Swine news - Pig health

Director-General QU Dongyu warns of threat to food security and livelihoods as well as human and animal health.

According to data from the National Plan against Antibiotic Resistance, between 2014 and 2020 the national use of antibiotics in animal health fell 56.7% and 32.4% in human medicine.

The Ministry estimates that in 2021 the production of pork products will remain at last year's level.

The OIE has reported the presence of a wild boar positive for Aujeszky's disease antibodies in the area of North Karelia.

This is the first case of African swine fever in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

The use of antibiotics in livestock in the UK has fallen again, according to a report released by the government’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

African swine fever has been detected in a voivodeship where the disease had not been diagnosed this year.

There has been an overall reduction of illnesses caused by Salmonella recorded in Germany since the start of the QS system.

This decision facilitates the sale of pork and the purchase of pigs in slaughterhouses again.

The National Feral Pig Action Plan sets out actions to improve feral pig management and reduce their impacts.

Russia's leading pork producer, Miratorg, reported an ASF outbreak on a farm with over 13,000 pigs.

The national action plan aims to reduce the use of antimicrobials in livestock.

As of October 18, the disease has been found on as many as 112 swine farms.

EFSA has begun work on a new assessment looking at the risk of antimicrobial resistant bacteria spreading during animal transport.

The General Secretariat of the Andean Community and the Permanent Veterinary Committee of the Southern Cone have prepared a "Joint declaration on the reintroduction of African Swine fever to the American continent."

EMPRES-i+ aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor animal disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.

Polypeptide antibiotics and 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins reached their lowest level since 2011, but fluoroquinolones increased slightly.

These amendments establish proactive measures that recognize the importance of biosecurity practices and ensure that biosecurity zones are protected.

This is the first evidence of African swine fever outside the district of Görlitz in the State of Saxony.

The framework has been approved to detect, contain, and prevent African swine fever in the Americas.

New CSF cases in the north of the state have been reported to the OIE.

As of October 1, the state of Brandenburg will pay €150 for each wild boar hunted in the ASF restricted areas.