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Monday, April 12, 2021
ASF hampers volume of Russia's pork production
Russia's pork production is expected to fall by 100,000 tonnes to 250,000 tonnes due to African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks happening during the end of last November, December and part of January, according to Yuri Kovalev, general director ...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Death of pigs in Lunglei district of south Mizoram, India, linked to ASF
The death of more than 80 pigs in Lunglei district of south Mizoram, India, over the last two weeks, has been linked to African swine fever (ASF) as the likely cause of the deaths.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
China reports ASF outbreak in Xinjiang
China has reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Xinjiang region, the country's agriculture ministry said on April 5.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Philippines confirms first ASF outbreak outside Leyte province
African swine fever (ASF) has spread to Lope de Vega, Northern Samar, the Philippines, according to the country's Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed.
Monday, April 5, 2021
China publishes technical guidelines to help pig farmers monitor ASF
China's Ministry of Agriculture has published the "Technical Guidelines for Monitoring African Swine Fever Variant Strains in Pig Farms" to guide pig farmers in monitoring and detecting ASF, especially mutant strains, and improve ...
Monday, April 5, 2021
Belgium lifts ASF biosecurity measures
Belgium's biosecurity measures against African swine fever (ASF) in infected areas in the country will be lifted in compliance with federal health standards.
Monday, April 5, 2021
Indonesia to set up ASF-free pig breeding site in North Sumatra
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of transforming a government-owned pig breeding unit located in Siborong-borong, North Sumatra into a compartment free of African swine fever (ASF).
Monday, March 29, 2021
Poland confirms ASF outbreak on large farm in Lubuskie province
Poland's veterinary authorities reported in mid-March the presence of African swine fever (ASF) on a pig farm of 15,938 pigs, located in Niedźwiady, Świebodzin county, Lubuskie province.
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 ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
BASF launches digital solution to measure environmental impact of feed production
Opteinics is a sustainability analytics platform, integrated to industry-standard feed formulation software, that enables even non-experts in sustainability to understand and reduce environmental impact, BASF said in a press statement.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Scientists using gene editing tool in development of ASF vaccine
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are employing CRISPR Cas9 editing and synthetic biology to modify the African swine fever virus (ASFV) genome in order to attenuate the virus for a live vaccine to help red ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, rise to 812
The total number of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, has climbed to 812, German authorities revealed this month.
Monday, March 22, 2021
South Korea's wild boar population reduced to control ASF infections
South Korea has been carrying out intensive quarantine management in close cooperation with related ministries since the first reported outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the country in September 2019.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Canada and the United States agree to bilateral trade protocol if ASF detected
Canada and the United States signed a protocol to guide bilateral trade if African swine fever (ASF) was detected among wild boars, using a science-based approach to minimise trade impact while protecting swine populations in both countries ...
Monday, March 15, 2021
Russian government discusses ASF with industry representatives
The deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia's federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary supervision), Konstantin Savenkov, and the service's Internal Veterinary Supervision Department have held a videoconference meeting this month wi ...

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