U.S. invests $1.45 million in swine biosecurity projects
The projects are part of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's $7.6M investment in agricultural biosecurity.
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Poland: ASF outbreaks in pigs in the first half of 2024
By the end of June 2024, 12 outbreaks of ASF in pigs had been confirmed.
France renews its ASF prevention campaign
The French Ministry of Agriculture is renewing its prevention campaign to protect the country from African swine fever.
333 Emerging Voices: Evaluating the nonspecific protection of an immunostimulant based on heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis against Salmonella Choleraesuis infection in pigs
Master's thesis from the Institute for Game and Wildlife Research (IREC), University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). Directed by Prof. Dr. Christian Gortázar Schmidt and Prof. Dr. María de los Ángeles Risalde Moya.
ASF Germany: Five more infected wild boar carcasses found in Hesse
Update on the African swine fever outbreak in the district of Groß-Gerau.
Vietnam: ASF spreads throughout Lang Son province
African swine fever has spread to all 11 districts and cities in Lang Son province.
SHIC assesses factors affecting pig caretaker motivation in wean-to-harvest biosecurity
Results suggest the swine industry’s challenge with biosecurity compliance is not wholly driven by issues with motivation.
New import restrictions for Poland due to ASF
Due to ASF in Poland, temporary restrictions have been imposed on the import and transit of several goods from seven provinces through Kazakhstan.
55th AASV Annual Meeting summary: Vaccines and biosecurity
In this second article, Antonio Palomo summarizes the presentations on vaccines and biosecurity given at AASV 2024.
PCV2 vaccines
This article describes the main characteristics of commercial vaccines to combat swine circovirosis.
Philippines pig sentineling program continues in Western Visayas
The government’s sentineling program encourages farmers to return to swine production following African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks.
South Korea reports ASF outbreak on farm with 24,000 pigs
This is the fourth farm outbreak in South Korea this year.
ASF Vietnam: Urgent response to outbreaks needed
According to the Department of Animal Health, there have been 196 outbreaks in 59 districts of 18 provinces and cities in less than 21 days. The number of infected pigs is 10,544, and the number of dead and destroyed pigs is 10,612.
Impact of porcine enzootic pneumonia and pleuropneumonia on carcass weight and lean meat content
One percentage of affected lung volume was associated with a 0.24% reduction in lean meat content.
IPVS&ESPHM 2024
333 attended the 27th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress (IPVS Congress) and 15th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) held from 4th-7th June 2024 in Leipzig, Germany.