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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

: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
South Korea firms up ASF measures as spring nears

South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is strengthening African swine fever (ASF) control measures as the spring season approaches.

: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
FDA issues final guidance that acknowledges need for certain compounded animal drugs

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance, entitled "Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances," that will help protect animal health by recognising the need for access to certain compounded animal ...

: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Research offers novel approach to controlling Africa's East Coast fever in cattle

Researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have discovered a genetic marker that can predict accurately if an individual cattle can sur ...

: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Bird flu detected in Bulgaria at an industrial farm

Bulgaria's food safety agency has confirmed a new bird flu outbreak at a laying hens farm in southern Bulgaria in the village of Elenino, near Stara Zagora city, Reuters reported.

: Thursday, April 21, 2022
USDA researching ways to combat PRRS

Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are studying ways to combat Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a major swine disease, and potentially save millions of dollars in the country's pork sector, RFD TV ...

: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Canada detects bird flu outbreaks at poultry farms in seven provinces

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed outbreaks of bird flu at dozens of poultry farms across seven Canadian provinces, CBC Canada reported.

: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
African swine fever confirmed in Perak state, Malaysia

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed at three farms in Perak state, Malaysia, with about 990 swine culled in the state to prevent the spread of the disease, The Star Malaysia reported.

: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
AVAC Vietnam to launch first African Swine Fever vaccine

AVAC Vietnam Company Limited is set to launch the first African Swine Fever vaccine later this month, with Vietnam's government to review the final stages of development before officially introducing the vaccine to the market, Nongnghiep Vi ...

: Monday, April 18, 2022
Bird flu confirmed in US states of Pennsylvania and Utah

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed bird flu cases in a commercial chicken flock in Pennsylvania state and another among backyard flock in Utah, as the virus has spread to more than 30 US states, Reuters reported.

: Monday, April 18, 2022
Bird flu detected at Bulgarian industrial farm

Bulgaria's food safety agency has detected a bird flu outbreak at a chicken form south of the country in the village of Bogdanitsa, with flocks there to be culled to prevent the spread of the virus, Reuters reported.

: Monday, April 18, 2022
H5N1 bird flu detected in Hungarian goose farm

Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office (NEBIH) has detected an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus at a goose farm county of Bacs-Kiskun, Reuters reported.

: Monday, April 18, 2022
AFBF: Avian influenza cases in US outpacing 2014/2015 outbreak

The number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in the United States are outpacing the 2014/2015 outbreak, but the higher numbers might be attributed to improvements in detection and reporting protocols, the American Farm Burea ...

: Monday, April 18, 2022
Zoetis Foundation to launch new programme relieving student debt of US veterinary students

Farm Journal Foundation is partnering with the Zoetis Foundation to launch a new programme to surface solutions for relieving student debt in the US veterinary industry, with the long-term goal of addressing shortages of veterinarians to wo ...

: Monday, April 18, 2022
Conference highlights unaffected German federal states should share costs in fighting ASF

The war in Ukraine, a fertiliser ordinance, the implementation of EU agricultural policy and animal welfare in animal husbandry were among the topics of the latest Agriculture Ministers' Conference (AMK), which recently took place in Magdeb ...

: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
France culls more than 13 million poultry due to bird flu

An official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry of France said the government has culled more than 13 million poultry since end-November 2021 to stop the spread of bird flu in the country, Reuters reported.

South Korea firms up ASF measures as spring nears

FDA issues final guidance that acknowledges need for certain compounded animal drugs

Research offers novel approach to controlling Africa's East Coast fever in cattle

Bird flu detected in Bulgaria at an industrial farm

USDA researching ways to combat PRRS

Canada detects bird flu outbreaks at poultry farms in seven provinces

African swine fever confirmed in Perak state, Malaysia

AVAC Vietnam to launch first African Swine Fever vaccine

Bird flu confirmed in US states of Pennsylvania and Utah

Bird flu detected at Bulgarian industrial farm

H5N1 bird flu detected in Hungarian goose farm

AFBF: Avian influenza cases in US outpacing 2014/2015 outbreak

Zoetis Foundation to launch new programme relieving student debt of US veterinary students

Conference highlights unaffected German federal states should share costs in fighting ASF

France culls more than 13 million poultry due to bird flu

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