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How is the increase in global meat production, low-cost coarse grains and ASF going to affect pig production?
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EU: new informative posters to avoid the entry of animal diseases through meat products
The European Commission has decided to give a new format to the posters so the information is presented in a more visible way to the travellers and the general public.
Taiwan bans online sale of China meat due to ASF and pork imports from Japan due to CSF
Japan exports about 40 metric tons of port to Taiwan a year.
Biosecurity Workshop series planned for Iowa pork producers
Case studies, demonstration and lecture will guide participants in prioritizing the highest ranking risk events for their own operations, with a focus on employee entry, traffic patterns, bench entries and other measures.
China detects ASF for the first time in wild boar
The affected wild boar was found in Jilin province.
China confirms ASF in the province with the highest pig production !!
The outbreak has been detected in a farm with 40 susceptible animals in Sichuan province.
Rabobank: Meat and seafood price stability in 2019 threatened by trade wars, disease and El Niño
A “melting pot” of risks – including US trade war with China, disease and extreme weather – threaten global food price stability of meat and seafood, according to research from Rabobank.
China: feed contaminated with African swine fever
This is the first reported contamination of feed supplies in China.
ASF: three new provinces affected in China
Up until now, 63 cases have been confirmed in 17 provinces.
China: Efforts to control the spread of the ASF
On November 1, the Teleconference on National Prevention and Control of the African Swine Fever (ASF) was held in Beijing.
Two new Romanian counties affected by ASF
ASF has been confirmed in the counties of Dolj and Arges.
ASF is still spreading in China
The disease has been detected in the province of Chongqing, increasing the number of affected provinces to 14.
ASF China: Greater surveillance of means of transport for pigs
The long-distance transport of pigs seems the main reason for the spreading of the disease in China.
Taiwan: ASF virus found in a sausage from China
African swine fever virus was found in a sausage made by a subsidiary that was brought to the island by a traveler.
Belgium: slowing down of the detection of new ASF cases
Since September 13th, 155 cases have been confirmed in wild boars.
ASF Romania: 16 counties affected
Since the emergence of the disease in the county of Satu-Mare in July 2017, there are already 16 counties affected by the disease.