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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Roslin: Stem cell approach to aid in developing vaccines for pigs
Scientists are developing a method to speed the creation of vaccines for devastating pig diseases, the University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute said recently.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
ASF kills over 24,000 pigs in Indonesian province
Since January this year, over 24,000 community-owned pigs in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have died after being exposed to ASF, local officials confirmed, The Jakarta Post reported.
Monday, July 20, 2020
Isoflavones in soybean help protect pigs against viral infections
Pigs that eat soybean as a regular part of their diet may be better protected against viral pathogens, a new study from University of Illinois shows.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Roslin: DNA insights could help breed healthier pigs
The most accurate map of the genetic code of pigs ever produced helps to support more precise agriculture and biomedical research.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Vilofoss' Suplex Sommer balances pigs' natural electrolyte levels
With Denmark's summer temperatures easily rising to reach 25 degrees celsius, the temperature inside the animals' housing units is often 2-3 degrees higher, thereby exceeding the pig's thermo-neutral zone, which is between 18 and 24 degrees ...
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Studies show pigs ideal for evaluating flu antibody therapies
The Pirbright Institute, in collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals, has carried out studies that show pigs can be used to assess whether influenza antibody therapies are effective, National Hog Farmer reported.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
BIOMIN joins US$6.8 million research for alternatives to veterinary antimicrobials for pigs
BIOMIN has recently announced its involvement in a five-year, €6 million (US$6.8 million) EU-backed research consortium effort to decrease the application of antibiotics in pigs.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
DanBred delivers biggest order of pigs to China
DanBred had chartered three cargo aircraft, delivering a total of 2,200 pure bred breeding animals to China at the end of May, the pig breeding company said.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Nigeria's farmers cull thousands of pigs
Farmers in Nigeria have killed thousands of pigs due to ASF infections that affected the region's largest market for the animal, BNN Bloomberg reported.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Building resilient pigs and sustainable environments
The impending phase-out of the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) in the European Union (EU) taking effect in 2021 creates a challenge for producers who will be raising healthy piglets without ZnO. Anticipating this shift away from ZnO, the industry i ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Nor-Feed: Improving ileitis and swine dysentery management in fattening pigs
Nor-Feed is a French company dedicated to plant extract for animal nutrition since 2003. Nor-Feed has developed various standardized and natural products to improve animal welfare and to reduce antibiotics with a strong scientific approach.
Saturday, June 13, 2020
African swine fever destroys 300,000 Nigerian pigs
Nigeria has confirmed an outbreak of African swine fever in the largest pig farm co-operative in the south-west of the country, killing around 300,000 pigs, said farmer Ayo Omirin, BBC reported.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Switzerland discovers fatal bacterial infection in pigs
Researchers from three faculties at the University of Bern in Switzerland has revealed how newborn piglets may die painfully from infection with the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, which causes fatal intestinal bleeding, Feedstuffs repor ...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
South Africa proposes social distancing for pigs
The South African government suggests to pig owners that they should implement a form of social distancing for their herds, and should also look to the human coronavirus response as basis on other measures, Business Insider reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Vietnam kills 4,000 pigs as ASF returns
After the fatal disease makes a comeback in Vietnam, the country had to dispose over 4,000 pigs infected with African swine fever (ASF) this year, VN Express reported.

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