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Denmarks Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries said 50,000 chickens will be culled at a farm west of the country due to highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, The Star reported.

2022 has been a big year for Western Australias farmers.

The Philippines Department of Agriculture has lifted a ban on imports of Italian cured pork products and animal proteins, following the restriction of Italian live swine and related products announced on January 31 this year due to African swine fever (ASF), The Manila Times reported.

The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) has awarded nine grants to develop management strategies that improve judicious antibiotic use in US beef cattle and swine.

Norway-based company Inseanergy has made agreements with several aquaculture industry players to supply them with floating solar units and boost their energy transition efforts.

Mexicos Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development said corn production in the country is expected to reach 27.3 million metric tonnes by the end of 2022, 38% below what is required for local demand, Mexico News Daily reported.

Supermarkets in New Zealand said there is a short supply of eggs due to the phasing out of caged eggs, Stuff NZ reported.

Thailands association of egg farmers have shifted their focus towards the Malaysian market, following news of an egg shortage there and the Malaysian government looking to import eggs to meet rising demand, The Star reported.

China has donated 1 million doses of livestock vaccines to Cambodia to improve the agricultural cooperation between both countries, as the spread of livestock diseases in Cambodia affect its supply of animal products and national economy, The Phnom Penh Post reported.

University of Alicante researchers Javier Atalah and Pablo Sánchez have recently carried out research on the eating habits of Spanish families where products from aquaculture are involved.