Swine news - Pig health

The campaign raises awareness about how to detect, prevent, and report African swine fever.

The large swine farm is located in Cenei, Timiș County.

The program that went into effect on May 15, 2023 has already tested a large part of the pig inventory.

The legislation reauthorizes animal disease prevention and management programs and provides funding through 2028.

According to the Royal Decree, the farm veterinarian shall carry out regular, in-person sanitary and animal welfare supervision of the livestock farm.

These by-products are used for industrial, opotherapeutic purposes, or as raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry.

African swine fever has been confirmed in four wild boars as well as on one domestic pig farm.

The presence of African swine fever has been confirmed in a dead wild boar found in the Calabria region.

The swine inventory in Iloilo has dropped 62% compared to before African swine fever hit.

African swine fever was confirmed on a pig farm in the Riau Islands with 285,034 susceptible animals.

Pig slaughter increased 2.4%, while pork production increased by 3.9% in 2022.

The new One Health research project will strengthen animal disease surveillance capacity for African swine fever.

The carcasses were from a consignment of live pigs from Pulau Bulan, Indonesia.

This is the country's second confirmed case in domestic pigs since the first in 2020.

This is part of an overall strategy to prevent animal pests and diseases from entering the United States.

The outbreak occurred near the border with the Czech Republic.

The domestic market fell, while exports grew once again this year.

Analysis of the evolution of the African swine fever (ASF) situation in EU countries during the first quarter of 2023.

The decrease was possible due to various sector initiatives to reduce the use of antibiotics in agricultural animals.

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture responds to recommendations regarding environmental and climate challenges, animal health, and animal welfare to improve the resilience of the swine industry.

No new outbreaks of African swine fever have been detected in core areas 2, 4, 7 and 9, which will switch to white zones when the abrogation comes into effect on April 5, 2023.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) is currently providing support to the national swine industry in order to unify the different associations that make up this sector.

Inspections reveal that more than a third of hobby farmers do not display signs prohibiting feeding food scraps.

Outbreaks of African swine fever have spread in the country even in the winter.