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Monday, October 7, 2019
Rocked by ASF outbreak, China's farmers now want to raise bigger pigs
Stung by the African swine fever outbreak that had wiped out 25% of China's pork production, some Chinese farmers are now looking to breed bigger - if, not more - pigs, according to a Bloomberg report.
Friday, September 27, 2019
CP in China plans to raise 10 million pigs a year by 2021
C.P. Pokphand Co, one of China's top five swine producers, is accelerating its business expansion, the company's chief executive told Reuters.
Friday, August 30, 2019
China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends
African Swine Fever is re-launching China's once vibrant poultry sector –and radically restructuring the eating habits of a traditionally red meat eating nation.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Hong Kong will resume pigs supply from China after culling at affected abattoir
May 13, 2019 Hong Kong will resume pigs supply from China after culling at affected abattoir   Hong Kong's authorities will allow pigs supply from China to resume in the city once all 6,000 pigs in a slaughterhouse - where an animal was dis ...
Monday, May 13, 2019
Use of feed from China to feed US pigs raises concerns of swine fever infections
May 13, 2019 Use of feed from China to feed US pigs raises concerns of swine fever infections Animal feed from China are being used to feed  pigs in the US, stoking fears that the African swine fever (ASF) disease could enter the country, C ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Up to 200 million pigs in China expected to die due to swine fever outbreaks
China could see the demise of up to 200 million pigs due to culling or deaths related to the ongoing African swine fever outbreak in the country, Rabobank said.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
China university team develops gene-modified pigs that could resist swine fever
December 27, 2018 China university team develops gene-modified pigs that could resist swine fever Researchers from China's Jilin University had created genetically modified pigs that are protected from classical swine fever virus (CSFV), th ...
Friday, August 24, 2018
China culls over 14,000 pigs in latest African swine fever outbreak
Lianyungang city in China's Jiangsu province, the latest to be hit by African swine fever, has culled over 14,500 pigs as part of an effort to contain the disease, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Eastern China pigs hit by FMD; Manila bans Chinese, Korean and Namibian animals
More than 300 pigs were reported to have died in Anhui province in eastern China due to foot and mouth disease.
Monday, April 7, 2014
China bans imports of US live pigs amid PEDv concerns
April 7, 2014 China bans imports of US live pigs amid PEDv concerns   Amid concerns about a fatal swine virus, China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the US, according to the USDA and livestock-industry officia ...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Romania to export 500,000 cattle, three million pigs to China
December 4, 2013 Romania to export 500,000 cattle, three million pigs to China   Due to declining demand in the local market and parts of Europe, China's increasing meat demands may help boost Romania's cattle and pork industry. Chinese off ...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
China reports FMD outbreak among pigs and cattle
March 5, 2013 China reports  FMD outbreak among pigs and cattle     China's veterinary authorities have reported foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Guangdong and Tibet. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received notifica ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Pigs in Southern China found infected with avian influenza
December 26, 2012 Pigs in Southern China found infected with avian influenza   Researchers identify the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs from Southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The rese ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
JSR delivers 900 breeding pigs to China
July 26, 2012 JSR delivers 900 breeding pigs to China UK's JSR Genetics has flown about 900 breeding pigs into China. The animals were on route to Hubei Jinxu JSR Breeding Limited, the joint venture between JSR and Chinese pig producers Hub ...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
China's Hainan province to pamper pigs on pork's sky-high prices
July 22, 2012 China's Hainan province to pamper pigs on pork's sky-high prices   Pigs in south China's Hainan province will be helped by meat eaters paying up to 20 times the normal price for pork to lead a pampered life - until they end up ...

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