Australian Industry says millions of pigs at risk
AUSTRALIA - Millions of Australian pigs may be wiped out by disease unless the nation's quarantine watchdog quickly moves to safeguard pork imports, the industry warns. Australian Pork Ltd (APL) said Biosecurity Australia should follow a court...

Australian Pork industry to fight quarantine move
AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry is within its domestic and international rights to fight a quarantine decision that could wipe out millions of local pigs, a key industry leader says. Australian Pork Ltd (APL) chairman Nigel Smith said...

Pork ruling threatens trade
AUSTRALIA - Australia's ability to import and export has been put under a cloud after a Federal Court judge challenged the nation's quarantine system. A decision by the nation's chief quarantine official to allow the import of pigmeat...

Pig manure to power piggery
AUSTRALIA - Pig manure could become a source of electricity in the south of New South Wales under a development application lodged by Energy Australia. The company plans to build a methane powered plant which will harvest the gas from five large...

Pork industry & Gov. committed to protecting Australia's 'clean from disease' reputation
AUSTRALIA - The need to keep our country free from emergency diseases such as: Classical Swine Fever, PRRS, PMWS, foot-and-mouth disease, BSE and Avian influenza has drawn commitments from State and Federal Governments and agricultural bodies to collaborate...

Imports hurt pig farmers
AUSTRALIA - The Australian pork industry is facing a threat from subsidised imported meat, says VFF Pig Group president David Miles. Mr Miles, who with wife Sally farms 400 sows at Kotupna, said since January up to 9000 tonnes a month of United...