Italy reports cases of Aujeszky's disease in wild boar and dogs
In the last ten days at least six dogs have died from Aujeszky's disease in the provinces of Forlì, Cesena and Rimini.
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Groundbreaking results: the importance of deep cleaning in the fight against ASF
The secondary properties of a disinfectant are key to beat ASF.
Australia: tackling 200 new ASF threats per week
With the announcement of ASF in Indonesia, Australia faces an increased threat of infection from returning tourists. $66.6 million invested to protect the country's pigs.
ASF and China the talk of 2019: A look back on the year’s trending Pig333 articles
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we at Pig333 wanted to take time to look back on what our industry has done and has gone through. ASF took a toll on us this year and has been the talk of the industry. All eyes have been on China, as their herd was hit hard, shaking up the economy.
USA: Rural ag sector may be incapable of complying with emerging tech requirements
AFIA addresses concerns on unintended consequences of requirements for emerging tech and traceability.
ASF challenges the industry to prioritize and execute on Biosecurity: field recommendations from experts
Do we clearly understand which are the most effective biosecurity measurements to prevent the transmission of ASF between farms when infection pressure increases? What are the major worries of those producers and veterinarians dealing with outbreaks of the disease over short distances?
ASF continues to cause major concerns within the hunting community
The hunting community is becoming increasingly concerned about new cases of ASF in western Poland, not far from the German border, and in southern Bulgaria, very close to the Greek border.
IPIC offers foreign animal disease preparedness workshops for producers
The IPIC team will help producers understand what the state and federal response might include in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S., and how they can individually prepare for such an outbreak on their farm.
IRTA-CReSA attends the International Symposium for CSF
From 23-26th October, the International Symposium for Classical Swine Fever (CSF), organized by the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, was held in Beijing with the participation of Dr. Llilianne Ganges from IRTA-CReSA.
Raw Material Biosecurity
What is the disease transmission risk that comes with importing raw materials? Many feed ingredients are produced in China.
Italy declares itself free of swine vesicular disease
After eradicating the disease in Calabria and Campania, Italy has presented the self-declaration as being free of the disease before the WOAH/OIE.
ASF Belgium: new stage in its epidemiological cycle
Fewer carcasses are being found, but seropositive wild boars have appeared.
Analyzing and modifying vehicle traffic patterns to improve external biosecurity
An easily performed vehicle traffic analysis can dramatically minimize the risk of cross contamination into your swine facility decreasing potential disease challenges.
Association between antimicrobial usage, biosecurity measures as well as farm performance
According to the results of this study carried out in 60 German farrow-to-finish herds , the active improvement of biosecurity measures could be a promising alternative to reduce antimicrobial usage on herd level.
The use of technology in swine farms to help directing PRRS control and elimination efforts
An example on how technology can be implemented in a farm for evaluation of biosecurity compliance using production parameters.