The USDA withdraws animal welfare regulation for organic farms The Agriculture Department has withdrawn regulations that would have required higher production standards for organic livestock and poultry beginning in May – known as the animal welfare rule – a move animal rights groups condemned as a “travesty” and an organization representing organic farmers and consumers

washington : Listeria concerns prompt raw pet food recall WASHINGTON – Four batches of K9 Natural Frozen Chicken Feast are subject to a recall because the products have potentially been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported. Christchurch, New Zealand-based K9 Natural manufactured the affected products which include 2.2 lb.

Vaccination against lumpy skin disease proven successful   Outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Balkan region fell dramatically by 95% from 7,483 in 2016 to 385 in 2017. This is stated by EFSA that evaluated data, collected from affected and at-risk countries in Southeastern Europe in 2016 and 2017. The figures confirm that