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Friday, July 17, 2020
Kansas State University working with South Korean company on ASF vaccine
Kansas State University (K-State) is working together with its innovation partners and MEDIAN Diagnostics (MDx), a South Korean veterinary medicine company to develop an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, K-State reported.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Kemin gets US patent application to control ASFv in feed
Kemin Industries has acquired a US patent application for Sal CURB® Liquid Antimicrobial, a global pathogen control product manufactured by the company to control African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) in feed and feed ingredients
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
South Korea braces for potential second wave of ASF
South Korea is preparing to stop a potential second wave of African swine fever outbreaks as the number of infected wild boars increased steady in recent times, the government announced on July 15.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Philippines university forced to shut down swine farm over ASF threat
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has to temporarily shut down its swine experimental farm and terminate an ongoing research project following an outbreak of African swine fever in Laguna province, the Philippines.
Monday, July 13, 2020
New ASF outbreaks in China blamed on floods
Heavy rains are causing a surge of ASF outbreaks in some parts of southern China, according to analysts and industry sources, which could be a big setback for Beijing's goal of replenishing pork stocks, Reuters reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Thermo Fisher's ASF test kit receives OIE's approval
The registration of Thermo Fisher Scientific's detection kit for African swine fever (ASF) in the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) manual of diagnostic testing has recently been approved by the organisation.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
BASF invests in next-generation livestock farming with Cloudfarms
BASF acquired Cloudfarms, a software company for livestock farm management, traceability and precision farming with focus on pig production.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Indonesia's agriculture ministry attempts to make vaccines for ASF
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture is working to create vaccines for African swine fever, according to a Tempo report.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Australia's chief veterinary officer says COVID-19 border closures helps Australia battle ASF
Dr Mark Schipp, Australia's chief veterinary officer said border closures due to COVID-19 have reduced the risk of African swine fever (ASF) from entering Australia, ABC News reported.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Vietnam reports ASF in 45 cities, provinces
Since early this year, African swine fever has occurred in 45 provinces and cities in Vietnam, which has killed 34,000 pigs, stated the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
New Zealand red meat exporters to gain from ASF
New Zealand red meat exports are set to benefit from African swine fever (ASF) as the disease impacted pig herds and restricted pork production across the globe, Newshub reported.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
ASF a bigger burden on global pork than COVID-19, according to Rabobank report
The COVID-19 pandemic has occupied headlines for much of the first half this year, but African swine fever -- according to Rabobank -- remains the bigger problem for global pork markets.
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's experiments show ASF vaccine safe so far
A vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) appears to be safe in clinical trials currently underway in China, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
China confirms ASF outbreak in Yunnan
China has reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in Yongsheng county in the northwest of Yunnan province, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Friday, reported Reuters.

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