Animal welfare along the meat supply chain: criteria, evidence, animal health and their implications for purchasing and product communication.
The 2026 broiler report changes the weighting of its assessment: documented implementation in the supply chain now accounts for 60% of the total score. Public commitment, roadmap, and progress reporting remain part of the …
The confirmation of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in an Indiana dairy herd does not change, according to APHIS, the safety of the commercial pasteurised milk supply or the U.S. eradication strategy. It does, however, …
Preparedness for African swine fever does not end with on-farm biosecurity. AHDB has now summarised the outcome of cross-sector workshops held in Great Britain in early 2026. Producers, slaughter and processing businesses, …
Argentina’s INTA, together with the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA), has expanded its Bienest.AR system with two protocols for cattle in the rearing phase and in semi-intensive and extensive finishing systems. The …
The UK government opened a consultation on 26 October on phasing out high-concentration carbon-dioxide stunning of pigs. The proposal considers replacing it with alternatives such as argon gas and automated electrical stunning. …
Italy’s draft specification for “pork from sustainable farming” has received observations from the European Commission and Austria under the European technical-regulation notification procedure. The matter is relevant because the …
Preparing cattle for feedlot entry starts before transport, not at receiving. That was the central message in a recent Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) report following BeefEx 2026. MLA links preconditioning, vaccination and …
Meat & Livestock Australia has published a national survey of sustainability practices on beef farms. Kynetec Australia surveyed more than 800 producers through online questionnaires and computer-assisted telephone interviews. The …
The establishment of a primary control zone in Alberta shows that, in an avian-influenza event, logistics immediately becomes a question of animal-health status. Canada’s CFIA declared PCZ-342 on 13 October and specified on 14 …
On 12 October, France extended an interprofessional agreement on rights and duties at live-animal markets. The measure covers producers, producer organisations, traders, slaughterhouses and other market users. It goes beyond venue …
The Wisconsin Pork Association has launched a 24-month pilot programme intended to move regional porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus control from management toward elimination. Announced on 13 October, the project brings together …
On 9 October, the UK government urged all bird keepers to review and strengthen their biosecurity. Defra linked the call to the seasonal return of migratory waterfowl such as ducks and geese, and to a confirmed case of highly …
The confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two Washington State dairy herds again puts biosecurity at the centre of animal-production chains as a cross-species discipline. On 8 October, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health …
The quarterly avian-influenza report from EFSA, ECDC and the European reference laboratory provides a risk baseline for the transition into a new season, not a forecast for every farm. Between 5 June and 28 August 2026, 110 highly …
Outdoor pig production cannot be managed through the housing-system choice alone. AHDB, the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, has formalised the Outdoor Pig Environmental Risk Reduction Programme to address …