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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.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
African swine fever re-emerges in Philippine town
Still struggling from the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Bansalan town of Davao del Sur, Philippines is facing another threat as ASF resurfaces in hog farms in the area, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
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.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
US swine centre starts ASF research in Vietnam
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) of the US will conduct a field evaluation using oral fluids for detection and surveillance of ASF virus in Vietnam, Feedstuffs reported.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China to buildmore swine farms near cities
China reverses previous policies to relocate livestock farms away from urban areas over waste issues as the government focuses on boosting domestic production after the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak decimated its swine herds, Reuters r ...
Thursday, June 11, 2020
China developed African swine fever vaccine proves effective in clinical trials
Xinhua news said an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine developed in China looks to be safe in current clinical trials, a major progress in preventing the livestock disease in future, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Europe launches AVANT swine project
Europe has funded a research project called AVANT, which aims to bring new technologies and products that will allow modern pig farms to wean healthy piglets without the use of antibiotics, or only with minimal use, Klifovet announced.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Canadian veterinarian doubts China will end swine fever problem by 2021
China could see the end of its African swine fever woes by next year, according to Chinese hog industry officials, but a Canada-based veterinarian questions the optimism.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
US state requires screening of commercial swine imports
In relation to the current COVID-19 outbreak, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) in the US is requiring all imported commercial swine arriving in the state be processed upon entry, The Fayette Tribune reported.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
US prepares for African swine fever outbreak with comprehensive response plan
The US Department of Agriculture has issued a new and comprehensive preparedness and response plan in the event African swine fever breaks out in the country.
Monday, June 1, 2020
South Africa conducts African swine fever tests to prevent spread of the disease
Extensive African swine fever (ASF) tests and investigations are being conducted by South Africa's agriculture ministry to prevent the spread of the disease after a third outbreak was discovered in East Cape province, Reuters reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Tyson Foods will close Iowa swine plant due to COVID-19
The company will close its swine plant in Storm Lake, Iowa after 555 workers, or 22% of the facility's workforce tested positive for COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Wens Foodstuffs Group aims to triple swine output by 2024
The biggest swine producer in China will boost its output by three times in the next four years through the construction of new swine farms, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Field-based portable device can prevent swine disease spread
The SWINOSTICS (Swine diseases field diagnostics toolbox) project has been building a portable diagnostic device to detect swine viral diseases in just a few minutes, Phys.org reported.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Pirbright scientists test vaccine that immunises pigs against African swine fever
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute in the UK are developing a vaccine for African swine fever (http://), which the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned could kill a quarter of the world's pigs, partly due to the absenc ...

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