USDA enhances ASF surveillance efforts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness efforts with the implementation of a surveillance plan.
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Ireland: draft code of good agricultural practice for reducing ammonia emissions
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today launched a public consultation process on the draft Code of Good Agricultural Practice for reducing Ammonia Emissions from Agriculture.
Genus: Strategic porcine collaboration in China
The collaboration, with Beijing Capital Agribusiness Co. Ltd is to research, develop, register and market elite pigs in China that are resistant to PRRS.
Cargill invests in cultured meat company Aleph Farms
Global food and agriculture company diversifies protein interests to meet future consumer demand.
German farmers will be allowed to anaesthetise piglets to castrate them
The German Cabinet has ratified the regulation through which the German farmers will be able to anaesthetise their piglets with isofluorane to eliminate pain during castration.
ASF in Vietnam is out of control: More than 2000 new outbreaks
The OIE confirms 2121 Foci distributed in 29 provinces.
USA: pork exports below last year’s
First quarter exports were 6% below last year’s pace in volume (600,268 mt) and down 14% in value ($1.47 billion). First quarter exports accounted for 24.4% of total pork production (down from 26.6%) and 21.3% for muscle cuts (down from 23%).
US, Canada, Mexico to work together to prevent ASF spread
The United States, Canada and Mexico are partnering to prevent the African swine fever (ASF) virus from entering their borders.
Holland: pig farm occupation by animal rights activists
According to DutchNews, dozens of animal rights activists have been arrested for occupying a pig farm in Brabant province and refusing to leave, police confirmed on Tuesday.
USA: Interactive map to help livestock producers
USDA-APHIS launches interactive map to help livestock producers obtain premises identification numbers or location identifiers.
Risk for introduction of ASF virus into the US through air passengers’ luggage
An analysis funded by the Swine Health Information Center and National Pork Board estimated the risk for introduction of ASF virus into the US through smuggling of pork in air passengers’ luggage.
Spain: Aragon is the main pig producer for the first time
Aragon exceeds 8 million pig heads and places as the main Spanish pig producer.
Spain: increase in the import of piglets
During the first trimester of 2019, Spain has imported 7.3% more piglets.
Brazil increases pork exports by more than 44%
During April 2019, the Brazilian pork exports increased by 44.3% with respect to April 2018.
Germany: FLI updates African Swine Fever risk assessment
According to Friedrich Loeffler Institut, the risk of direct spread through infected wild boar is assessed as high in areas close to the affected region in Belgium.
Veterinary drug residues: compliance remains high
The percentage of samples that exceeded maximum levels was 0.35% for the year 2017.