Swine news - Pig health

The Department of Agriculture remains optimistic that the hog industry will gain momentum this year, and recover from its losses due to ASF.

A wild boar carcass found in the area around Wong Yue Tan in Tai Po tested positive for African swine fever virus.

The Federal Minister of Agriculture has brought together the state ministries of the federal states affected by African swine fever.

The use of colistin in the pig industry increased by 9.3% in 2020. Experts consider urgent measures are needed to reduce its use.

The restrictions applied after the ASF outbreak on a pig farm in Lalendorf (Rostock district) will be lifted on January 15, 2022.

The National Pork Producers Council joins more than 20 Latin American organizations in the fight against ASF.

Italy has reported 5 new positive cases of ASF, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 8 to date.

The state of Paraná stands out among the three largest pig producers, with production growing and breaking records year after year.

African swine fever has now been reported in three states in the country in both domestic pigs and wild boar.

This is the first official report of African swine fever in Thailand.

ASF has been confirmed in North Macedonia for the first time. It was found on a backyard farm with 18 susceptible animals and there were 3 cases located in Dramce (Delčevo), in the east of the country.

This last year saw the most outbreaks in pigs since 2018.

Following the confirmation of two new cases of African swine fever, Italy intensifies surveillance and control measures and expands the affected area.

An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

The EMA Management Board acknowledged the preparations for the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.

This recognition will allow for continued exports to China of pork products from ASF-free zones in the event the disease is present in France.

EU One Health report: drop in reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020.

An investment of more than $4.6 million will go to three projects to grow the pork industry and to help farms face the threat of ASF.

The site is located outside the previously established core zone of the restriction area and is directly in the border area to the neighboring state of Brandenburg.

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.

In view of the favorable epidemiological situation of CSF, Bulgaria has been removed from the EU list of restricted zones.

This case was found in an area previously free of ASF, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

African swine fever was first reported in south of Haiti but since then ten cases have been reported in the north.