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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
UK at risk of African swine fever outbreak if it waives border checks on EU goods
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) said the UK will be at risk of an African swine fever outbreak if the UK government waives border checks on goods including livestock and food imported from the EU, The Guardian reported.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Philippines swine inventory 4.5% lower in January 2022
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed the country's swine inventory continued to decline at the beginning of this year as output dropped in the final quarter of 2021, The Philippine Star reported.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
USDA developing African Swine Fever vaccine
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service is currently working on an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, but the virus would make development difficult, WGEM News reported.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
China's swine farmers switch to lower quality grain and sell assets to survive
Swine farmers in China are switching to lower quality grain for livestock feed and are selling off their assets as they suffer record losses because of rising feed costs and poor pork demand, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Research studies swine sounds to assess pigs' welfare
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, ETH Zurich, and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment are studying the vocal expression of swine emotions to assess their welfare, The Guardian reported.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
New swine vaccine by Boehringer Ingelheim to combat reproductive diseases
Boehringer Ingelheim has introduced a new swine vaccine to help producers fight against reproductive diseases.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Sarawak state, Malaysia culls swine, closes abattoir due to African swine fever
585 swine were culled in Miri, Sarawak state, Malaysia due to African swine fever (ASF), while the state's abattoir in Sibu was ordered to be closed after the disease was detected there, Borneo Post and The Star Malaysia reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
USDA-APHIS avails Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has made available the Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Swine breeders in Sarawak, Malaysia urged to improve biosecurity
Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom, Malaysia's Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development, has urged swine breeders in Sarawak state, Malaysia to improve biosecurity at their farms, which includes adding facilities such a ...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Thailand proposes new swine campaign to boost farming standards
Thailand's Department of Livestock Development (DLD) has proposed a new 'Pig Sandbox' campaign aimed at boosting swine farming standards in the country and addressing the issue of African swine fever (ASF), the National News Bureau Of Thail ...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Boehringer Ingelheim calls for proposals for expanded swine-related research
Boehringer Ingelheim is calling for proposals for its newly-expanded research funding programme, Growing Research and New Technology for Swine.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Philippines to construct biosecure farms in bid to revive swine sector
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture will provide PHP 5.5 million (~US$107,000; PHP 10 = US$0.20) each to local farmers' cooperatives and associations to build biosecure farms that will manage or contain the spread of deadly livestock ...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
UK swine sector in discussions to export pork to Chile and Vietnam
The UK swine sector could see two new export markets in 2022 as discussions are ongoing to secure market access for UK pork to Chile and Vietnam, the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) reported.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Jalisco, Mexico agrifood agency signs agreement to strengthen efforts preventing swine diseases' entry
Mexico's Jalisco Agency for Agrifood Safety and Quality (ASICA Jalisco) has signed a collaboration agreement with the state's Regional Union of Pig Farmers to strengthen epidemiological surveillance efforts that prevent the entry of swine d ...
Monday, February 21, 2022
Swine culled in Sarawak, Malaysia in three day operation
Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, Malaysia's Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development, said about 1,400 swine at a commercial farm and 93 swine in a smallholder farm have been culled in Sibu, in the state of Sarawak, ...

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