Swine news - Pig health

EFSA has identified strategies for managing wild boar at different stages of an epidemic of African swine fever (ASF): what should be done before, during and after. Wild boar are known to play an important role in the spread of the disease.

The disease has been detected in domestic pigs in a new Romanian county, specifically in Constanta, in the east of the country.

The Veterinary Services of China have alerted of the presence of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs.

The DEFEND consortium will focus on ASF prevention, building on the substantial body of research that has been carried out since the ASF epidemic began in 2007. The aim is to develop practical tools to prevent further ASF spread in Europe.

The present report presents an overview and analysis of the responses received from non- EU countries to a questionnaire from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety on national policies and measures taken in these non-EU countries to combat the development of AMR in the human and animal areas.

FDA and USDA announce key step to advance collaborative efforts to streamline produce safety requirements for farmers.

Approximately 65 percent of the world’s pig population is concentrated in Asia and with an increasing demand for pork and pork products in the region, the socio-economic impact of swine diseases is higher than ever before.

The SENASICA presented the program before Agricultural Advisers of 20 countries in America, Asia, Europe and Oceania with the aim of promoting a quick and unobstructed exchange of information for making decisions in health and agrifood safety matters.

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission is proposing a new, dedicated €4 billion programme to empower and protect consumers and enable Europe's many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of a well-functioning Single Market.

Next, we present data on the evolution of African swine fever in pigs and wild boars in the EU countries between 2014 and June 2018.

On 26 June 2018, Vladimír Šucha, JRC Director General, and Bernhard Url, Executive Director of EFSA, renewed the collaboration agreement between the two institution.

Reorganize Primary Federal Food Safety Functions into a Single Agency, the Federal Food Safety Agency Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.

The use of antibiotics, expressed in daily doses, has dropped once more.

To prevent the appearance of African swine fever in Germany and the spreading of this disease, the German and Polish specialised administrations are joining efforts.

The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Government of Denmark will start the second stage of the cooperation project between both countries for the Colombian pig sector.

The agreement paves the way for a new system of rules that will improve the availability of these medicines, enhance competitiveness and innovation in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector and contribute to the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Monitoring data from 2016 for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food suggest high rates of compliance.

Leipzig has beaten Minnesota, and it will be the IPVS Congress venue in 2022.

The animals were detected on backyard farms located near the border with Ukraine.

Taking into account the high risk of transmission of ASF by wild boar, the EU has banned the dispatch of wild boars between Member States.

With this decision, both countries will move forward regarding the process of admissibility of products such as pork destined to this Asian market.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed to step up joint action to combat health threats associated with interactions between humans, animals and the environment.

Parliament approved plans to erect a 1.5-metre fence across the Danish-German border.