China adopts zoning plan to prevent ASF spread
As African swine fever continues to spread in China, the country has implemented a zoning plan to prevent the spread of ASF and other animal diseases.
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CP Foods assures meat with animal welfare practices is safe to consume
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has developed animal welfare practices together with a biosecurity system to ensure healthy animals and safe, quality meats.
Biosecurity at the farm entrance
Biosecurity standards for farm entry may seem complex...
Provinces in China stop imports of live pigs to curb ASF spread
New regulations for the transportation of live pigs are implemented as China's pig production recovers.
Carcass disposal management for swine producers, a practical review (part 2)
Pros and cons of rendering carcass disposal systems, alkaline hydrolysis, anaerobic digestion, gasification, and homogenization.
Philippines approves animal transboundary disease center guidelines
Risk analysis, investigation, diagnosis, mapping, and emergency management of tansboundary animal diseases will all be done by the center.
Feed biosecurity in the pre-manufacturing stage. Understanding and managing disease transmission risk in the pig feed ingredient supply chain
This article considers the component parts of disease transmission, how it applies to the pig feed ingredient supply chain, and how manufacturers of final feed can mitigate the risk of disease transmission through contaminated ingredients.
ASF positive pig washes ashore in Taiwan
Emergency response initiated after pig washed ashore tested positive for African swine fever.
Indonesia establishes ASF-free pig breeding unit
This compartmentalization ensures that ASF-free pigs can be distributed to other areas.
China cracks down on clenbuterol beta-agonist use in livestock
The Chinese government will be cracking down on the use of this beta-agonist in animals with the launch of a three-month special rectification action.
Feed biosecurity assessments: A critical element of any comprehensive biosecurity program
In this series of articles, we will review some important disease transmission events that occurred through the feed supply chain and we will outline the characteristics of a comprehensive feed biosecurity program that considers the biosecurity of feed ingredients and also the milling and delivery processes.
Carcass disposal management for swine producers, a practical review (part 1)
Pros and cons of the most used carcass disposal systems: burial, composting, incineration, and rendering. Impacts on environment and biosecurity.
New backing accelerates Fixed Phage’s fight against harmful bacteria
Additional funding secured to accelerate ground-breaking fight against harmful bacteria that pose risks to human health and agricultural production.
South Korea reduces wild boar population to slow ASF spread
The South Korean government is actively promoting measures to prevent the spread of African swine fever in wild boar.
Diarrhea in neonatal piglets: cleaning and disinfection
Although cleaning between batches appears to be a basic task that all farms should be doing correctly, after talking to the authors we see that there is still a lot of room for improvement.