Swine news - Pig health

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.

This should ensure that the risk of animal welfare violations during transport is reduced.

The heads of the FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH issued an unprecedented call for enhanced global action

The announcement was made by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (Invima), after finalizing the sanitary certificate with the National Center for Animal Health of Cuba (Cenasa) guaranteeing the export of pork and pork products from Colombia to Cuba.

Report on the potential economic consequences of an African swine fever incursion into Australia.

Since 2011, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers have been required to report how many antibiotics they supplied to veterinarians in Germany.

The new Regulation replaces the previous one as the epidemiological situation in the European Union has evolved.

Media reported a possible surge of ASF in the northern part of the country.

An estimated five million hogs have been killed due to African swine fever since its appearance in the country in 2019.

For the first time, Spain, France, and Portugal present results in search of a solution to the availability of antimicrobials and their alternatives in veterinary medicine.

The published report provides an overview of the situation in the pigmeat market and puts forward recommendations to improve the resilience of the sector.

Inspection figures show Danish pig producers have become better at taking care of sick animals.

Findings from the European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2020/2021.

African swine fever has been confirmed on a small pig farm located in the urban area of the free city of Cottbus.

African swine fever virus has been detected in a wild boar carcass found in the urban area of the free city of Cottbus.

Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal-derived food continue to decline in the European Union and compliance levels are on the rise, the latest data reveals.

It should be noted that this news indicates progress in the admissibility process for the export of beef and pork to China; exports have not yet been authorized.

No cases of African swine fever have been officially detected in the core zone of the Meißen district since May 2022.

Four entities will work to improve African swine fever prevention and preparedness efforts.

The purchases help increase U.S. preparedness to respond to high-consequence foreign animal diseases.