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African Swine Fever

Security at Helsinki airport increased due to ASF fears

In order to help prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) into Finland, the country’s Customs agency is training a new detector dog to detect food of animal origin at Helsinki Airport, Evira, the Finnish Food Authority announced.

African Swine Fever

Europe, US better structured to handle ASF than China

New cases of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs in Europe are cause for great concern, but the disease should not be as devastating to the European pork industry as it has been to date in China.

African Swine Fever

Right nursery nutrition at right time can lead to future market success

With today’s market prices, disease pressures and global demand for pork, swine producers are feeling the need more than ever to increase the number of pigs that successfully make it to market.

African Swine Fever

Serbia reports first outbreaks of ASF

Serbia has reported four outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in backyard pigs in two districts.

Animal Nutrition Views

ASF’s impact on the feed additives industry

Another victim of the African swine fever (ASF) virus that is wiping out a huge chunk of the global pig industry, with no sign it has peaked, is the feed additives industry. Unlike previous years when this industry made tremendous gains by siding with the movement to reduce antibiotic usage in the animal industry, there appears very little role left for it to play in the crisis.

African Swine Fever

ASF likely to change Asian livestock farming

Chinese authorities have recorded the return of African swine fever (ASF) to Hubei province. Following the devastating losses to Asian pork production brought about by a year under the threat of outbreaks, some countries and entrepreneurs are taking the opportunity to make changes to their farming structure or businesses.

African Swine Fever

ASF situation deteriorates in Bulgaria, Moldova

New outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in domestic pigs in Bulgaria, Moldova and Russia, and more European wild boar have tested positive for the virus.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Elanco acquires swine vaccine company Prevtec Microbia

Elanco Animal Health Inc. has acquired Montreal-based Prevtec Microbia Inc., a biotechnology startup specializing in the development of vaccines that help prevent bacterial diseases in food animals.

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African swine fever spreads in Southeast Asia

Since the Chinese authorities reported the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Liaoning province in August 2018, the disease has spread widely within China, and to other states in Asia — Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar and Vietnam — as well as to Europe and South Africa.

African Swine Fever

Slovakia records first cases of African swine fever

While the central European state of Slovakia has confirmed its first ever cases of African swine fever (ASF), there have been reports of confirmed new outbreaks among domestic pigs in Bulgaria, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.

African Swine Fever

Vietnamese traveler held for bringing ASF-infected pork into Japan

A Vietnamese traveler was arrested by Japanese authorities for illegally carrying pork products infected with African swine fever (ASF) virus into the country.

African Swine Fever

More African swine fever in Cambodia, China, Laos

Further outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in domestic pigs in Asia, as well as in South Africa and central and eastern Europe.

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