Philippines to build its first cold examination facility for imports
The new facility will be used to inspect imported containerized agri-fishery commodities to strengthen the country’s food safety regulatory system.
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How to organize a biosecurity improvement plan
Biosecurity is becoming increasingly important for disease prevention. In this article, we discuss how a biosecurity improvement plan can be organized.
HoCoTec: A Dutch farm in Colombia
HoCoTec is a production system that takes on the challenge of serving as an open center for learning and experimentation.
African swine fever will keep moving west in Europe
France and Luxembourg are in the firing line to be the next European countries invaded by ASF after its confirmation in Germany in 2020, says one of Europe’s most experienced specialists on the disease.
Australia's new plan to combat feral pigs
The National Feral Pig Action Plan sets out actions to improve feral pig management and reduce their impacts.
Plastic-wrapped composting system for mortality disposal during animal disease outbreak
After a 7-wk composting period, Salmonella spp. and vaccine strains of Bovine herpesvirus-1 and Bovine viral diarrhea virus were inactivated using the composting system.
EU: Risk of antimicrobial resistant bacteria spreading during animal transport
EFSA has begun work on a new assessment looking at the risk of antimicrobial resistant bacteria spreading during animal transport.
FAO launches new global information system for animal disease threats
EMPRES-i+ aims to improve intelligence, forecasting and early warning, enabling countries to monitor animal disease spread and risk of new outbreaks.
Canada: Manitoba adopts anti-tresspassing law to protect farm biosecurity
These amendments establish proactive measures that recognize the importance of biosecurity practices and ensure that biosecurity zones are protected.
South Korea opens market to Belgian pork after three years
Belgium regains an important export market following the recovery of its ASF-free status.
Regional Framework approved for the containment and prevention of ASF spread in the Americas
The framework has been approved to detect, contain, and prevent African swine fever in the Americas.
Do we know when we fail in biosecurity?
The four most common mistakes on pig farms, illustrated with real examples.
Ideal biosecurity for pig farms (2/2)
Preventing the entry and spread of diseases should be an objective on any swine farm, so adequately designing biosecurity aspects is key. In this article, we continue to discuss biosecurity measures with two experts: Lara Ruiz and José Casanovas.
The importance of the High Risk Period in case of ASF outbreaks in domestic pig farms
On large farms, the first animals to become ill and die from ASF may be missed unless there is an appropriate passive surveillance system that targets dead and diseased animals.
FIGAN 2021
Being a biannual fair, FIGAN has not missed any in-person edition due to the pandemic and was held once again, in Zaragoza, Spain. This year 333 was present with a stand where the whole industry visited. In case you could not come, we have prepared a photo report.
Slovakia to slaughter more than 100,000 wild boars in fight against ASF
In view of the worsening ASF situation in wild boar, the Slovak Ministry has decided to reduce the wild boar population.