Press releases - Pig health

The EuroTier and EnergyDecentral 2024 trade fairs that took place in Hanover, Germany, 12-15 November, have made a strong impression, providing relevant key drivers for business in the global livestock farming and energy sectors.

At the official opening ceremony on Tuesday evening, November 12, DLG’s President Hubertus Paetow and guests of honor from politics celebrated EuroTier 2024 as the hub of efficient, innovative and sustainable animal husbandry - parallel trade fair EnergyDecentral 2024 opened as a networking platform for leading stakeholders in the global renewable energy sector.

SHIC is requesting ideas for its 2025 Plan of Work.

SHIC, FFAR, and the National Pork Board invite proposal submissions from qualified researchers for funding consideration to address H5N1 risk to swine research priorities.

Through the Protect Our Pigs campaign, USDA is raising awareness of ASF to help producers and veterinarians quickly find and share actionable information to defend their herds and livelihoods.

Olmix organized the “Immuno’Science forum” in Porto, an event dedicated to immunity and gut health, to highlight the importance of those functions to secure animal health and performance.

The new vaccine is based on the PCV2d genotype, the most circulating one in the field and on the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) strain BA 2940.

Center for Genomic Diagnostics Receives First USDA Grant.

Ceva unveiled its brand-new logistics center in Montpon-Ménestérol, located 40 km from the company’s historic headquarters and one of its major campuses in Libourne, France.

Conventional products for toxin deactivation or binding are typically administered through feed. In contrast, MiaBond Drink offers a completely new application method via the water supply for pigs and poultry.

During the fourth ASF Forum, past successes were explored, current experiences shared, and ongoing challenges in ASF control identified.

Savannah Thomson received the 2024 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize.

The leading innovation award in the international livestock industry recognizes products with a function that has changed significantly, enabling a new process, or has significantly improved an existing process.

This highly successful global scale 38th edition of SPACE was carried out under a radiant sun and in a highly constructive environment.

The SoundTalks® Innovation Exchange symposium brought together different stakeholders to share practical applications of digitalisation on farms, especially in the area of respiratory health monitoring.

The Swine Health Information Center recently funded nine new projects addressing research priorities and topics published in its 2024 Plan of Work.

The global launch of “SoundTalks^® powered by FARMERA^TM” will take place on September 9 in Bologna. This innovative solution enables you to identify trends and patterns at system level and to continuously improve your production system performance 24/7.

Seth Krantz, DVM, Tosh Farms, and Jay Miller, DVM, The Maschhoffs, began their terms.

Having a federally approved JEV test ready would help mitigate the damage of a possible outbreak.

One of the largest swine veterinarian events for the global pig industry will take place from June 11–14 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran officially takes up her position as the new Director General for a five-year tenure from 2024.

With this new production facility, Biogénesis Bagó will position itself among the top ten global players in this segment.

More than 60 participants from 28 countries attended the African swine fever workshop.

More than $2.6 million in new grants are helping Waithaka Mwangi, professor of immunology, develop and validate a vaccine for the deadly African Swine Fever Virus, which threatens U.S. pork producers.