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Rhea Schirm joins Swine Health Information Center
Pork industry veteran Rhea Schirm joined the Swine Health Information Center as grant and contract administrator on April 22, 2025.
Comparison of a novel rapid sampling method to serum and tonsil scraping to detect PRRSV in acutely infected sows
Results suggest great potential of tonsil-oral scraping as a novel, practical, and rapid tool for PRRSV RNA detection in sows to assess sow herd status.
FAO urges awareness and action amid FMD outbreaks in Europe and Near East
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.
EU aid for farms affected by FMD in Brandenburg
European Commission pledges extraordinary market support measure.
Poland: Nearly 2,000 ASF cases since the beginning of the year
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.
PIC receives FDA approval for technology used to breed PRRS-resistant pigs
PIC is among the first to receive approval for the use of gene editing in commercial livestock in the U.S.
Foot and mouth disease in Hungary: Preventive culling of pigs
Preventive culling of 9,888 pigs on a neighboring farm after detection of the fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
New Danish-Californian collaboration aims to foster greener food production
The Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences has partnered with leading institutions in Denmark and California to launch a pioneering interdisciplinary network dedicated to promoting more sustainable animal-based food production.
Second Canadian Wild Pig Summit showcases national progress to control invasive wild pigs in Canada
The Summit is one of several initiatives supporting the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on African Swine Fever to enhance the national prevention, preparedness and response planning.
The Leman Swine Conference seeks DVM Students to apply for the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize this Summer
Attending the Leman Conference is a great opportunity for veterinary students who want to network with industry leaders.
How Spain transformed antimicrobial use
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.
Foot and mouth disease in Hungary moves southward
A fifth outbreak of the disease has been detected 60 km south of the last confirmed outbreak.
From 32% to 68% of PRRS negative farms after 3 years of the Danish national PRRS reduction strategy
The first three years of the Danish PRRS reduction strategy have shown that it is possible to control and reduce the prevalence of PRRS in Danish pig production.
Germany is declared free of foot-and-mouth disease by WOAH
Germany is once again recognized as free of foot-and-mouth disease.
USDA awards $15.3 million to protect animal health
These 68 new projects will increase the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to and control animal disease outbreaks.