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African Swine Fever

2.4 million pigs lost to ASF globally in past 4 years

Of the four world regions with cases of African swine fever (ASF) since 2022, Europe has recorded the highest losses of farmed pigs and wild boar.

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Brand Insights

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

ADM Animal Nutrition

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.

ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance

Pig Health & Disease

Wisconsin ag department waives PRRS, PEDv swine movement testing

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has accepted the Wisconsin Pork Association’s request for a waiver of the state’s swine movement rule related to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) testing and import requirements.

Contraceptive vaccine cuts feral animal fertility

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a contraceptive vaccine that seeks to address animal overpopulation by markedly reducing fertility in feral swine, horses, deer and other animals.

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Cargill mycotoxin report highlights persistent performance risks in animal production

More than 389,000 analyses across 41 countries confirm continued pressure from deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and zearalenone.

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Avian Influenza

CRISPR-based therapy could combat HPAI in poultry

Using multiplexing to target several areas of the flu genome at once could slow mutations in the virus, making it easier to treat.

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Animal Health & Veterinary

Construction firm contracted to build sterile fly production facility to fight NWS

Mortenson Construction will build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas.

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African Swine Fever

Vietnam ASF vaccine effective against new virus strain

Further outbreaks in Asia’s domestic swine, while in Europe, the number of ASF outbreaks in wild boar this year has passed 2,000.

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Trouw mycotoxin review supports feed safety, quality assurance mitigation strategies

Trouw Nutrition 2025 Global Mycotoxin Review deploys robust model to identify threats to manage in 2026 feed formulation and livestock production.

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African Swine Fever

Novel genetic editing drug effective against African swine fever

A new therapeutic that uses gene editing to suppress the African swine fever virus cured the disease in just over half of pigs that received the drug in its first animal trial.

3D medical illustration of a virus particle with spike proteins and red genetic material

Regulatory Updates

GAO urges expansion of FDA’s limit on conditional approval for animal drugs

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that Congress consider expanding the five-year limit on conditional approval of animal drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Zoetis to acquire animal genomics business from Neogen

Zoetis has entered into a definitive agreement with Neogen Corp. to acquire Neogen’s animal genomics business for US$160 million.

African Swine Fever

More swine fever cases in pigs in Japan, South Korea

A further outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in domestic pigs in South Korea, while the classical swine fever (CSF) virus has been detected on another farm in Japan.

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