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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
USDA-APHIS to recognise Tuscany and Umbria, Italy, as free of swine vesicular disease
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it is in the process of recognising Italy's Tuscany and Umbria regions as free of swine vesicular disease.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
USDA report reveals mixed trends in December US swine inventory
The recently released United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) December Hogs and Pigs report showed a December 1 inventory of all swine in the at 74.97 million head, showing a slight increase of 0.88% from the last quarter and 0.02% f ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
USDA invests in research projects to strengthen swine health protection
To fortify safeguards against African swine fever (ASF), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated funding through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for various research projects aimed at managing ...
Friday, November 24, 2023
US Senate Committee says USDA inaction on swine inspection system is affecting pork industry
As the November 30 deadline for the Time-Limited Trial for the New Swine Inspection System approaches, the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry said that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) inaction is ...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
USDA-APHIS to hold third African Swine Fever Action Week in early October
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) is gearing up for its third annual African Swine Fever (ASF) Action Week, scheduled to take place on October 2-6, and extends its invitati ...
Thursday, June 22, 2023
USDA awards over US$1.4 million to fund Purdue University's cattle and swine health research
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has allocated three grants totalling more than US$1.4 million to Purdue University to fund research projects focusing on health issues in cattle and ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
African swine fever continues to impact pork production in the Philippines, USDA says
The Philippines is expected to see a decrease in pork production due to the ongoing spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country's top-producing regions, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), BusinessWorld r ...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
African swine fever vaccine candidate developed by USDA and University of Connecticut
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Connecticut (UConn) have developed African swine fever vaccine candidates, which are "promising" according to independent researchers, the University of Connecticut rep ...
Monday, September 12, 2022
USDA expects moderate growth for Latin American swine production this year
Moderate growth is projected for Latin America's swine production in 2022, but exports from Brazil, Mexico and Chile will fall, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Friday, June 17, 2022
USDA announces new campaign to prevent introduction and spread of African swine fever
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a new campaign to help prevent the introduction and spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the US through an awareness programme called & ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Lower sow herds expected for major swine producers worldwide, according to USDA data
Most of the world's major swine producers are expected to see significant decreases in their sow herds in 2022, according to the latest estimates published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on April 8.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
USDA developing African Swine Fever vaccine
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service is currently working on an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, but the virus would make development difficult, WGEM News reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
USDA-APHIS avails Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has made available the Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
USDA monitoring African swine fever detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it is monitoring the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak detected in the Dominican Republic and Haiti as it could have a devastating impact on ...
Monday, October 11, 2021
Bulgaria' swine numbers recover from ASF impact, says USDA
Bulgaria's swine and sow inventories increased from a record low level after the losses resulting from African swine fever (ASF) in 2019, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

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