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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
African swine cases in the Philippines on the downtrend
William Dar, Philippines' Agriculture Secretary, said African swine fever (ASF) positive sample totals in the country has dropped from 337 in February and 286 in March to 98 in April in a briefing by economic managers, ABS-CBN News reported ...
Monday, April 26, 2021
Swine producers in China set to report lower Q1 earnings
Major swine producers China are expected to report lower first quarter profits after swine prices plunged, the reemergence of livestock disease, more expensive feed, and poor performing sows battered earnings, Reuters reported.
Friday, April 23, 2021
China introduces regional control system to combat African swine fever
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a regional control system plan, dividing the country into five regions to prevent and control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and other diseases in the country, Reuters report ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Germany reports 1,000 African swine fever cases
Germany's has just reached 1,000 African swine fever (ASF) cases, delaying the country's return as a top pork exporter as it continues to battle the disease, Bloomberg reported.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Australian swine farmers called to increase to biosecurity measures
The Australian pork industry has called on swine owners to increase biosecurity measures at farms after African swine fever (ASF) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus fragments were detected at Australia's international mail centres among ...
Monday, April 19, 2021
Classical swine fever detected in Tochigi, Japan
Authorities from Tochigi, north of Tokyo, Japan, have detected Classical swine fever (CSF) at two farms in the prefecture, NHK World Reported.
Friday, April 16, 2021
The Philippines reports pork shortage caused by African swine fever
The Philippines' National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the Philippines has recorded a pork supply deficit after African swine fever (ASF) spread through the country, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Monday, April 12, 2021
The role of non-animal origin feed ingredients in transmission of viral pathogens of swine: A review of scientific literature
The emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in commercial swine in North America and growing concerns about the potential for the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) from China, the European Union, or other affected regions has p ...
Thursday, April 8, 2021
CME lean hog futures up due to African swine fever concerns, cattle futures also up
Lean hog futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was up on April 7 due to African swine fever concerns in Asia, while live cattle futures ended higher thanks to high demand for US beef, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Taiwan tests swine herds after dead pig with African swine fever washed ashore
The Taiwan government said it has begun testing swine herds for African swine fever (ASF) and implement movement controls near an area where a dead pig with ASF washed ashore, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Scientists in China clone swine to combat African swine fever threat
Scientists in China have successfully conducted a somatic cell cloning experiment, birthing five swine native to China in a bid to combat the threat of African swine fever (ASF) on swine breeding, China News Service reported.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
African swine fever affects northern China's swine herd
Industry sources and analysts said a wave of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks has resulted in a 20% decline of swine breeding herd in northern China, surpassing projected losses and increasing fears of ASF spreading to the south, Reuters ...
Monday, April 5, 2021
Rule allowing US swine plants to operate without line speed limits invalidated
The United States federal court has invalidated a rule allowing US swine slaughter plants to operate without line speed limits, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Reviewing the risk of feed as a vehicle for swine pathogen transmission
Background: While porcine biological hazards have had the potential to be transmitted through feed and feed mills for decades, the emerging threat of foreign animal disease has elevated the concern that these may enter or be transmitted thr ...
Monday, March 29, 2021
Rabobank: Uncertainty for China's swine sector due to ASF
African swine fever is causing much "uncertainty in key areas, such as China's herd numbers and the outlook for 2021, especially for the sow population," as well as the country's pork production and pork prices, according to Justi ...

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