Swine news - Pig health

ASF detected in a commercial farm with almost 20,000 susceptible animals.

The Minister has asked the prefects of the three departments involved (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Ardennes and Meuse) to implement the regulations needed to install these fences.

The measures implemented in the surveillance and strengthened surveillance areas have been published.

The old 63,000-hectare perimeter is now divided into 3 specific areas, each one subject to distinct requirements.

FAO has developed a methodology, based on two sets of questionnaires, to aid in learning more about how these largely informal pig and pork value chains operate.

USDA’s four overarching goals for advancing animal disease traceability to protect the long-term health, marketability and economic viability of the U.S. livestock industry.

The affected animal has been found in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, in the north of the country.

3 new ASF outbreaks have been detected in the province of Liaoning, with a total of 378 susceptible animals.

After the first outbreak in domestic pigs, the veterinary authorities have informed of 19 cases in wild boars.

Last week, and as a result of the surveillance and control measures established by the ICA, a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak was detected in the rural area of Sogamoso (Boyacá), within the containment area.

Resulting information will be used to guide action to combat the consequences of bacterial disease as well as funding for further study and research.

After 6 weeks without the detection of new cases in Lianyungang, the restrictions have been lifted.

The Minister has asked for the discontinuation of all forestry activities in the reinforced observation area (as well as the discontinuation of hunting).

The focus has been confirmed in a pig farm located in Forquilha, Ceará. The state of Ceara is not part of the classical swine fever free zone.

The FASFC has just updated the data on the total number of ASF cases in wild boar to date.

Meeting between Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Konstantin Savenkov and Director of EC Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety Michael Scannell was held in Brussels on September 28, 2018.

Some of the EU’s trade partners do not recognise the regionalisation principle and 13 countries have suspended pork imports from Belgium.

The cases now rise to 29.

After 6 weeks without the confirmation of new cases in Shenbei nor in Zhengzhou, the Ministry has decided to lift the restrictions in these regions.

The veterinary authorities of Colombia have confirmed the appearance of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the disease containment area.

As of tomorrow, October 2nd, pork shippings will be controlled to detect the presence of the ASF virus DNA.

After the detection of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in wild boars in Belgium, the National Task Force met at the Ministry of Agriculture to implement different measures.

The Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) of Brazil is increasing the health surveillance measures with the aim of avoiding the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the country.

The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, said on Tuesday that the presence and spread of ASF in the EU should be taken more seriously.