Bunge Appoints Gregory A. Heckman as CEO
Brings more than 30 years of agribusiness experience to role.
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TN Tempo copes better with PRRS
Results from this trial highlight the exceptional attributes of TN Tempo-sired pigs that are “bred for toughness”.
New feeders offer pigs eating choices
Two new wet-and-dry shelf feeders for pigs – the SF3D Fattening and the SF3D Wean-to-Finish – are being offered by Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings.
International forum on African swine fever
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, welcomes over 150 delegates from 15 countries to the forum on African swine fever (ASF).
First oral vaccination of Eurasian wild boar against ASF virus genotype II
This is, to our knowledge, the first report of a promising vaccine against ASF virus in wild boar by oral administration.
Philippines : Rationalization Program for Pork and Poultry Supply
This will start with the Department of Agriculture conducting an actual on-farm validation of the production level of local farmers and properly identifying them and geotagging their farms.
Mexico: actions and measures to prevent the entry of ASF
The SENASICA is training technicians to respond immediately before the presence of a health emergency due to African swine fever.
Luxembourg: fence and white area against ASF
The 8-km-long fence will be completed in late May. The government has also established a white area.
EU: €1 billion to facilitate access to finance to young farmers
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched today a €1 billion loans package targeting specifically young farmers.
14º meeting ITM
For the 14th time Magapor organized ITM International Technical Meeting.
France: Aujeszky's disease seropositive pigs
The serology tests were positive within the framework of the programmed surveillance.
Best-practice guidance for the use of vaccines in animals
EPRUMA publishes new best-practice guidance for the use of vaccines in animals
Thailand's plan for a potential African Swine Fever outbreak
According to USDA, on April 9, 2019, the Thai Cabinet agreed to fund and implement a plan to prepare Thailand for a potential African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.
Artificial intelligence for the welfare of pigs
Researchers from the Joint Research Unit for the Physiology, Environment and Genetics of Animals and Livestock Systems (PEGASE), in collaboration with the CEA-LETI, have developed an automated detection device for pig behaviour. It is a system based on individual monitoring to help farmers intervene quickly in the event of behaviour which affects the health and welfare of the animals.
The government expects the best harvest in the history of Argentina
“We will be the second global maize exporter again”, said the Minister of Agroindustry, Mr Luis Miguel Etchevehere, when showing that according to the forecasts, the exportable surplus will reach 30 million tonnes.
CSF in Japan: more than 330 wild boars and 38 outbreaks in domestic pigs
Data provided by the OIE/WOAH show that 38 pigs farms and 331 wild boars have tested positive for ASF in the prefectures of Gifu, Aichi, Nagano, Shiga and Osaka.