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.
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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.
This K-State researcher has $2.6 million in new support to fight ASF
More than $2.6 million in new grants are helping Waithaka Mwangi, professor of immunology, develop and validate a vaccine for the deadly African Swine Fever Virus, which threatens U.S. pork producers.
Refining PRRSV-2 genetic classification based on global ORF5 sequences and investigation of their geographic distributions and temporal changes
This study refined PRRSV-2 ORF5-based phylogenetic classification and investigated the geographic distribution and temporal changes of PRRSV-2 at the lineage/sublineage levels.
First case of PRRS in Trinidad and Tobago
The country's first outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus was confirmed.
Japan: Classical swine fever found in wild boars in major pig-producing area
This is the first case of classical swine fever in Kyushu in wild boars. The island of Kyushu accounts for about one-third of Japan's domestic pigs.
Controlling streptococcal infections on a sow farm, a field experience
Can autogenous vaccines help us control streptococcal infections? What should we take into account?
Germany detects new case of ASF in domestic pigs
The exact cause of the entry of the disease is still unclear. However, there is currently nothing to indicate an active epidemic among wild boars in the region.
Successful Joint Congress: 2,700 Veterinarians at the IPVS & ESPHM 2024
From 4th to 7th June 2024, 2,700 veterinarians from 65 countries gathered at the Leipzig Trade Fair for IPVS & ESPHM 2024 to exchange ideas on ground-breaking topics in swine health. For the first time in eight years, the two most internationally renowned congresses for swine veterinary medicine, the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress and the European Symposium for Porcine Health Management (ESPHM), were held together at one location.