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19 December 2018

Merck to acquire privately held Antelliq Group
The move establishes Merck Animal Health as a leader in emerging digital tracking, traceability and monitoring technology ...

31 October 2018

UK Meat, Dairy Showcased at SIAL Paris
PARIS - Quality cuts of beef, lamb and pork as well as a selection of dairy products from the UK were showcased in Paris last week at one of the largest and leading food fairs in the world....

18 September 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific launches qPCR-based kit for quick detection of mastitis pathogens in dairy herds
VetMAX MastiType Multi qPCR Kit identifies 15 most significant mastitis-causing pathogens in three hours....

17 April 2018

Project Optimises Logistics in Collection, Transport & Delivery of Raw Milk
FRANCE - The logistics involved in collecting raw milk from livestock farms, transporting it and delivering it to dairies currently constitutes a significant cost to be added to the chain of dairy products. ...

26 February 2018

55th Paris International Agri Show Opens Amid Mercosur Fears
FRANCE - The 55th Paris International Agricultural Show opened in Paris Saturday amidst French farmers expressing fears that free trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and a South American bloc would affect them adversely....

05 December 2017

Danone Welcomes Arbitration Award in Fonterra Case
FRANCE - Last week (Thursday, 30 November), multinational food giant Danone was awarded damages of €105 million to be paid immediately by Fonterra for costs suffered as a result of the Fonterra food safety failures of 2013. ...

21 September 2017

Lactalis to Expand Local Dairy Production in Brazil by 30%
FRANCE - French dairy company Lactalis intends to increase its productivity at its milk plants in Brazil by 30 per cent within the next year....

25 May 2017

Pakistan Values Partnership with OIE for Livestock Development, Says Minister
FRANCE - Pakistan greatly values its partnership with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for its livestock development, disease control and overall poverty alleviation....

05 April 2017

Cherkizovo Lab Continues Employee Training Programme in Lyon
FRANCE - Cherkizovo Lab ran an employee training session in Lyon, France....

17 January 2017

French Govt Orders CCTV Installation in All Slaughterhouses
FRANCE - Following issues with animal welfare in French slaughterhouses, the French government has passed a bill ordering for CCTV cameras to be installed in all slaughterhouses in the country from 2018....

04 October 2016

Cattle Restraints, Drinkers Top Innovations at SPACE 2016
FRANCE - A number of innovations for cattle producers were showcased at the SPACE livestock event, held in Rennes, France from 12-15 September this year, writes Stuart Lumb....

08 July 2016

Latest Bluetongue Outbreaks: Further Spread in France
FRANCE - Several more outbreaks of Bluetongue have been reported on French farms in the past month as the virus continues to move around the country....

27 April 2016

Bluetongue Outbreaks Continue in France
FRANCE - A large number of further outbreaks of Bluetongue have been reported in France in the last month....

08 April 2016

France Launches Action on Animal Welfare
FRANCE - New animal welfare rules from France will aim to place welfare at the heart of the agriculture strategy, according to farming minister Stéphane Le Foll....

01 April 2016

France Reports More Bluetongue Outbreaks
FRANCE - More outbreaks of bluetongue have been reported in France in the last month, and progress has also been made on vaccinating sheep in Tunisia....

30 March 2016

French BSE Case Confirmed
FRANCE - A suspected case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in France....

23 March 2016

Suspected BSE Case in France
FRANCE - A suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been found in the Ardennes, France....

07 March 2016

Further Bluetongue Outbreaks Found in France
FRANCE - France has continued to experience new outbreaks of Bluetongue in the past few weeks....

28 January 2016

More Bluetongue Reported in French Cattle
FRANCE - Five new outbreaks of bluetongue have been reported in french cattle....

07 January 2016

Five More Bluetongue Outbreaks Reported in France
FRANCE - Four different regions in France have been affected by the latest bluetongue outbreaks to hit Europe....

09 December 2015

More Bluetongue Outbreaks Reported in Europe
EUROPE - Several more outbreaks of Bluetongue have been reported in France and Greece recently....

10 November 2015

More Bluetongue Infections Found in France
FRANCE - Nearly 3000 cattle and several hundred sheep and goats are susceptible to bluetongue outbreaks according to the latest report from France....

09 November 2015

How French Authorities, Industry Mobilised to Contain the Recent Bluetongue Outbreak
FRANCE - French authorities, veterinarians and farmers have mobilised to manage a recent outbreak of bluetongue virus (BTV), thanks to support from Thermo Fisher Scientific. ...

13 October 2015

Bluetongue Continues to Spread in Europe
EUROPE - Further outbreaks of Bluetongue Virus (BTV) have been reported in France, Hungary and Romania in the past week....

28 September 2015

Bluetongue Moving Across Auvergne, French Government Ups Vaccine
FRANCE - Ten more cases of Bluetongue virus (BTV) have been confirmed on cattle farms in central France....

23 September 2015

French Bluetongue Could "Blow Up" Significantly
FRANCE - The latest Bluetongue (BTV) outbreak in central France has the potential to engulf Europe again, a leading expert has told TheCattleSite....

22 September 2015

Bluetongue Spreads to 17 More French Farms
FRANCE – Livestock at risk from bluetongue in central France is now in the thousands, according to latest reports of the costly virus infecting seventeen farms....

14 September 2015

Bluetongue Found in Central France
FRANCE – Bluetongue has been discovered in sheep and cattle in central France, kicking government veterinarians into action....

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