financial package of €186.57 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in 2008, including Salmonella in Poultry and BSE.

EU’s Zero-Tolerance Stance Could Spell Ruin
EU - The EU has come under growing pressure to relax its attitude toward GM crops after ministers warned the current system threatens to ruin the livestock industry.

Some Confidence, Investment Likely, But 'Greenness' a Low Priority
EU - Farmers in the countries who have most recently joined the EU are planning to make major investment in their holdings as confidence grows in the economic future for their businesses and the industry as a whole, according to a new survey carried out...

EU Boosts Anti-Bird Flu Measures In Britain
EU - European Union nations voted Tuesday to boost measures to protect against bird flu in Britain, after two outbreaks of the potentially lethal disease were discovered there.

EU Poultry Report - 1 Step Back And 2 Steps Forward
EU - AVEC, a voluntary, non-profit association representing and promoting the interests of the European poultry sector, has recently released its annual report for 2007.

Zoonosis - Know The Rules
EU - The approaching zoonosis legislation has become one of the biggest talking-points in the industry at the moment. It is important for producers to understand exactly what is required of them, and in order to understand why they are being asked to...

EU Approves New GM Corn For Feed
EU - The European Union Commission has announced that it has approved two biotech corn products for food, feed, import and processing jointly developed by DuPont and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.

Bird Flu Virus In Europe – A Hidden Danger
EU - H5N1 could become endemic in parts of the region – virus search in domestic ducks and geese crucial 25 October 2007, Rome – The avian influenza virus H5N1 could become entrenched in chickens and domestic ducks and geese in parts of Europe, FAO warned...

New Probiotic Prevents Necrotic Enteritis
EU - Chr. Hansen is ready to launch probiotic feed additive that can prevent Necrotic enteritis in commercial poultry production.

Euro Approval For The World's Largest Animal Health Business
EUROPE - Schering-Plough Corporation has received European Commission approval for its planned acquisition of Organon BioSciences, from Akzo Nobel.