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TheCattleSite Latest News
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Chinese Food Safety Under Eye of BAX® System CHINA - The inspection and quarantine administration of China has announced that Dupont's BAX® system will be used as an official method for pathogen detection in food imports and exports.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Chinese Practices Putting Millions at Risk CHINA - The top vet in China has claimed that the illicit practices used in many agricultural farms is putting the health of millions of consumers at risk.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
A New Initiative Raises Meat Traceability in China CHINA - DSM, the world´s largest producer of vitamins for animal feed, is to enter into a strategic partnership with Yunnan Shennong Agriculture Group to supply its Optimum Vitamin Nutrition (OVN®) Premix in Yunnan Province in South West China.
Producers Get Ready to Milk a Thirsty Chinese Market CHINA - With the Chinese economic boom making once unattainable products affordable, comes a desire to eat meat and drink milk. The force of growth in China is driving the global dairy industry forward, but the question is: who will get to reap the...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
DuPont Opens Facility in Asia for Animal Health Solutions CHINA - DuPont has expanded its biosecurity offering in Asia with a new DuPont Animal Health Solutions facility in Shenzhen, China. The plant produces Virkon® S, the leading virucidal disinfectant. DuPont plans to manufacture other animal health product...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Pfizer Extends 10 Million Yuan to Earthquake Victims BEIJING, CHINA – Today Pfizer, an animal health pharmaceutical company, announced it is providing up to RMB 10 million (approximately $1.4 million U.S.D) in medicines and financial assistance to relief organizations operating in the region worst affected...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Fujian Boosts Quality Inspection CHINA - The quality of farm produce in Fujian province has been sharply improved in recent years to now rank among the best in the world.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Government Helps China Feed Itself CHINA - The government of China have declared a new initiative giving support to farmers around the country in the latest bid to meet the population's ever increasing food demand.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Grain Drain: A Chinese Affair with Meat CHINA - A change in Chinese meat consumption habits since 1995 is diverting eight billion bushels of grain per year to livestock feed and could empty global grain stocks by September 2010, according to a new study from Biofuels Digest.
Monday, April 07, 2008
The State of China's Livestock CHINA - China's feed market experienced a hard time in 2007. Hog farms suffered a substantial reduction of hog inventory. Demand for Feed reduced largely and feedstuff price surged on a high level.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Chinese Watchdog Bans Italian Mozzarella CHINA - Fast food chains in Shanghai, including Pizza Hut, KFC and Papa John's, have said that they don't use the type of Italian mozzarella cheese which has been banned by China's quality watchdog for possibly dioxin contamination.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Unstoppable Inflation: Chinese Milk Price Hike CHINA - Two of the leading dairy producers in China have been given the green light to raise milk product prices. It is said that the price may increase by up to 14%, despite the current government programme to curb a nation-wide inflation.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Battling Inflation - China's Number One Priority BEIJING — To understand why China's leaders are jittery about the political fallout from rising inflation, it helps to wander city markets and listen to Chinese consumers grumble about rising prices.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
OIE and China Cooperate on Disease Prevention CHINA – At a national seminar on international animal health standards, held in Beijing, the Director General of the OIE, Dr Bernard Vallat, noted China's strong willingness to strengthen its international cooperation on the prevention and control of...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
OIE Urge Co-op With Chinese Disease Control CHINA - Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has, according to this story, extolled China's efforts in animal disease control and prevention and called for more cooperation with China in the field.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Market Report Counts China's Woes CHINA - China's feed market experienced a hard time in 2007. Hog farms suffered a substantial reduction of hog inventory. Demand for Feed reduced largely and feedstuff price surged on a high level.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Snowstorms Curtail but Leave for a Chilling Future CHINA - After massive damage to the livestock industry, temperatures around provinces south of the Yangtze are beginning to rise. The devastating snowstorms seem to be drawing to an end, but the aftermath remains serious and calls for greater rehabilitation...
Friday, January 25, 2008
Mainland Assures HK, Macao of Grain, Livestock Supplies CHINA - The Chinese government has moved to assure Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) that it can guarantee stable grain supplies and ensure livestock supplies.








