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Ukraine tightens control over Russian pork imports

In connection with the cases of African swine fever at a private farm in Kursk region (Russia), 85 km from the Ukrainian border, Ukrainian veterinary and sanitary control points at the state border have been put on alert.

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Russia confirms an outbreak of ASF in Kursk

The outbreak above seems to be the 1st one recorded in the Kursk (Kurskaya) oblast, bordering Ukraine on its north-eastern border.

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Russia: economic impact of African Swine Fever

VPSS forecasts that continued spread of ASF could result in an economic impact as high as RUR8 billion ($267 million) by year’s end.

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Ukraine lifts ban on imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania

The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine has lifted a ban on imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania.

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Galvmed publishes database with vaccine information

The NGO Galvmed has published an online database with free access to information on all livestock vaccines, throughout the world.

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Taiwan: subclinical FMD detected

During the routine active FMD serological surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on one pig farm.

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Lithuania: CSF has been eradicated

On the basis of the testing results and clinical investigation of pigs, the veterinary authorities of Lithuania have concluded that CSF has been eradicated.

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ASF: Russia proposes sterile zone

Russia's veterinary service says the Ukraine should take measures to protect itself from African Swine Fever spreading from Russia.

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FMD in Kazakhstan: epidemiological situation

Veterinary authorities in Kazakhastan have reported the FMD-related restriction measures on movement of animals.

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New outbreak of FMD in China

Last week China's veterinary authorities informed the OIE of a new focus of foot and mouth disease.

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Effect of porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine on postweaning performance and carcass composition

PCV2 vaccination has a large impact on growth rate and on the proportion of pigs going to primary markets, but not on carcass fat depth, loin depth, or percent lean, measurements that are used to determine market value.

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Associations between biovar and virulence factor genes in Pasteurella multocida isolates from pigs in Spain

Two hundred and five isolates of Pasteurella multocida from pigs were phenotypically and genetically characterised by determining their biovar, capsular type, virulence-associated genes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles.

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FMD situation in Paraguay

There are currently 25 teams in the zone around the outbreak and in the surveillance zone and 13,333 blood samples.

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Botswana: Foot and mouth disease

Continuous surveillance is still ongoing to monitor FMD situation. Surveillance in pigs is namely passive.

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United Kingdom: top Five for pig health

A ‘top five’ of farm services that will be available to every pig farm signing up to BPEX’s new national pig health scheme, was revealed at this week’s ‘Two Tonne Sow’ Focus on Health conferences.

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China: new outbreak of foot and mouth disease

The report described a single outbreak of FMD on a farm in the village of Duixu (Zhongda town, Lang, Linzhi).