A project on porcine circovirus by Dr Marina Sibila and Dr Segalés was awarded at the 6th edition of the European PCV2 Research Award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

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One of the main obstacles for the development of new vaccines of greater efficacy against PRRSV is the limited understanding of the mechanisms involved in protection.

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As the economic crisis in Spain deepens, this is having a direct knock on effect for the Spanish feed lot sector, with live cattle exports becomingly increasingly important, according to Cecilia Ruiz from Bord Bia Madrid.

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Salmonella is one of the major foodborne pathogens worldwide. Pork products are among the main sources of Salmonella infection in humans, and several countries have established Salmonella surveillance and control programmes.

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The latest meeting of the Aviagen European Technical Team recently took place in Barcelona, Spain. The twice-annual meeting shares information from 38 countries and fifty million parent stock birds.

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Why is African Swine Fever worrying pig production? One – the disease continues to cause problems in Russia, two – there is no vaccine. Yet, that is. Spanish researchers recently found that protective T-cells may change this.

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Ranchers in north Cáceres have been provided with vaccine packages worth a total of €750,000 from the Ministry of Agriculture as efforts to overcome Bluetongue virus are stepped up.

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Dry curing is a method used for centuries to preserve meat and now dry cured meat products, such as fermented sausages and dry-cured ham, are highly appreciated for their sensory characteristics.

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Spanish-based feed additives company Rubinum has criticised this week’s decision of the European Commission to suspend its product Toyocerin in EU.

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Sanus Food produce Organic Hams and sausages Iberian acorn from Huelva (Andalucía), and certificate, highquality. Organic Ham Pata Negra is considered a premium and exclusive product.

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UFAW has issued a reminder about its International Animal Welfare Science Symposium at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 and 5 July 2013.

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Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) claim they've exposed Spanish farms still using sow stalls - despite an EU-wide partial ban on their use.

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An interdisciplinary study led by the National Research Council (CSIC) has described an electrochemical sensor able to quantify the potential infectivity of new strains of influenza viruses to a human or avian host.

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Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) claim they've exposed Spanish farms still using sow stalls - despite an EU-wide partial ban on their use.

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Results from a study in Spain support the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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Due to advances in cattle genotype study, food scientists could be able predetermined meat tenderness before slaughter.

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Involving 50 veterinary and risk assessment experts the Ministry of Agriculture Food and the Environment have carried out an experiment in Toledo evaluating the preparation of veterinary services to respond to emergencies and train and coordinate staff.

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The beef sector is the third most important after pork and dairy.

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After inspection of the Campo de Gibraltar region found no trace of serotype 8 of the Bluetongue disease, the last area affected with the virus, a free status has been granted across the whole of the country.

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Figures released by Minister of Agriculture, Food and the EnvironmentAverage farm income for 2012 has been shown to have slumped to the same level as seen in 1992.

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Chemical decontaminants could favour the emergence, selection and/or proliferation of antibiotic-resistant strains in microbial populations on poultry meat, according to Rosa Capita and colleagues at the Department of Food Hygiene and Food Technology at the University of León in Spain.

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The heads of the Veterinary Services of Russia has recently appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture of Spain with a request to share the experiences on how to best fight the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).

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Currently Fermin, with 5J and Cooperativa Agroalimentaria del Valle de los Pedroches (Agrifood Cooperative Pedroches Valley; Covap) are the only three Spanish companies that export the ham to the US, reports Besana.

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For the third time herds using ACMC stock have received major awards at Porc D’or (‘Golden pig’ awards) at a Spanish pig industry ceremony attended by over 600 people in Madrid.

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Francisco Javier Miranda, professor at the University of Extremadura (UEX) said: "Traditional meat consumption is changing as a result of the country's economic crisis and the new structure of households."

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The Symposium will be held at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 4-5 July 2013.

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The Spanish association of Iberian pig breeders (La Asociación Española de Criadores de Ganado Porcino Selecto Ibérico Puro y Tronco Ibérico; AECERIBER) plans to conduct a comprehensive study of the labelling of hams and covered by the Quality Standard (RD 1469/2007) at the points of sale.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has published the latest data from the Consumer Panel in households, which shows that during October 2011 to September 2012, the total expenditure on food in Spanish households has amounted to €67.559 million.

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The UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium aims to provide a forum for all those active or interested in animal welfare science and its application around the world.

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The last day of October was the deadline for pig producers to present their plans to adapt to the new European standards for animal welfare, which comes into force on the 1 January, 2013.

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Spaniards diminished their consumption of fresh food in 2011, for the second consecutive year, driven by sharp deterioration of economic conditions and rampant unemployment, which hit 24 per cent of Spanish work-force, according to a new market report from Euromonitor.

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Recently started 21st century will be a challenging period with an effective globalization, a growing influence of internet, social media, and an accelerated climate change. All of it call producers and receivers, governments and forward thinkers all over the world for a synchronized action.

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The UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium will be held in Barcelona in July 2013; the organisers have put out a first call for abstracts.

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Hog prices in Europe have raised to historical records this summer, and continue to climb, according to Javier Santamartina, Genesus Rep for Spain, Portugal and Italy.

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IRTA: Can the emotional state affect the pork meat quality?

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Scientists based at University of Zaragoza, Spain, have published an article on the influence of dietary fat’s influence on pork eating quality.

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Retailers sell chicken products for twice the price they buy the product in for, according to a new report by the COAG (Coordinator of Farmers Organisations) and consumer organisations UCE (Consumers Union of Spain) and CEACCU (Spanish Confederation of Housewives, Consumers and Users.

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According to statistics of livestock production provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, there was a decline in June 2012 in birds slaughtered, compared with the same month last year.

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Spanish researchers have published a study on the effect on pre-incubation conditions on S. aureus in cooked chicken breast.

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After working six years as a senior executive for a multinational payroll-processing company in Barcelona, Spain, Mr. Vildosola is cutting his professional and financial ties with his troubled homeland.

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A new project led by researchers from IRTA, the Department of Agriculture of the Catalan government, aims to study how the pig's emotional state affects their meat quality, both on the farm and in the slaughterhouse.

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New hatchery in €5 million Cobb Española expansion

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The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to hold an immediate meeting and come up with urgent measures to help Spanish livestock producers.

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A boss at one of Spain's biggest pig businesses believes only 55 percent of Spanish breeders will convert to loose-housing.

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The European Commission (EC) has amended Decision 2009/11/EC, authorising two new methods for grading pig carcases for smaller abattoirs in Spain.

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Pig production company Cinco Jotas (5J) walked two pure Iberian pigs through the center of Seville to draw attention to the industry's problems.

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Spanish food exports increased by 8.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 to reach €8.5 billion.

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The Iberian pig population in Andalusia, which feed exclusively on pasture, has been reduced by 60 per cent in the last two years, with a corresponding equivalent in production.

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According to AHDB's latest BPEX Export Bulletin, Danish Crown is expecting improved exports of England pigs during summer and autumn.

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A joint USA/Spanish study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of different dietary inclusion levels of clove on growth performance, digestibility, intestinal microbiology, and morphology of broiler chickens.

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Last year, Spain recorded a further decline of three per cent in the number of cattle farms.

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According to a report by Europa Press, the marketing of Iberian ham bait increased 18 per cent to 4.2 million pieces, while the Iberian ham declined 15 per cent to 799,600 pieces.

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El Rey Don Juan Carlos es el último caso, pero no el único, de personajes públicos que han pedido perdón por alguno de sus actos.

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Spanish exports of beef to countries outside the EU-27 increased by 18.78 per cent in 2011 to 13,320 tonnes compared with 11,214 tonnes traded outside the European Union in the previous year, according to recent data published by the European Commission (CE).

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10 companies from the Spanish agro industry will collectively attend this year’s AGRAME, showing their technological innovations, new products and leading services for the global Agricultural Machinery market.

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Aviagen have appointed Sergio Illán to the position of Business Unit Manager for Aviagen S.A.U. In this role he will lead the local management team, which oversees all Aviagen’s business within Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

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The announcement was made at a press conference attended by Basque government representatives Jon Azkue, Deputy Regional Minister for Fisheries and the Food Industry, and Jokin Díaz, Director for Fisheries and Aquaculture; Pescafria Manager Francisco Rodríguez; MSC Regional Director for Europe Nicolas Guichoux, and Laura Rodríguez, MSC Spain and Portugal Country Manager.

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Last year was a relatively good year for both cattle finishers and the beef industry.

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A study appearing on-line Jan. 24 in the British Medical Journal found the consumption of fried foods was not associated with coronary heart disease or with all cause mortality in Spain, a Mediterranean country where olive oil or sunflower oil is used for frying.

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