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Number of Livestock Holdings in Bulgaria Down 34% in 2014
The number of livestock holdings for cattle, sheep and goats, and pigs in Bulgaria fell by 34% on an annual basis in 2014, according to a media statement of Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry.
Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry published statistics on livestock by November 2014.
Mutant piglet born with human face and penis on its head (See photos)
Photos of a deformed pig with something that looks like a human face and a penis on its forehead are making the rounds of the internet in the last few hours.
German company to open largest pig farm in Serbia
BELGRADE - Germany's largest meat producer Clemens Toennies will pay a visit to Serbia on December 1 to finalise a deal on opening a pig farm with 1,500,000 animal units, Belgrade-based Kurir reported on Tuesday.
Toennies plans to lease up to 15,000 hectares of land in Serbia for the pig farm.
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Switzerland Halts Pork Imports Over Swine Fever Fears
Switzerland is to ban imports of live pigs and pork from several EU countries, including Bulgaria, in a bid to stop an African swine fever outbreak from reaching the country.
Imports from Bulgaria and Romania and some parts of Latvia and Croatia will be banned as of Wednesday, Swiss food safety authorities said on Tuesday.