Swine news - Pig health

The Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) and the private meat sector sign an agreement to promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in animal production.

On 21 December 2020, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) approved Belgium's self-declaration of ASF-free status

The progress report shows that a number of AMR initiatives have been continued or put in place in recent months.

This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption and as a source for potential therapeutic uses.

Salmonella monitoring and reduction measures have taken effect over the years on German pig farms.

The fence is an important measure to control African swine fever in Germany and is currently being built along the entire German-Polish border.

Wild boar and domestic pigs tested positive for Aujeszky's disease in Haute-Marne and Allier.

The construction of the double fence of the first white zone in the Oder-Spree and Spree-Neisse districts has been completed.

Several projects include improving diagnostic testing for high concern diseases, including African swine fever, classical swine fever, and foot-and-mouth disease.

A summary of the ASF situation in Asia and the Pacific presented at the recent meting of the standing group of experts on African Swine Fever.

An update on the surveillance in wild boar and domestic pigs presented at the virtual meeting of the standing group of experts on African Swine Fever.

The European Commission has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria, which repeals Commission Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU.

RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.

The declaration comes after over 12 months without declared outbreaks of ASF in recent wild boar carcasses.

Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly threatening global agri-food systems and food security. FAO calls on livestock farmers to fight against AMR.

Animal and feed transport vehicles from certain third countries with a risk of foot-and-mouth disease must be inspected upon return to the EU.

The total number of ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony now stands at 156.

The countries call on the EU for support in cooperation, control measures, and financing of veterinary programs concerning African swine fever.

The meeting highlighted the strategic importance of actions to combat African swine fever in Europe. Veterinarians from the tree countries participated.

China has stopped imports from Danish Crown's slaughterhouses in Sæby and Horsens.

To prevent the spread of ASF in Saxony, the state has issued a decree defining a restricted zone with special regulations for hunters, pig farmers, and the general public.

Illegally transported pigs infected with African swine fever represent the majority of cases reported in China in 2020. Cases of ASF on farms and in one wild boar have also been reported.