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ASF Germany: Eliminating the wild boar population in the white zone

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has issued the necessary authorization to amend the ASF Ordinance to reduce the wild boar population in the "white zone" as much as possible.

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Figure 1. Chronic form of African swine fever (ASF). The arrow indicates swollen joints. Source: Walczak et al. Pathogens, 2020,9, 237

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Tiny doses of virus can cause African swine fever

Biosecurity and prevention measures must take into account that as low as 5 units of ASF virus are enough to produce infection.

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Germicide powder helps control bacteria and disease threats when pigs are in the barn.

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Protekta germicide powder: A simple way to keep swine barns clean

Use germicide powder to keep disease threats in check when pigs are in the barn.

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Stonehaven Incubate and Agile Sciences launch company to revolutionize antibiotic use in animal health

The new company, Anifera Limited, develops compounds that increase the susceptibility of highly resistant strains of bacteria to antibiotics.

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Environmental bioaerosol surveillance for early pathogen detection

Bioaerosol surveillance may be an effective non‐invasive surveillance approach to quickly disseminate data on multiple pathogens back to the farm stakeholders.

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FAO meat price index: nine months of decreases

Pork prices fell due to the drop in prices of German products.

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ASF Germany: Saxony establishes a restricted zone

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.

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Pharmgate Animal Health: The 3 keys to delivering water-soluble medication effectively

When treating pigs, focus on water quality, mixing protocols and water system cleanliness.

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Figure 1.  PRRSV detection using fixed spatial sampling.  Probability of detecting ≥ 1 PRRSV positive samples as a function of the number of oral fluids tested per barn (2 or 4) and number of barns per site (1 or 3).  Note that the probability of detection increases geometrically with the number of barns sampled.  Data from Rotolo et al., (2017).

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Practical guidelines for oral fluids collection

What are the most common mistakes when using oral fluid? How to make the most of this diagnostic technique.

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EVAC Webinar by Inovet- Colistin use in animals: ‘no evidence of risk to public health’

Recordings of the European Veterinary Antibiotics Conference are now available. The 2020 edition of the EVAC focused on the much-debated colistin molecule and the potential consequences of overregulation.

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ASF China: Illegally transported pigs to blame for majority of outbreaks in 2020

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.

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Philippines lifts temporary ban on pork and pig imports from Belgium

Following Belgium's self-declared "ASF free" status, the Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the import of domestic pigs, pork, and semen originating from Belgium.

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Belgium applies to regain ASF "free" status

On October 27, Belgium submitted an application to the European Commission and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to regain its African swine fever "free" status.

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ASF Germany: Positive case outside existing core areas

New African swine fever situation: 11 more cases confirmed, including one positive case outside existing core areas

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Image 2. Feed processing facility in North America. Source ANACAN.

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Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Perspective from global pig health experts

In this first article of our series, we will compare and contrast the perspectives of four pig health experts from some of the most important pork producing countries (i.e. USA, Italy, Denmark and Spain) on antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms.

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ASF Germany: First case in Saxony in wild boar

ASF has been detected in Saxony for the first time in a wild boar, according to the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).