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African Swine Fever

Indonesia set to import ASF vaccine from Vietnam

Countries where pigs have recently tested positive for the African swine fever virus are Greece, India, Romania and Vietnam.

African Swine Fever

Research boom brings new hope for ASF vaccines, treatments

New vaccines for ASF should become available in the next few years thanks to numerous scientific advances since 2018, researcher says.

African Swine Fever

Global African swine fever vaccine standard adopted

Combined with biosecurity and other measures, an appropriate program using safe and effective vaccines offers the potential to gain control over African swine fever (ASF).

Animal Nutrition Views

Aflatoxins in piglets: symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and therapy

In piglet production, where margins are tight and early performance is critical, vigilance against mycotoxins is not just good practice; it is essential for long-term viability.

African Swine Fever

Fewer ASF outbreaks in Europe’s domestic pigs in 2024

As Romania and Croatia gained better control of African swine fever (ASF) in commercial and backyard herds, there was a significant drop in outbreaks in the region last year, while cases in wild boar remained stable, according to a new analysis of the disease situation in Europe.

African Swine Fever

Study: ASF virus survives freezing temps, thawing

The study results suggest samples of the virus could be more easily transported and stored for diagnostic purposes than previously thought, veterinarian says.

African Swine Fever

Sampling, lab capacity could be weak links in ASF outbreak

The model, PigSpread, used population and movement data from one densely populated swine state to simulate the spread of ASF in large and small outbreak scenarios.

Feed Additives

Groups petition HHS secretary to reduce or eliminate ractopamine levels

More than 50 groups, led by Friends of the Earth, have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary asking the agency to reduce or eliminate allowable levels of ractopamine in farmed animals.

Pig Health & Disease

FDA approves PRRS-resistant pig gene edit

Animal genetics company Genus has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its PRRS-resistant pig (PRP) gene edit for use in the U.S. food supply chain.

Pig Health & Disease

FMD jumps to pig farms in South Korea

In the past month, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has spread from cattle to swine in South Korea. Meanwhile, after a single outbreak, Germany is now FMD-free again.

African Swine Fever

More ASF cases reported in Vietnam, suspected in Ghana

In Asia, further outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in two north Vietnamese provinces, while new cases have occurred in Bhutan and Indonesia.

African Swine Fever

Further swine fever cases confirmed in Asia, Europe, Africa, Caribbean

As the Philippines makes progress on its African swine fever (ASF) vaccination program, new cases in domestic pigs are reported there, as well as India, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.

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