Germany reduces the use of antibiotics in animal production by more than half
Between 2011 and 2015, the use of antibiotics in animal production dropped by more than half, going from 1,706 to 837 tonnes.
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Ukraine confirms new ASF outbreaks on commercial farms
Two of the affected farms house more than 6,000 susceptible animals.
EFSA reviews maximum content of copper in feed for piglets
EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) recommends that copper content in complete feed for piglets should not exceed 25 mg per kg (down from 170 mg/kg).
EU code of good labelling practice for compound feed
FEFAC, Copa & Cogeca welcome endorsement by EU Commission of our EU code of good labelling practice for compound feed for food producing animals.
The restriction areas in Poland and the Baltic countries due to ASF are expanded
The new ASF cases have entailed an increase in the risk level and changes in different sections of the Annex of Decision 2014/709/UE, as well as the establishment of new provisional protection and surveillance zones.
AB Vista: Iowa Swine Day: Last Place Award honors outstanding achievement
AB Vista and TechMix’s Last Place Award made a welcome return to Iowa Swine Day this year, following its debut in 2015.
ASF keeps spreading in Eastern Europe
Recently, the cases of African swine fever (ASF) have increased significantly in Poland, Ukraine and Russia. The reach of the evolution of the disease can be clearly seen on the maps that compare the outbreaks notified in 2016 with respect to the two previous years.
Biomin Introduces 7th Center for Animal Nutrition
Biomin has recently introduced its seventh Center of Applied Animal Nutrition (CAN)—this time in Tulln, Austria
Novel porcine sapelovirus found during SHIC-funded diagnostic investigation
Porcine sapelovirus has been implicated in an acute outbreak of atypical neurologic disease.
Inexpensive diagnostic test for foot-and-mouth disease
This could make diagnosis of FMD strains cheaper and easier, as only one integrin would be needed to identify all strains of FMDV.
Zoetis to Sponsor Postgraduate Research Fellowship at Iowa State University
Study aims to improve control and elimination strategies to reduce production impact of PRRSv
Evolution of the EU pork exports in the last 10 years
In the last 10 years, the total UE pork exports (except offal) to third countries have increased, going from 1,410,000 tonnes in 2006 to 2,108,000 tones in 2015.
The OIE introduces its new ‘One health’ web portal
Information on the ‘One Health’ concept can be found on this platform, along with details of global level action taken by the OIE and its partners to promote cooperation between the human health and animal health sectors.
EU wins a WTO dispute on Russian pork ban
On August 19th, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel declared illegal the Russian import ban imposed in early 2014 on live pigs, fresh pork and other pig products from the EU in the light of international trade rules.
Do you know our new Pig glossary?
Have you ever had doubts when reading an article in pig333? Do you know our new Pig glossary?
U of S VIDO-InterVac develops vaccine for PEDV
In less than a year, University of Saskatchewan (U of S) scientists have developed and tested a prototype vaccine that could protect the North American swine industry from a virus that has killed more than eight million pigs and cost more than $400 million in lost income since 2013.