Swine news - Pig health

A wild boar in the district of Olpe tested positive for African swine fever for the first time in North Rhine-Westphalia. More dead wild boars have been found in the Kirchhunden area over the weekend, which are still to be confirmed.

The joint effort between FAO, USDA APHIS, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the General Directorate of Livestock of the Dominican Republic aims to modernize the swine industry and strengthen its value chain.

The European Commission considers the Spanish system for controlling the veterinary use of antibiotics and its contribution against resistances to be adequate and effective.

Canada is making significant progress towards the creation of a dedicated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

Bolivia and Brazil were recently recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health as countries free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination. This is a significant milestone for regional livestock health and a crucial step forward for international trade of animals and animal products.

This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African swine fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in the local pork production.

Key public bodies are insufficiently prepared for a major animal disease outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one, the latest report from the National Audit Office finds.

This standard aims to provide minimum standards for safe and effective vaccines.

The World Organization for Animal Health delivered the official certificate in Paris.

The status indicates full control of the disease and allows for safe trade in livestock products without threats to global epizootic stability.

The World Organization for Animal Health has recognized Mato Grosso as a zone free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. The historic certification presented in Paris opens doors to demanding markets such as Japan and South Korea.

Inaugural State of the World’s Animal Health report finds several animal diseases reaching new areas, with half of those reported able to jump to people.

A new H1avN2#E swine virus strain, which appeared in 2020, has replaced earlier strains and remains predominant in French farms.

The EU and the UK will work on an SPS agreement that would reduce controls and certificates in the trade of agri-food products.

Personal imports for travellers from the EU remain banned.

Slovakia detects its first outbreak of African swine fever in 2025 on a commercial farm with more than 18,000 pigs.

Although FMD is endemic in the Near East, there has been a recent upsurge in outbreaks caused by an exotic serotype likely introduced from East Africa.

In the first four months of the year, the number of reported ASF cases in wild boar almost equaled the total number reported for all of 2024.

European Commission pledges extraordinary market support measure.

Preventive culling of 9,888 pigs on a neighboring farm after detection of the fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

A decade ago, Spain was among the countries with the highest consumption of antimicrobials in Europe, however, a voluntary initiative to reduce the use of colistin in the pig sector managed to reverse this trend and position the country as a benchmark in the responsible use of these drugs.

A fifth outbreak of the disease has been detected 60 km south of the last confirmed outbreak.