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Philippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026: Friday, June 26, 2026; The AVAC live vaccine, once approved, will be distributed through biologics stores and veterinary outlets registered with the Bureau of Animal Industry, as the country's hog industry continues its recovery from seven years of ASF losses.

Vietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm: Friday, June 26, 2026; The outbreak at a household-operated contract facility in Tan Phu Ward was linked to an open housing system that allowed insect exposure, with authorities warning the disease situation may remain complicated in coming months.

Hog farmers in Philippines advised to prepare for ASF during start of rainy season: Friday, June 26, 2026; Local hog farmers in the Philippines should prepare for the possible spread of African swine fever (ASF) during the onset of the rainy season, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said.

Norwegian initiative using gene-editing tech to identify genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance: Friday, June 26, 2026; A Norwegian research initiative is using CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify the genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance, with the goal of improving Atlantic salmon health, welfare and sustainability.

Philippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026
Vietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm
Hog farmers in Philippines advised to prepare for ASF during start of rainy season
Norwegian initiative using gene-editing tech to identify genetic mechanisms behind sea lice resistance

: Friday, November 18, 2022
More than a tonne of antibiotics allegedly used at salmon farms in southern Tasmania, Australia

More than a tonne of antibiotics was used to control a potentially deadly fish disease at two salmon farms in southern Tasmania, Australia, earlier this year, but the companies and government made no public announcements at the time.

: Friday, November 18, 2022
Avian influenza outbreak risk in Asia affects demand for corn feed

Following news of avian influenza outbreaks in South Korea and Japan in recent weeks, poultry farmers in Asia are preparing for a potential wave of the virus, which threaten to put the Asian poultry sector through a rigorous test of biosecu ...

: Thursday, November 17, 2022
UK animal disease facility left neglected at peril of national biosecurity, MPs say

The United Kingdom's main animal disease facility has been left to deteriorate to an "alarming extent" leaving the country vulnerable to major outbreaks on the scale of the devastating 2001 foot-and-mouth (FMD) crisis, UK members ...

: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Leading animal feed producer in Northern Ireland, UK, to be sentenced for health, safety breaches

John Thompson and Sons Limited, a leading animal feed manufacturer in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, will be sentenced for two health and safety breaches in January next year, a court has heard.

: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Use of goat pox vaccine to protect cattle from LSD in Rayalaseema, India, found to be not effective

Officials in Rayalaseema, India, are on alert as efficacy of the goat pox vaccine, which is being given to cattle affected by lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the region, is reportedly not satisfactory as some of the vaccinated cattle was affect ...

: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
USDA, Kansas State University get grant to create ASF vaccines

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) recently awarded a US$500,000 Rapid Outcomes from Agriculture Research (ROAR) grant to the United States Department of Agriculture and US$150,000 to Kansas State University (US) to d ...

: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Indian company first in the world to make transport of animal vaccines by drone possible

Indian Immunologicals Limited's (IIL) animal vaccine has become the world's first vaccine to be transported via drones.

: Monday, November 14, 2022
Azerbaijan bans poultry imports from Sweden and Hungary

The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency said it has implemented a temporary ban on poultry imports from Sweden and Hungary, Azernews reported.

: Monday, November 14, 2022
France orders poultry farms to keep birds indoors following spread of bird flu

The French Ministry of Agriculture and Food has ordered poultry farms to keep their birds indoors to stop the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu in the country, The Business Times reported.

: Monday, November 14, 2022
Poultry producers in Scotland, UK, call for imposing of birds housing order due to avian influenza threat

Repeated calls were made for Scotland (UK) to immediately impose a housing order on birds at a recent meeting of NFU Scotland's Poultry Working Group, as the country continues to struggle with an ongoing threat from avian influenza.

: Monday, November 14, 2022
ASF persists in Germany's Spree-Neisse/Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa district

African swine fever (ASF) is still active in the Spree-Neisse/Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa district in Germany after two years.

: Monday, November 14, 2022
EU declares Abruzzo, Italy, free from ASF

Abruzzo, Italy, has been classified by the European Union as free from African swine fever (ASF).

: Friday, November 11, 2022
AB Vista's Signis: Promote gut health performance with stimbiotic

AB Vista has recently announced the company's expansion across Asia Pacific markets with the launch of its stimbiotic, Signis, in Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand.

: Friday, November 11, 2022
Vietnamese agriculture minister urges stronger prevention of animal diseases

Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Le Minh Hoan, has called on provincial and municipal People's Committees to strengthen the prevention of animal diseases in the coming months.

: Thursday, November 10, 2022
Farmers group questions Philippines permitting import of animal protein from ASF-hit countries

A farmers group in the Philippines has questioned the decision of the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to allow the import of processed animal protein from countries affected by African swine ...

More than a tonne of antibiotics allegedly used at salmon farms in southern Tasmania, Australia

Avian influenza outbreak risk in Asia affects demand for corn feed

UK animal disease facility left neglected at peril of national biosecurity, MPs say

Leading animal feed producer in Northern Ireland, UK, to be sentenced for health, safety breaches

Use of goat pox vaccine to protect cattle from LSD in Rayalaseema, India, found to be not effective

USDA, Kansas State University get grant to create ASF vaccines

Indian company first in the world to make transport of animal vaccines by drone possible

Azerbaijan bans poultry imports from Sweden and Hungary

France orders poultry farms to keep birds indoors following spread of bird flu

Poultry producers in Scotland, UK, call for imposing of birds housing order due to avian influenza threat

ASF persists in Germany's Spree-Neisse/Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa district

EU declares Abruzzo, Italy, free from ASF

AB Vista's Signis: Promote gut health performance with stimbiotic

Vietnamese agriculture minister urges stronger prevention of animal diseases

Farmers group questions Philippines permitting import of animal protein from ASF-hit countries

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