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Thursday, August 13, 2020
Pygmy hogs placed under lockdown after ASF outbreak in India
Pygmy hogs, the world's smallest and rarest wild pig, have been put are under a virus lockdown relating to the first outbreak of African swine fever in India, The Evening Standard reported.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Philippine town puts five districts on lockdown to stop ASF spread
Five districts of Quezon town in the Philippines were placed under lockdown to contain the spread of the African swine fever (ASF), local chief executive announced, Manila Bulletin reported.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Papua New Guinea contains ASF outbreak in declared areas
ASF has not spread beyond the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces declared disease zones, the biosecurity authority says, RNZ reported.
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Philippine province tightens borders due to ASF in nearby area
The Philippines' South Cotabato province have tightened its borders against the entry of pork products and live hogs from areas affected by the ASF outbreak in North Cotabato and Davao Region, reported MindaNews.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Vietnam to replenish pork stocks pre-ASF levels by 2022
In the best-case scenario, it will take at least until the start of 2022 before Vietnam's pork supply meets the demand, De Heus' Vietnam general director said, S&P Global Platts reported.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Solomon Islands' agriculture ministry tighten measures against ASF
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) of Solomon Islands is stepping up the necessary measures against African swine fever (ASF) to hinder any possible importation of the disease into the country, Solomon Times reported.
Friday, July 24, 2020
US National Pork Boardfunds new ASF research in Vietnam
The US National Pork Board has approved three projects on African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam, which continues to battle the disease, for a total of US$362,555, Farm Journal's Pork reported.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
ASF kills over 24,000 pigs in Indonesian province
Since January this year, over 24,000 community-owned pigs in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have died after being exposed to ASF, local officials confirmed, The Jakarta Post reported.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
BASF invests in developer of artificial intelligence for animal husbandry
BASF Venture Capital is investing in SmartAHC, a leading supplier of digitalisation solutions for pig farming in the Chinese market.
Monday, July 20, 2020
BASF invests in developer of artificial intelligence for animal husbandry
BASF Venture Capital is investing in SmartAHC, a leading supplier of digitalisation solutions for pig farming in the Chinese market.
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.

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