Sheep Industry News: Global
16 January 2015
New Research Finds Many Key Resources Have Passed Their PeakGLOBAL - As the worlds resources face enormous challenges, researchers from the US and Denmark have analysed the production and extraction rates of 27 global renewable and non-renewable resources...
12 January 2015
Addressing Foot Rot in Sheep Through Five StepsANALYSIS - A five point flock management programme means farmers now have a strong chance of controlling sheep lameness levels. ...
09 January 2015
Food Price Index Declines in December 2014GLOBAL - 2014 is third consecutive year of falling prices as all commodity groups except for meat decline....
07 January 2015
Acquistion of Novartis CompletedGLOBAL - Elanco has finalised its acquisition of Novartis Animal Health....
09 December 2014
World Trade Negotiators Set New Deadlines for Agricultural TalksGLOBAL - The World Trade Organization General Council has set two new deadlines for the agriculture trade negotiations to be concluded - one to agree a permanent solution on public stockholding...
Farmers Welcome Early Commencement of Korea-Australia Free Trade AgreementAUSTRALIA & KOREA - The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement by Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb that Australia’s Free Trade Agreement with South Korea...
08 December 2014
Spain and Germany Join AgriCordGLOBAL - Spain and Germany join the AgriCord network supporting more than 300 farmer organisations in developing countries....
04 December 2014
Scientists Find Tell-Tale Signs of Content GoatsUK – Happy goats point their ears forward and their tails up, according to new animal welfare insights....
OIE Urges Stronger Animal Disease Surveillance WorldwideGLOBAL - Among the lessons to be learned from the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in Asia and Europe, the World Organisation for Animal Health is recommending a strengthening...
FAO Food Price Index Broadly StableGLOBAL - Food and Agriculture Organisation's monthly food price index was stable in November, as vegetable oil and grain prices inched up and offset ongoing declines in dairy prices....
02 December 2014
Global Livestock Sector Addresses Hunger MalnutritionGLOBAL - Key organisations representing the global livestock sector have joined forces to back the call for action to end malnutrition and sustainably feed the world....
19 November 2014
Antibiotic Use Falling But Resistance Threat GrowingGLOBAL – Antimicrobial usage is falling in Europe but bacterial resistance to antibiotics is increasing at an alarming rate....
13 November 2014
Shoppers Want Welfare Reassurance, Research FindsGLOBAL - Increasingly, but to different extents, consumers throughout the world want assurances that the meat and dairy products they are buying are safe to eat, nutritious and of good quality....
Animal Welfare and Sustainability Inextricably LinkedGLOBAL - Animal production and animal welfare are inextricably linked with ethical, political, economic, environmental and social issues....
07 November 2014
FAO Food Price Index Stabilises in OctoberGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.3 points in October 2014, marginally (0.2 per cent) below the revised September figure but 14.3 points (6.9 per cent) short of its corresponding...
New Programme to Eradicate Peste Des Petits Ruminants by 2030GLOBAL - A new FAO programme plans to eradicate peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a deadly viral disease of sheep and goats that affects the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of extremely poor...
06 November 2014
Industrialisation Should Not Come at Expense of AgricultureGLOBAL - Industrialization can be an important tool for poverty and hunger reduction but should not come at the expense of agricultural development, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da...
New Guide for Better Detection of Animal Health RisksGLOBAL - The OIE is publishing a new Guide to Terrestrial Animal Health Surveillance for national Veterinary Services and animal health experts. The Guide is intended to help them implement and...
Bluetongue Affects 1,151 Sheep, Goats Across Europe this WeekEUROPE - Bluetongue has continued its spread through Serbia, Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina this week....
03 November 2014
Animal Vaccines Market to Reach $8.6 Billion by 2018 GLOBAL - The global animal vaccines market is in its growth phase and is poised to cross the $8 billion mark by 2018. ...
23 October 2014
Russia Most Active in WTO over Animal Health and Food SafetyANALYSIS - In just over two years since joining the World Trade Organization in August 2012, Russia has become one of the most active members of the body dealing food safety and animal health...
20 October 2014
ADB, Japan Support South Asia Push to End Spread of Livestock DiseaseASIA - A new $2 million grant from the Asia Development Bank is to support South Asia’s push to slow the spread of livestock diseases like foot and mouth and avian flu which have caused billions...
16 October 2014
Calls For Innovation For Family Farms on World Food DayGLOBAL – Family farming underpins food security on a world level and must be led by innovation going forward....
13 October 2014
Ebola Threatens Global Food SecurityGLOBAL - FAO has launched a new programme to urgently assist 90 000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone whose food supplies and livelihoods are threatened by the disruptive...
01 October 2014
No Harm in Feeding Livestock GM Feed, Science Review FindsGLOBAL – It is safe to feed genetically engineered crops to livestock, according to a research review assessing the performance of over 100 billion animals....
Farming Needs “Paradigm Shift” Towards Sustainable Agriculture GLOBAL - Policy makers should support a broad array of approaches to overhauling global food systems, making them healthier and more sustainable while acknowledging that "we cannot rely on an...
25 September 2014
New Approaches to Agriculture Needed to Cope with Climate ChangeGLOBAL - Overcoming climate change is central to achieving a sustainable future for the planet's growing population, and food security must lie at the heart of that effort, FAO Director-General...
24 September 2014
Massey Ferguson Driven by Global OpportunitiesANALYSIS - Operating in 170 countries, Massey Ferguson is looking to emerging markets like Africa and the Middle East to offer their dependable equipment to farmers who have never used mechanized...
23 September 2014
Data Dilemma: Charting the Progress on AntimicrobialsGLOBAL – Veterinary medicine is in a global dilemma over how to measure the amount of antimicrobial drugs used on farms....
18 September 2014
Bluetongue Update: New Outbreaks, New ScienceGLOBAL - Scientists better understand how the Bluetongue virus survives winters, as farmers across southern Europe try to cope with this summer’s rapidly spreading outbreak....
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