Predicting the time to detect moderately virulent ASF virus in finisher swine herds
It may take two weeks or longer to detect ASF in a finisher swine herd via mild clinical signs or increased mortality.
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Pork Checkoff: New AgView feature further protects U.S. pork industry from FAD disruptions
Pork producers are now able to continuously share info with state animal health officials thanks to a new AgView feature.
A tool for early detection of ASF-infected wild boar carcasses
This paper aims to provide recommendations to design a search strategy to find ASF-infected wild boar carcasses.
Cloudfarms cooperates with SUISAG to launch innovative application enabling individual tracking of pigs from birth to processing
“Pig Passport” for easy and reliable registration of individual animals directly in the barn.
Australia to open new biosecurity training centre
The Australian Government is investing in a new, national Biosecurity Training Centre.
Wipe out African swine fever - or live with it?
Expert insight on the choice of strategy in controlling the spread of ASF.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Objective monitoring of biosecurity (2/2)
The innovative digital biosecurity control system and its application to the objective monitoring of internal biosecurity and on-farm movements.
Interactive map from Ceva tracks swine flu across Europe
A new service which will help farmers and vets track a serious pig disease across much of Europe has been launched by Ceva.
Philippines: Provinces take new measures to keep ASF out
Iloilo bans the entry of livestock vehicles without proper certification and Northern Samar bans the entry of live hogs.