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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

: Monday, September 4, 2023
Germany sees drop in antibiotic use in veterinary medicine last year

The amount of antibiotics administered in veterinary medicine in Germany decreased again in 2022, in line with previous years, according to data from the country's Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

: Monday, September 4, 2023
Lombardy, Italy, raises alarm as ASF hits more pig farms

Italy's Lombardy region is intensifying its alert level as more domestic pig farms tested positive for African swine fever (ASF).

: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Kansas State University awarded grant to enhance cattle vaccines against respiratory viruses

Kansas State University has secured a new grant aimed at advancing the development of enhanced vaccines designed to safeguard cattle against a range of bovine parainfluenza 3 virus (BPI3V) and bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) strains thr ...

: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Lallemand explores methods for assessing gut health at 74th EAAP Congress in Lyon, France

Lallemand Animal Nutrition's R&D team is participating in this week's Joint International Congress on Animal Science co-organised by the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), the World Association for Animal production (WAAP) an ...

: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
African swine fever hits Cocoro Island, Philippines

African swine fever (ASF) has been detected on Cocoro Island, in Palawan's Magsaysay municipality in the Philippines, with 300 swine killed due to the disease, Farm Journal's Pork reported.

: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Nigeria unveils five-year strategy to ensure aquatic animal health and sustainability

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has introduced a comprehensive five-year framework designed to protect the health and sustainability of aquatic animals, Leadership reported.

: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Zoetis opens new diagnostics, biodevices R&D facility in Durham, North Carolina, US

Zoetis celebrated on August 24 the official opening of its new 78,000-square-foot building in Durham, North Carolina, the United States.

: Monday, August 28, 2023
Global warming threatens over one billion cows with heat stress by century's end

New research has found that if global warming continues unabated, over one billion cows worldwide could encounter heat stress by the close of this century, affecting their fertility, milk output, and survival, Al-Monitor reported.

: Monday, August 28, 2023
Veterinary official hints strong potential of emergency animal diseases entering Australia

The increasing longer term global risk and 'inevitability' of foot and mouth disease (FMD) reaching Australia was highlighted to saleyard managers at a conference in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, on Augsut 24.

: Monday, August 28, 2023
Over 15 cattle suspected to die from LSD in Gujarat, India village

Over 15 cattle, mostly cows and calves, are suspected to have died from lumpy skin disease (LSD) at Verkui, a village in Surat district's (Gujarat, India) Mangrol taluka, in the last 15 days, The Indian Express reported on August 26.

: Monday, August 28, 2023
Pune, Maharashtra, India, sees worrying increase in cattle infected with LSD

Pune, Maharashtra, India, has witnessed a rise in lumpy skin disease (LSD) infections among its cattle population since July-end, despite mass immunisation being conducted.

: Monday, August 28, 2023
ASF surveillance beefed up at border of Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada district, India

Surveillance of African swine fever (ASF) has been strengthened in India, this time at the border of Karnataka in Dakshina Kannada district, as a measure to check the spread of the disease from neighbouring Kerala.

: Friday, August 25, 2023
Cutting livestock disease in half could slash emissions and feed millions, says report

The Oxford Analytica consulting firm, working with HealthforAnimals, has found that globally, 20% of livestock production is lost yearly due to disease, and lowering this to 10% could reduce livestock emissions by 800 million tonnes (equiva ...

: Friday, August 25, 2023
ASF spreads to 49 countries, causing 1.5 million animal losses, WOAH report reveals

African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious animal disease with a 100% mortality rate in domestic swine and wild boars, has rapidly spread to 49 countries since January 2021, according to a report released by the World Organisation for A ...

: Friday, August 25, 2023
Report urges restructuring of global industrial poultry farming to halt bird flu spread

A report by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), a campaign group advocating for animal welfare, asserts that the industrial poultry farming sector requires a significant overhaul to curb the rampant spread of bird flu around the world, The ...

Germany sees drop in antibiotic use in veterinary medicine last year

Lombardy, Italy, raises alarm as ASF hits more pig farms

Kansas State University awarded grant to enhance cattle vaccines against respiratory viruses

Lallemand explores methods for assessing gut health at 74th EAAP Congress in Lyon, France

African swine fever hits Cocoro Island, Philippines

Nigeria unveils five-year strategy to ensure aquatic animal health and sustainability

Zoetis opens new diagnostics, biodevices R&D facility in Durham, North Carolina, US

Global warming threatens over one billion cows with heat stress by century's end

Veterinary official hints strong potential of emergency animal diseases entering Australia

Over 15 cattle suspected to die from LSD in Gujarat, India village

Pune, Maharashtra, India, sees worrying increase in cattle infected with LSD

ASF surveillance beefed up at border of Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada district, India

Cutting livestock disease in half could slash emissions and feed millions, says report

ASF spreads to 49 countries, causing 1.5 million animal losses, WOAH report reveals

Report urges restructuring of global industrial poultry farming to halt bird flu spread

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