Swine news - Pig health

The Border Target Operating Model sets out new controls to better protect the UK against security and biosecurity threats and create a world-class border system for trade in goods.

The monitoring of wild boars is essential for the authorities to be able to take the necessary measures to manage them.

Two domestic swine farms have been affected by African swine fever.

Palawan province is no longer free of African swine fever (ASF) after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed on Cocoro Island.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together communicators and journalists from the Latin American and Caribbean region to strengthen communication strategies to prevent and contain African swine fever reported in 2021 in Haiti and later in the Dominican Republic.

Although new cases have yet to be officially confirmed, the region is announcing new regulations.

The total amount of antibiotics administered in veterinary medicine decreased by 61 tons compared to the previous year.

Since the first occurrence of ASF in mainland Italy in January 2022, 1057 cases have been detected in wild boar and 550 in domestic pigs.

Global pork markets are being influenced by sluggish economic growth, weak consumption, recurrent disease outbreaks, and productivity issues.

The latest ADIS data on the African swine fever (ASF) situation in the European Union have been published up to July 2023.

Since the first occurrence of ASF on Croatian territory on June 27, 59 outbreaks have now been confirmed.

Funding will provide Canada with a dedicated vaccine source to support the CFIA and industry in the event of an outbreak.

The outbreaks were reported near areas where African swine fever (ASF) had previously occurred.

A scientific review and expert consultation reveals the keys to controlling an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in Spain.

The fourth and ninth outbreaks were within a few hundred meters of each other in eastern Poland, while the tenth was in the western part of the country.

Researchers used an epidemiological model to look at the different ways a potential outbreak in the southeastern U.S. could unfold.

Italy and France announce the creation of a "Technical Contact Group on African Swine Fever (ASF)" aimed at strengthening cooperation to prevent the spread of the disease.

Two outbreaks more than 20 km apart have been reported on small pig farms.

The outbreaks occurred on two farms with 40 and 8 susceptible pigs.

The first case was found in Pavia Province, in Torretta di Bagnaria.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has reported the first case of African swine fever in the country.

Last week, three more outbreaks of African swine fever were reported on farms in eastern Poland.

Argentina has a total of 76,737 farms authorized by Senasa, with the highest concentration in Buenos Aires, followed by Córdoba.

Spain has imported over 14% more piglets from the Netherlands so far this year.