Livestock Tariff on Imported Pork Set to Rise to Help Domestic Industry Even with China’s national reproductive sow inventory falling to 43 million head in November, the fifth consecutive drop, officials remain concerned about excess supply. The Ministry of Finance announced this week that the tariff on imported pork will increase to 12 percent in 2022 from the current level of 8 percent, as the country’s domestic pork supply has surpassed its African Swine Fever (ASF) recovery goals. Through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), the central government has also set new reproductive sow inventory goals by province/major city and an alert level of 37 million head as a floor, which represents 90 percent of the 41...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.