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Seneca Valley Virus situation in Canada: First case on farm in Ontario

SVA is widespread in the USA but until now has not been reported from any Canadian farms. SVA has been seen previously in Canadian pigs sent to USA for slaughter and in certain Canadian assembly yards.

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ASF: Europe needs to intensify efforts

The fourteenth meeting of the standing group of experts on African Swine Fever(SGE ASF14) took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 10 and 11 September 2019. Representatives from 34 European countries attended the meeting, as well as a representative of China.

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Nominations now open for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020.

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How much ASF virus does it take to cause an infection through intake of water or feed?

In a world where feed ingredients are marketed globally, do we know the minimum infectious dose to transmit the ASF virus in feed? And in water?

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ASF reaches Timor

African swine fever jumps and now the disease is around 650 kilometres from Australia.

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Iowa State University 2019 Animal Industry Report Now Available Online

The annual report, began in 2004, features a variety of animal industry-related research and study done at Iowa State that is supported by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station.

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ASF China: pig production becomes stable and the increase in prices slows down

According to the information published by the Ministry of Agriculture of China, the politics and measures to support pig production in China have entailed indications of improvement both in production and prices.

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Philippines: ASF contained and controlled in Rizal and Bulacan

Meanwhile, continuous strict surveillance is being conducted in areas near ASF-infected barangays in Rizal and Bulacan.

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Finland confirms Aujeszky in a wild boar

The case does not affect the official Aujeszky's disease free status of Finland, since it was found in a wild boar.

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MSD Animal Health announces call for 2020 High Quality Pork PhD award submissions

Award to be granted in support of research in swine health, production and welfare.

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OIE: New group of experts to prevent the entry of ASF in the Americas Region

The recent spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe, and more recently in Asia, is responsible for huge economic losses within the pig industry, endangering the livelihoods of many smallholders.

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Japan will allow the vaccination of pigs against CSF

The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Taku Eto, announced the revision of the specific CSF prevention guidelines to enable the preventive vaccination of pigs.

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Association between antimicrobial usage, biosecurity measures as well as farm performance

According to the results of this study carried out in 60 German farrow-to-finish herds , the active improvement of biosecurity measures could be a promising alternative to reduce antimicrobial usage on herd level.

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