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Feed Production by Region

Global ASF compartmentalization guidelines launched

With African swine fever (ASF) now affecting so many countries, the disease threatens a majority of the world’s pigs.

March 8, 2021

African Swine Fever

Mutant ASF virus strains in China cause alarm

With the ability to transmit between pigs more easily, two of the African swine fever virus strains that have emerged in Chinese pigs appear to pose a greater risk to the nation's pork industry.

March 3, 2021

Feed Production by Region

Testing of ASF vaccine candidates begins

A leading research institute in Kenya has initiated trials to test the efficacy of the first candidate African swine fever vaccines.

February 25, 2021

African Swine Fever

Malaysia reports first ASF outbreak

First cases of African swine fever have been detected in pigs in East Malaysia, prompting calls for urgent action to halt the spread of the disease.

February 25, 2021

Feed Production by Region

Philippines moves to control spread of ASF, pig market

Since the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) were confirmed in the Philippines in July 2019, the disease has spread sporadically.

February 19, 2021

African Swine Fever

German ASF cases in wild boar pass 700

New cases of African swine fever in the wild population have also be confirmed by eight other European states.

February 18, 2021

African Swine Fever

ASF continues to impact pig production in 4 Asian states

A clearer picture of the scale of pig losses from African swine fever in the Philippines has emerged from a retrospective outbreak report.

February 15, 2021

Feed Production by Region

Further ASF outbreaks in 3 African countries

New cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

February 12, 2021

African Swine Fever

ASF indirectly impacts German pork sector

This week, Germany’s agriculture minister stated that her ministry is doing all it can to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and African swine fever.

February 12, 2021

Feed Production by Region

Chinese study shows natural mutation of ASF virus

Scientists in China have identified new strains of the African swine fever virus that are less deadly than those that caused the previous outbreaks.

February 8, 2021

African Swine Fever

ASF continues to devastate European wild boar

Over the past week, Romania has officially registered a further 17 outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) among its domestic pigs.

February 8, 2021

Feed Production by Region

ASF re-emerges in Uganda, hits 5 European pig farms

Germany has registered more than 600 cases of African swine fever in wild boar. At least 700 pigs have died as a result of African swine fever (ASF) in a

February 2, 2021