Australia will export one million cattle worth US$856mn to China each year in a deal that will double the size of the live export industry
Livestock
Thai company TUF acquires European seafood firms
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) has completely taken over two European seafood brands — MerAlliance and King Oscar
Dairy Solutionz develops heat-tolerant cow breed
New Zealand-based Dairy Solutionz has developed a dairy cow breed that has been conditioned to survive in tropical climates
India to see its first fish hospital in 2015
India’s first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to come up in Kolkata by mid-2015
South Asia to receive ADB aid to fight livestock diseases
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a US$2mn grant to support South Asia’s push to slow the spread of livestock diseases like avian flu and foot and mouth disease