African swine fever case reported in Inner Mongolia By Yuan Hui in Hohhot | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-29 17:18 Share CLOSE
Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner of Inner Mongolia autonomous region reported an African swine fever case on Wednesday, the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Thursday.
This case was found in a pig farm, with 432 pigs alive, 381 pigs infected and 343 pigs dead.
The local government started the emergency response including demarcating the epidemic area and culling the remaining pigs in the affected region. At present, disposal and epidemiological investigations are in progress.
Since the beginning of this year, a total of 10 cases of African swine fever have been reported in China (all of which are domestic pig cases), with a total of 2,100 pigs culled. The African swine fever is in a sporadic outbreak in China, and there are no regional outbreaks accor
United StatesMenthol cigarettes, flavored cigars face ban in United States
ReutersAnkur Banerjee
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a long-awaited win for anti-smoking and civil rights groups but one that could erase a huge share of sales for the Big Tobacco.
The proposed ban can take years to implement and might throw the health regulator into protracted legal battles with the deep-pocketed industry, which has repeatedly fought attempts to block anti-tobacco regulations.
Anti-smoking groups have for decades argued that mentholated cigarettes contribute to disproportionate health burdens on Black communities and often draw young people into smoking.
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By Global Times Published: Apr 28, 2021 06:58 PM
An owner of a hog farm in Qiongjie county, Shannan, Tibet autonomous region, vaccinates a piglet on April 21, 2020. Photo:Xinhua
A Chinese official on Wednesday sought to allay rising concerns over reported sharp declines in the domestic pig breeding industry and overreliance on foreign supply, saying that China has cut reliance on foreign imports as local supply is guaranteed.
China now imports fewer than 10,000 breeding pigs a year, accounting for less than 10 percent of the total herd, Chen Yaosheng, chief scientist of the State Swine Reproduction System Project, said at a press conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Wednesday.
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La matanza casera is a centuries-old tradition of raising and slaughtering pigs on small farms in the Spanish countryside.
These Black Iberian pigs were fed on kitchen scraps and farm waste and roamed freely in the forest feeding on acorns for several months prior to slaughter.
Traditionally, extended family and neighbours gather between November and February to slaughter a pig. Over the course of a weekend they process all parts of the animal for consumption throughout the rest of the year.
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TrueBliss on the emotional return to Popstars and how the industry has changed since 1999
25 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM
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TrueBliss with the Popstars panellists. Photo / Supplied
TrueBliss were the guinea pigs of manufactured reality TV fame, and 22 years on from being placed together in the fateful show Popstars they ve been given somewhat of a redemption arc.
As part of TVNZ2 s Popstars revival, TrueBliss make a special guest appearance on Monday night s episode, challenging the top 12 hopefuls to reinvent the group s debut hit Tonight.
The Popstars panellists split the contestants into groups, seeing who can conquer collaboration and the reinvention of the classic hit. Erika Takacs, Joe Cotton, Keri Harper and Meghan Alatini watch on like proud mothers.