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African Swine Fever

African swine fever measures ramped up in Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam are ramping up measures to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF), which has already led to the loss of 5 percent of the country’s pig population, while the first case of the disease has been detected in Hong Kong.

May 20, 2019

African Swine Fever

How Spain eradicated ASF and expanded markets

The international director of Interporc in Madrid explains how Spain controlled the ASF outbreak from 1970's and is an example for other countries in the matter.

May 17, 2019

African Swine Fever

Trade war, ASF disrupting US soybean, pork producers

The ongoing trade war between China and the U.S., along with the outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China, has huge potential to affect American soybean and pork producers, according to two economists.

May 16, 2019

African Swine Fever

Inovio, Plumbline to collaborate on ASF vaccine

Inovio would be responsible for developing the vaccine using their technology. Plumbline is set to fund the development and commercialization of the product.

May 16, 2019

African Swine Fever

Feed, biosecurity breaches likely vectors for animal viruses

African swine fever (ASF) virus could enter and be transmitted in the U.S. through animal feed and feed ingredients, but that is only one of the many potential vehicles for viral transmission, according to Cassandra Jones, undergraduate research coordinator in the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University.

May 15, 2019

African Swine Fever

Modest growth ahead in Vietnamese animal feed output

Expansion in the poultry and aquaculture sectors is forecast to more than compensate for the losses arising from African swine fever, pushing Vietnamese animal feed output up by 500,000 metric tons (mt) in 2019.

May 13, 2019

Feed Production by Region

Beware of animal activists posing as feed salesmen

If an unfamiliar person enters your farm and claims to be a feed company salesman, you better check to see if he is being truthful.

May 10, 2019

Feed Production by Region

3 men sentenced in fraudulent aquaculture venture

Three men who pleaded guilty this year in connection with a scheme to defraud the EU and Welsh governments while promising “to make Wales a world leader in the aquaculture industry” have been sentenced.

May 10, 2019

African Swine Fever

USDA plans exclusive ASF vaccine license to Huvepharma

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), announced that it intends to grant an exclusive license for an experimental African swine fever (ASF) vaccine claimed in the U.S. to Huvepharma EOOD of Sofia, Bulgaria.

May 10, 2019

African Swine Fever

Fewer cases of African swine fever reported

African swine fever (ASF) may be on the wane as there has been a drop in the number of cases officially recorded in recent days, but the impacts are being felt by Chinese consumers with pork prices rising.

May 9, 2019

Aquaculture

Study: Policies restrict aquaculture in productive waters

Five countries produce one-third of the bony fish consumed by the world population; none of these five can lay claim to the most productive marine environments. But government policy, according to a new study, prevents aquaculture from expanding into more productive countries, including the U.S.

May 8, 2019

African Swine Fever

Countries collaborate on plan to combat ASF in the Americas

Statements from Canada's Chief Veterinary Officer regarding how the Americas will react should ASF hit the region.

May 7, 2019