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.

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Ceva Sante Animale announces the launch of Forceris^TM, the first approved injectable combination of gleptoferron and toltrazuril in Europe

Forceris^TM received the first marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for this innovative combination of gleptoferron and toltrazuril to treat neonatal piglets.

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AnimalhealthEurope signs up to EU Code of Conduct on agricultural data sharing

Following its launch on 23 April 2018, the EU Code of Conduct on Agricultural Data Sharing has now received the support of two additional international federations: Centre de Liaison International des Marchands de Machines Agricoles et des Reperateurs (CLIMMAR) and AnimalhealthEurope.

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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.

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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.

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The map shows the total number of CSF-positive wild boars found dead or captured, as well as the pig farms affected (underlined in yellow), until April 23rd, 2019.

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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.

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Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's feed industry and soy demand

Rabobank expects China’s total feed/soybean demand to decline in 2019 – albeit significantly less than the decline in pork production – followed by a slight recovery in 2020. African swine fever will act as a catalyst to speed up feed industry upgrades – including, but not limited to, a diversified product mix, the higher adoption of commercial compound feed, and ongoing industry consolidation.

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Hainan, the last region that was free of the disease, has confirmed two ASF outbreaks.

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ASF has spread through all China in only 9 months

With the detection of ASF in the island of Hainan, ASF has already affected all the regions, autonomous communities, municipalities and special administrative regions of China.

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Brazil: efforts in the NE states for the eradication of CSF

Brazil will carry out a combined effort between the federal government and the northeastern states to implement programs for the eradication of classical swine fever (CSF) and other animal diseases.

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EFSA: Assessment of GM six‐event stack maize and subcombinations

Maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 (six‐event stack maize) was produced by conventional crossing to combine six single events: Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 and GA21.

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China: pork production down by 5.2 percent

In the first quarter of 2019, the total output of meat was 2.8% down year-on-year while the output of pork was 5.2%.