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Aquaculture: Brussels Approves Insect Meal for Use in Fish Feed
The use of insect protein is expected to be authorized in feed for farmed fish starting July 1, 2017. As a result, salmon, trout, and tilapia will be able to be fed with insect-...
The Future of the Equine Industry: A “Horse” Working Group Is Established Within the European Parliament
On October 20 in Strasbourg, MEP Jean Arthuis organized a conference focused on the future of the equine sector by 2030. He brought together representatives from the European eq...
Animal Health: WOAH Formalizes New Health Statuses and Investigates the Global Burden of Disease
Since 1996, when the WOAH first officially recognized a status regarding foot-and-mouth disease, the list of health priorities has grown and now includes six animal diseases. Fo...
Animal Diseases: The European Court of Auditors Finds Europe's Efforts to Combat Them to Be Generally Effective
The European Court of Auditors assessed the programs for the surveillance, control, and eradication of certain animal diseases implemented by the Member States. The audit covere...
Animal Health Law: Europe’s New Weapon in the Fight Against Animal Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
The European Parliament and the Council adopted the regulation on transmissible animal diseases ( Animal Health Law ) on March 9, 2016*, based on the Commission’s proposal. This...
Antimicrobial Resistance: MEPs Agree to Better Regulate and Restrict the Use of Veterinary Antibiotics
As part of the proposed regulation on veterinary drugs, MEP Françoise Grossetête (EPP Group) welcomed yesterday’s vote on her text by the European Parliament’s Environment Commi...