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African Swine Fever

China pig farmers ramp up biosecurity to slow ASF spread

Biosecurity at pig farms and feed mills in China is being tightened in an effort to slow the spread of African swine fever (ASF), according to a Reuters report.

African Swine Fever

Feed additives found to stop spread of viral diseases in pigs

Researchers have identified feed additives that may stop the spread of viral diseases in pigs.

African Swine Fever

African swine fever could cost UK pig industry GBP85 million

If African swine fever (ASF) were to enter the United Kingdom (U.K.), it could cost as much as GBP90 million, with the pig industry bearing most of the financial burden.

African Swine Fever

China: Criminals faking ASF, spreading false outbreak reports

China’s agriculture ministry said last week that criminals are taking advantage of the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic across the country by faking outbreaks of the disease at farms.

Animal Feed for Thought

Can feed additives control ASF?

Pipestone Veterinary Services' Scott Dee examines feed additive solutions for fighting swine viruses in effort to control ASF.

African Swine Fever

African swine fever spreads in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported among domestic pigs in new regions of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in Asia, as well as Bulgaria, while new cases have been confirmed in China, Latvia and Ukraine.

African Swine Fever

Phibro Animal Health pursues patent for ASF vaccine

Phibro Animal Health Corp. is pursuing patent protection after what it calls a “significant advance in the ongoing development of a vaccine for African swine fever (ASF).”

African Swine Fever

Battle to control African swine fever continues in Asia, Europe

African swine fever (ASF) has returned to a new region of Cambodia and to Bulgaria, while new outbreaks have been reported in domestic pigs in China, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Vietnam.

African Swine Fever

Researchers: Chinese ASF outbreak most likely a man-made disaster

A researcher who predicted the Chinese outbreak of ASF says a vaccine may not be enough to stop the spread of disease in the world’s largest pig herd.

African Swine Fever

Why researchers say developing a vaccine for ASF will take years

After multiple failed attempts, researchers are hot on the trail of potential vaccines for ASF. But safety tests could still take years, researchers say.

African Swine Fever

Gene editing could alleviate ASF’s impact on industry

A proper regulatory framework for gene editing in U.S. livestock would have multiple benefits, pork industry leaders say, and key among those benefits is it could introduce pigs that are resistant to diseases such as African swine fever.

African Swine Fever

Vietnam says ASF vaccine is near, but experts are skeptical

Vietnam said on Tuesday that a vaccine developed at the National University of Agriculture has shown initial success in fighting African swine fever (ASF), but experts are skeptical and say much more research is needed.

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