Bulgaria's veterinary service has confirmed an anthrax outbreak among sheep in the northeastern village of Brestovene, it said in a statement Tuesday.

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The National Assembly adopted a strategy for the establishment of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and Risk Assessment Center with 117 ayes, no nays and 6 abstentions. Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr Miroslav Naydenov attended the vote.

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The National Assembly adopted a strategy for the establishment of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and Risk Assessment Center with 117 ayes, no nays and 6 abstentions. Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr Miroslav Naydenov attended the vote.

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Huvepharma wraps up successful Veterinary Symposium At the 2nd and final day of the Int'l Veterinary Symposium, organised by Huvepharma, the focus was on new insights in pig and poultry diseases, and how to deal with the changing international agri markets, which concerns farmers and veterinarians.

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Huvepharma is organising its first International Veterinary Congress in Albena, Bulgaria from 1-3 June. Important issues such as the current use of antibiotics and its effect on bacterial resistance already caused a lot of discussion on the first day.

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A wild bird found dead in Varna has been found to have been infected with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 1 April to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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The Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act has caused a stir in Bulgaria, prompting parliamentary debates and public protests about lifting the country's five-year ban on GMOs. Mid-January, the Bulgarian parliament gave a first reading approval to the GMO Act's amendments proposed by the ruling GERB-party government (Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria) to ease the GMO restrictions and get in line with EU legislation.

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The EBRD is extending a new €6.5 million loan to Boni Holding, the leading meat processing company in Bulgaria, to support its drive to improve energy efficiency and to bring it into line with EU environmental standards

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Bulgaria’s Economy Minister, Traicho Traikov, informed that Bulgaria is suffering losses in the amount of EUR 3 M per day over the Greek farmers protests

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Out of the 378 meat companies on the list, 330 met the structural standards and have been approved to market products to other EU and third countries

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Bulgaria and Romania along with the former Yugoslavia were the largest beef producers in Europe for two thirds of the last century

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The Bulgarian Parliament is set to allow a much wider use of genetically modified crops (GMOs) in the country, after the Commission for Environment and Water approved a change in the law on GMOs.

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"Plus", a well-known German retail chain has opened its eighth retail outlet in Bulgaria, in the city of Radnevo. The new store will be open to customers on Thursday. The retailer has already opened stores in Bulgarian towns such as

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Although no new outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) have been reported in the country, the Bulgarian veterinary authorities, along with the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health), continue to monitor the disease

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A new outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in wild boar has been reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in one wild boar to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The Bulgarian veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification to OIE on 15 September. It describes a young

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"The export of pork and beef meat from Bulgaria has been restricted. In 2008, some 1,801 tons of beef and 1,200 tons of pork meat have been exported," Kostadin Chorbadzhiyski, chairman of the Association of Meat Processors in Bulgaria, said for

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The biological waste from the packing plant in the northern town of Svishtov and Vinprom wine producer could be used for biogas production, said Andrey Ivanov, a representative of European Water, Lake and River System Development Association (EVAK

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Bulgaria has further potential to export food and drink products to the UK, said British ambassador to Bulgaria Steve Williams during talks with Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Miroslav Naidenov. Ambassador Williams described the UK as an important exporter to Bulgaria, and said it would be mutually beneficial if the UK develops

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The European Commission (EC) wants to reclaim the €70 million subsidies that were granted to 80 Bulgarian meat and milk processing companiesAccording to the EC, these companies have been involved in fraud. They have been claiming too much money for projects

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The European Commission is claiming back 65 million leva (€33.33 million) from Bulgaria for 98 projects that had incorrectly been financed through the Sapard programme.

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Europe's largest and most modern black mussel farm is being built in the Bay of Kavarna. It is owned by the Bulgarian-Irish Black Sea Shells Ltd. company. Operating at full capability, owners expect a 3,500-tonne yield a year, says a report on BsannaNews. The news association says Black Sea

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The veterinary authorities have reported four cases of Newcastle disease to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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