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ASF threatens to spread from China to other Asian countries

The movement of pig products can spread diseases quickly and, as in this case of ASF, it's likely that the movement of such products, rather than live pigs, has caused the spread of the virus to other parts of China.

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Image 1. ASF progress in Romania. Source: OIE

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ASF spreads in Romania

The major progression of the disease has taken place during last 2 months.

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Weaning many piglets is not easy, and neither it is to achieve that the great majority of them have a good quality and weight. Nevertheless it is essential to be able to reduce the use of medications in the nursery. Photo by: Antonio Caballero.

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Are the nurseries becoming complicated? (1/3)

In recent years, pig production has been subject to several changes that have forced farmers to adapt. Some of these changes have a direct impact on the nursery.

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Abundance and diversity of the faecal resistome in slaughter pigs and broilers in nine European countries

The total acquired AMR level was associated with the overall country-specific antimicrobial usage in livestock and that countries with comparable usage patterns had similar resistomes.

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Location map of the ASF outbreaks in China

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ASF progress in China

Third ASF case at 1000 km from the first one and 500 km from the second. The second case was declared in a slaughterhouse where pigs had arrived from a market more than 2000 km away

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China confirms an outbreak of ASF in a slaughterhouse in Henan

The OIE and the Ministry of Agriculture of China confirmed on Thursday the presence of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in a slaughterhouse in China.

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Hvsen Biotech "PRRS Prevention and Control New Solution" (Wuhan Station) was grandly launched

The “PRRS Disease Research Project Results Conference” cohosted by Hvsen Biotech and Wuhan Xinhuaxing (Wuhan Station) was held in the International Academic Exchange Center of Huazhong Agricultural University.

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Figure 2b: Serum virus neutralization (SVN) test for detection of anti-bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) antibodies in serum.

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Laboratory techniques to evaluate the antibody immune response in the pig

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, serum virus neutralization test, haemoagglutination test, and immunoperoxidase monolayer assay are explained.

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Emerging disease causes vaccine sales to soar

Vaccination against oedema disease is now protecting over ten per cent of pigs in some countries.

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China reports ASF for the first time

The disease has been detected in the northeast of the country.

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Picture 1. Intact (non-docked) pigs. Picture courtesy of Inge Böhne

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Tail biting: how is this problem perceived across the world? Are we ready to stop docking tails?

The authors share their experience on tail biting risk factors identification as well as the production of non-docked pigs.

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ASF spreads through Romania

The disease already affects the counties of Satu Mare, Bihor and Salaj, in the northeast, and Tulcea, Braila, Constata and Lalomita in the souheast of Romania.

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Bulgaria to build wild boar fence on Romanian border

Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement of wild boar into Bulgaria as a measure against African swine fever (ASF).

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Relationships between colostrum supply of suckling piglets and Salmonella prevalence in piglet rearing

The study provides preliminary evidence that when comparing Salmonella-inconspicuous farms with Salmonella-conspicuous ones, the colostrum supply may be a critical factor that needs to be considered.

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Colombia has established the compulsory vaccination against CSF in some areas

Vaccination shall be administered ahead of time in all the municipalities of Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Córdoba, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo and Sucre, and in some municipalities of Antioquia, Casanare, Cauca and Boyacá.

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Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released.