Animal Health
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Pigs exported to Vietnam not ASF-infected, Thailand says
Thailand said on May 30 that pigs exported to Vietnam earlier in May were not infected with the African swine fever (ASF) prior to departure.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
134,000 birds in Western Cape, South Africa, culled following avian influenza outbreaks
134,000 birds in Western Cape, South Africa, were culled last month following four outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across the province.
Monday, May 31, 2021
Canada now recognised for negligible risk for BSE
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced on May 27 that the country has been officially recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) World Assembly of Delegates as a country with negligi ...
Monday, May 31, 2021
AB Vista works with drug delivery provider on swine health
AB Vista is expanding its assessment of Australia-based Avecho's (AVE) drug delivery system, TPM, in planned commercial livestock products, The Market Herald reported.
Monday, May 31, 2021
ASF discovered in five wild boar carcasses in Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany
Germany's National Reference Laboratory, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), has confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in five wild boar carcasses in the city of Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Zoetis launches porcine circovirus vaccine
Zoetis has launched CircoMax Myco, a vaccine that includes two porcine circovirus type two (PCV2) genotypes (a and b), providing broader coverage against PCV2 and protection against two key pathogens - PCV2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae - in ...
Monday, May 24, 2021
Less deadly variant of ASF discovered in Chinese provinces
A research team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has found natural mutation in African swine fever (ASF) genotype II virus appearing in some provinces in China.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
China reports H5N8 bird flu outbreak in Tibet
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu among wild birds in Nagqu City, southwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Evonik develops system solutions for gut health of poultry and swine
Evonik has developed science-based system solutions for the gut health of broiler chickens, laying hens and weaned to growing-finishing pigs, the company said on May 17.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in recent bird flu outbreak
Japan has culled a record 9.87 million chickens and ducks in the recent outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu in the country, which was detected in 18 prefectures including Chiba and Ibaraki, key poultry farming areas, The Japan Times ...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Candidate ASF vaccine to be produced without using pig cells, USDA unit reveals
A candidate vaccine for African swine fever has been adapted to grow in a cell line, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
12,400 birds culled at Indian village following confirmation of avian influenza outbreak
The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, India, had confirmed avian influenza in samples of birds sent from a poultry farm at Kila Raipur on May 7, prompting authorities to order culling of birds.
Monday, May 10, 2021
Bahia, Brazil leads debate on creating strategic plan to tackle classical swine flu
The Brazilian state of Bahia had - through the State Agricultural Defense Agency (ADBA) - led the first national debate on the development of a national strategic plan for Brazilian states to be free of classical swine fever (CSF).
Monday, May 10, 2021
Another ASF-infected pig carcass washes ashore in Taiwan
Another pig carcass was found on the shore of Taiwan, and was tested positive for African swine fever (ASF).
Monday, May 10, 2021
First PRRSV outbreak in Nepal confirmed
The first outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Nepal was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on April 26.

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