Australian Pork Limited welcomes funding to help protect Aussie pigs
Australian Pork Limited and the hog sector look forward to working with the government to ensure that ASF never enters Australia.
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Australian government invests $66.6 million to keep ASF out
The government is providing an ASF response package including more biosecurity officers, new x-ray machines, and detector dogs to ensure the country never has an outbreak.
USA: FDA releases annual summary on antimicrobials sold in 2018 for livestock use
Medically important antimicrobial sales for use in swine are up 17% from 2017, but general trends show increasing success in antimicrobial stewardship across the livestock industry.
Pirbright study uncovers replication sites of emerging pig disease
Important insights into the replication mechanisms of porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) could facilitate the development of broad-spectrum control methods to tackle diseases caused by coronaviruses.
Philippines: Pork price falls 6.84 percent
The cost of pork has significantly dropped during the period July to October due to decreased demand caused by ASF scare.
USDA's feral swine eradication and control pilot program
$75 million to fund projects to eradicate and control feral swine in highest risk areas of the United States.
ASF: Denmark completes construction of fence at border with Germany
The fence should reduce the risk of African swine fever reaching Denmark.
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae variability: Current trends and proposed terminology for genomic classification
A commonly employed molecular typing method for M. hyopneumoniae is Multiple‐Locus Variable number tandem repeat Analysis (MLVA).
United Kingdom: New National Pig Centre to deliver important industry research
The University of Leeds is opening its £11 million National Pig Centre, which it believes will make Yorkshire one of the best places in Europe for pig research.
Argentina: animal and plant health is of national interest
New regulations provide greater structure to Senasa, strengthening disease and pest control and eradication as well as food safety and quality.
USA: NARMS reports antimicrobial resistance patterns in swine
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) monitors bacteria to determine if they are resistant to various antibiotics used in human and veterinary medicine.
ASF challenges the industry to prioritize and execute on Biosecurity: field recommendations from experts
Do we clearly understand which are the most effective biosecurity measurements to prevent the transmission of ASF between farms when infection pressure increases? What are the major worries of those producers and veterinarians dealing with outbreaks of the disease over short distances?
FDA revised draft guidance on compounding animal drugs
The draft guidance acknowledges that in cases where there is no FDA-approved drug that can be used to treat a particular condition, a drug compounded from bulk drug substances may be a medically appropriate treatment. Agency also accepting nominations to list of bulk drug substances.
ASF continues to cause major concerns within the hunting community
The hunting community is becoming increasingly concerned about new cases of ASF in western Poland, not far from the German border, and in southern Bulgaria, very close to the Greek border.
USA: FDA to bring remaining OTC antimicrobial drugs under veterinary oversight
Even more over-the-counter (OTC) antimicrobial drugs will soon be for use only under the professional supervision of a licensed veterinarian. FDA accepting comments on the draft guidance for industry.
EveryPig saves farm from major fines by identifying potential withdrawal period violation
Intelligent pig health platform EveryPig recently helped one of its users stay in compliance with pig medication withdrawal periods set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by identifying a potential violation and alerting the production manager before the pigs were sent to market.