Animal Health
Friday, January 24, 2025
Brazilian soybean shipments to China halted due to failure to meet plant health requirements
China has stopped receiving Brazilian soybean shipments from five firms after cargoes did not meet plant health requirements, according to a statement from the Brazilian government confirming what Reuters had learned from two sources on Jan ...
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Control measures implemented in Brandenburg, Germany, to fight FMD
Germany has updated the European Commission of the current foot and mouth disease (FMD) situation on its territory.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
France's US$2.18 million package to boost measures against ASF
France had announced a €2 million (US$2.18 million) package to step up preventive measures against African swine fever.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Canada to hold cross-border tabletop exercise on ASF with USDA
The World Organisation for Animal Health has been informed by Canada's delegate to WOAH and Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Mary Jane Ireland, that a cross-border tabletop exercise on African swine fever will take place on January 29 in the c ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
US' Jones-Hamilton launches acidifier to reduce bacteria in manure packs during cattle operations
US-based Jones-Hamilton Co. announced the launch of BeefUp™, an acidifier designed to eliminate ammonia and reduce bacteria in manure packs and high traffic areas in confined cattle operations.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Poultry producer struck by bird flu in Georgia, US
For the first time since the 2022 countrywide outbreak in the United States, bird flu hit a poultry producer in Georgia, the nation's top state for chicken production.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
ASF confirmed in late December in Albanian village
The official veterinarian of Albania's Shëngjin Administrative Unit on December 25 last year found that eight pigs on a farm with 71 pigs in the village of Ishull-Lezhë had died from African swine fever (ASF).
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
UK stops import of pigs and cattle from Germany following confirmation of FMD case
The United Kingdom has introduced a ban on pigs, sheep, and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was confirmed in the country.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
More than 100 cattle in Tripura, India, dead from LSD since 2022
Nearly 126 cattle died from lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Tripura, India, since 2022, said Animal Resource Development (ARD) Minister Sudhangshu Das on January 10 while replying to a question from CPI(M) MLA Jitendra Chaudhury during the ongo ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Bird flu detected in turkeys in Jezreel Valley, Israel
H5N1 bird flu was diagnosed in a flock of turkeys in Nahalal, the Jezreel Valley, Israel.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Hong Kong, China authorities put down pigs following detection of ASF at Yuen Long farm
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) in Hong Kong, China, has initiated the culling of pigs after samples collected from a Yuen Long pig farm tested positive for the African swine fever (ASF) virus.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia reclassified as red zone after ASF found on backyard pig farm
Keningau in Sabah, Malaysia has been reclassified as a red zone following the detection of an African swine fever (ASF) case on January 7, involving a backyard pig farm.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Minnesota, US, to start testing milk for HPAI
Minnesota, US agriculture officials in February will begin mandatory testing of milk from the state's dairy farms for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Germany confirms FMD case for first time since 1988
Germany on January 10 registered three cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country's first reported cases of the livestock disease since 1988.
Friday, January 10, 2025
Philippines' ASF cases rose slightly towards end of 2024
The number of active African swine fever (ASF) cases in the Philippines slightly increased towards the end of December 2024, based on the Bureau of Animal Industry's (BAI) tally.

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