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African Swine Fever

New Hope Liuhe completes pig farm in Vietnam

New Hope Liuhe has completed construction on its first pig farm in Vietnam, according to a Reuters report.

Poultry Health & Disease

General livestock movement bans may hurt local economy

A new study has found that general bans on the movement of livestock after a disease outbreak may not be the most economically feasible option.

African Swine Fever

ASF situation deteriorates in central, eastern Europe

In recent weeks, African swine fever (ASF) has been reported for the first time in Serbia, and the disease in spreading in domestic pigs in Bulgaria, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Two new outbreaks have also been recorded in South Africa.

African Swine Fever

New ASF cases in 3 Asian states, Russian Far East

In the past few weeks, African swine fever (ASF) has spread to new regions or returned to previously infected areas of China, Laos, Myanmar and the Far Eastern region of Russia, while the Philippines is in high alert following a sudden increase in mortality among backyard pigs.

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

WH Group profit hurt by African swine fever

WH Group reported a nearly 17% decline in profits in the first half of 2019, citing higher meat prices due to African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks that have swept across China throughout the past year.

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.

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.

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.

African Swine Fever

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.

Swine

Poland’s Cedrob adds feed mill in Ligota Dolna

Polish poultry and pork company Cedrob built a new feed mill in Ligota Dolna, which will enable the company to increase its feed production capacity by 30,000 metric tons per month and push its annual feed output to beyond 1 million metric tons annually.

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