Tagged: Biosecurity
News (12)
NewsVietnam's Phu Tho builds concentrated poultry zones, targets 41.1 million birds by 2030
The northern province is shifting from small-scale household flocks to closed-loop, high-technology poultry operations as it aims to become a leading poultry farming centre in the region.
NewsOnly 8% of Malaysia's poultry houses fully closed-house after three decades of promotion, DVS warns
High capital costs are blocking small and medium-scale farmers from converting, as Malaysia's Perak state faces a January 2027 enforcement deadline with 42.7% of its farms still on open-house systems.
NewsBuilding resilient aquaculture systems for Asia's growing food needs
Aboitiz Foods' Aqua Farm Solution Lead Dr. Rajeev Jha shares his perspective on how a proactive, integrated approach to health management can strengthen aquaculture resilience across Asia.
NewsASF outbreaks reported across Philippines' Visayas and Mindanao as Iloilo maintains nine red zone municipalities
Separate incidents in Cebu City, Iloilo province and Lamitan City, Basilan highlight the continued spread of African swine fever across multiple Philippine island groups in July 2026.
NewsSpain's Newcastle disease outbreak reaches 29 confirmed sites with over 1.3 million birds affected
Two distinct virus strains are circulating simultaneously across separate regions, with Spain's Agriculture Ministry now mandating vaccination across the entire Castilla y Le�n region from September 2026.
NewsIndonesia steps up livestock disease controls ahead of El Nino
The Ministry of Agriculture is prioritising vaccination, biosecurity and vector control to protect livestock productivity as climate risks mount.
NewsASF outbreak in the Philippines' Negros Occidental triggers movement bans across Visayas provinces
Four provincial governments have imposed restrictions on live hog and pork movements as laboratory-confirmed cases spread from San Enrique municipality, where around 500 pigs have died.
NewsHong Kong selects Uni-China Farming Management to build city's first multi-storey pig farm in Sheung Shui
The pilot project, financed and operated by the private sector on a government-provided site, forms part of Hong Kong's Blueprint for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Fisheries.
NewsPhilippines expects commercial release certification for Vietnamese ASF vaccine by Q3 2026
The AVAC live vaccine, once approved, will be distributed through biologics stores and veterinary outlets registered with the Bureau of Animal Industry, as the country's hog industry continues its recovery from seven years of ASF losses.
NewsVietnam's Dong Nai culls over 1,900 pigs after African swine fever confirmed at contract farm
The outbreak at a household-operated contract facility in Tan Phu Ward was linked to an open housing system that allowed insect exposure, with authorities warning the disease situation may remain complicated in coming months.
NewsAustralia detects first H5 bird flu case, completing global spread of strain
No mass mortalities or poultry infections have been confirmed yet, but the detection marks Australia's emergence as the last continent to record the highly pathogenic strain.
NewsNew African Swine Fever cases confirmed in Philippines' Capiz province
The outbreak in Roxas City, Pontevedra and Panitan marks the first resurgence on Panay Island since 2023, with authorities attributing the rise to weather fluctuations.
Tech Resources (10)
Tech ResourcesFeed preservation with organic acids reduces recontamination and nutrient loss - an indispensable part of biosecurity systems
Christian L�ckst�dt, ADDCON GmbH
Tech ResourcesExpert views on effectiveness, feasibility, and implementation of biosecurity measures for mitigating Tier 1 disease risks in the US swine, beef cattle, and dairy industries
L. Schulz et al.
Tech ResourcesAssociation between antimicrobial usage, biosecurity measures as well as farm performance in German farrow-to-finish farms
S. Raasch et al.
Tech ResourcesEvolution of Biosecurity from the anecdotal approach, to application of the scientific method towards a total culture change
Boehringer Ingelheim
Tech ResourcesImproving biosecurity in feed: taking responsibility and raising awareness
GMP+ International
Tech ResourcesBiosecurity on-farm - the impact of an agglomerate of diformate and monolaurate on low pathogen loads in the litter
Christian L�ckst�dt and Stevan Petrovic; ADDCON GmbH, Bitterfeld, Germany
Tech ResourcesBiosecurity and mycotoxin management in an ever-changing environment
Radka Borutova, DVM, PhD, Scientific & Technical Manager Mycotoxin Management
Tech ResourcesEvaluation of the relationship between the biosecurity status, production parameters, herd characteristics and antimicrobial usage in farrow-to-finish pig production in four EU countries
M. Postma et al.
Tech ResourcesAntimicrobial resistance on farms: a review including biosecurity and the potential role of disinfectants in resistance selection
A. Wales et al.
Tech ResourcesAntibiotic reduction: The increased importance of high-level biosecurity
Marisabel Caballero, Global Technical Manager Poultry and Fellipe Freitas Barbosa, Global Technical Manager Swine; EW Nutrition