TheCattleSite Latest News: Germany
16 January 2014

GERMANY – A genetic mutation in Fleckvieh bloodstock is responsible for bull infertility, geneticists at the Technical University of Munich have discovered....

GERMANY - Carbapenems are antibiotics authorised for the treatment of humans and which were categorised by the World Health Organisation as critically important antimicrobials for the treatment of humans. Reserve antibiotics of this kind are only supposed...
24 December 2013

GERMANY – If the European Commission banned cloning, there would be no adverse impact to cattle farming, says the German Farmers Association (DBV)....
02 December 2013

GERMANY - Preparations are now underway for the leading international event for animal production professionals – also featuring ‘EnergyDecentral’ and ‘Veterinarian Congress’ in 2014 – from 11 to 14 November 2014 in Hanover, Germany...
22 November 2013

GERMANY – Any economic recovery from the milk crisis looks distant, according to national farm accounts data....
20 November 2013

GERMANY – Germany produced more milk and turned it into more cheese, butter and cream than anyone else in the European Union (EU) last year....
08 November 2013

GERMANY - Resistance of pathogens to antimicrobials is on the increase and experts agree that the use of antibiotics must be reduced to an absolute minimum. ...
09 October 2013

GERMAN – A new meat curing process is breaking onto the retail market after gaining a footing in restaurants and processor outlets....
19 August 2013

GERMANY - The German Farmers’ Association (DBV) has hit out at the Green Party in Germany for using the livestock sector as a political election issue. ...
14 August 2013

GERMANY - Data on the amount of antibiotics used in livestock farming are to be collected for the first time. On average, a German pig receives antibiotics for 4.2 days over the 115-day growing period....
05 August 2013

GERMANY - HIPRA organised a course, on 22 and 23 July, aimed at veterinarians specialising in milk quality and mastitis control in Hannover, Germany, in cooperation with Cornell University (USA) and the University of Hannover (Hochschule Hannover - University...
26 July 2013

GERMANY – If competition and entrepreneurship are to be promoted, dairy policy must take more liberal forms, the German Farmers Association (DBV) has told senior EU politicians....
09 July 2013

GERMANY - The German Federal Council agreed a draft to amend the Drug Law (AMG) on Friday clearing the way for more transparency in the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry and reducting of quantities used. ...
08 July 2013

GERMANY - Germany is to keep tests on cattle for BSE, but the age of testing is to be changed from under 72 months to under 96 months. ...
03 July 2013

ANALYSIS - With quota removal on the horizon across Europe and emerging markets creating opportunities for new exports, many dairies are looking at producers such as Swiss farmer Martin Moos for pointers on how to run big dairies and manage expansion...

GERMANY - The European Commission (EC) has cleared €600 million in German compensation aid after flood damage to the country's agricultural sector....
06 June 2013

GERMANY - German exports of agricultural goods and food rose by 8.1 per cent to €15.4 billion in the first quarter of this year compared to last year. ...
04 June 2013

GERMANY – After returning from milk talks and dialogues around the EU agricultural policy, German Farmers Association (DBV) President, Joachim Rukwied restated his opposition to milk market controls....
15 May 2013

GERMANY – German Federal Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called for improved and more targeted food safety controls in Germany. ...
24 April 2013

GERMANY – Farmer confidence remains strong and has led to a rise in planned investments, according to a survey of economic and agricultural investment barometers....
22 April 2013

GERMANY – Dairy farmers are expecting price increases because news from the European Exchange in Frankfurt....
10 April 2013

GERMANY – Frustration is building in the dairy sector over the lack of a workable ‘safety net’ policy to provide producers with support....
08 April 2013

GERMANY – In less than two years, input costs have risen 45 per cent on Germany's dairy farms....
04 April 2013

GERMANY – Results of the 39th Milk Quota exchange show a price ration decline of four cents per kilogram....
05 March 2013

GERMANY - The Bundestag (Parliament) has decided on a major revision to the regulations on the use of medications for livestock, including stronger conditions for antibiotic use, more controls and greater transparency. ...
25 February 2013

GERMANY - Total meat production in 2012 was just over eight million tonnes. For the first time in 15 years, this represents a reduction from the previous year....
23 January 2013

GERMANY – Vital for its economic and environmental contributions, the dairy industry is of significant importance, said Parliamentary Secretary to the Agricultural Minister, Peter Bleser, at Green Week on Monday. ...
22 January 2013

GERMANY – Despite a gross domestic product of 160 billion euros and employing 5 million people the German agri-food industry still has much to achieve, this was the message of the German Farmers Association (DBV) at Green Week, the International food...