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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Pig Health
Friday, October 30, 2009
Pork Trade Resumes After Easing H1N1 Fears AUSTRALIA - Australian pork sales are back to normal, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Manner of Handling H1N1 Outbreak Angers Farmers AUSTRALIA - Pig farmers in Victoria's Goulburn Valley have accused the Department of Primary Industries of mishandling a recent swine flu outbreak.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Victoria's Pigs Cleared of H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - Pigs affected by the A(H1N1) flu in the Goulburn Valley, have recovered from the virus.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Influenza A Confirmed at Queensland Piggery QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - A Queensland piggery near Dalby has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for Influenza A.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Pig Farm to Remain Under Quarantine over H1N1 Flu AUSTRALIA - A pig farm in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will remain under quarantine for a few more weeks.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Influenza A H1 Found at Piggery in Victoria AUSTRALIA - A preliminary diagnosis of Influenza A H1 has been found in pigs at a piggery in Victoria. AAHL is yet to confirm if N1 is present. Workers at the piggery have shown signs of possibly having...
Pork Producer Forum in Young AUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Pig Disease Monitoring Put to the Test AUSTRALIA - The ability of authorities to trace the movements of a pig carrying an exotic disease have just been put to the test.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Industry: Piggery Workers Not Being Tested for H1N1 AUSTRALIA - Piggery workers who are showing only mild symptoms of flu are having difficulty convincing doctors to test them for H1N1 flu, the pork industry says.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Outbreak Contained as Infected Pigs on the Mend AUSTRALIA - An outbreak of swine flu at a central NSW piggery has been contained.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Pig Industry Seeking Better Flu Checks on Workers AUSTRALIA - There's a call for all Australian piggery workers with flu symptoms to be tested for the swine flu virus.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Australia Shuts Piggery After Flu Outbreak AUSTRALIA - The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries announced on Monday that a piggery hit by A(H1N1) flu would be locked down until all signs of the virus have been eradicated.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Australia's First Case of Influenza A at Piggery AUSTRALIA - A piggery in New South Wales (NSW) has been placed in quarantine after returning positive tests for influenza A H1 – the first farm in the country to have tested positive for the virus.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Swine Fever Could Devastate Aussie Pig Population AUSTRALIA - Australian experts are warning that an outbreak of the pig disease 'swine fever' could easily and rapidly spread across Australia.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Pork Industry Not Backing Quarantine Reforms AUSTRALIA - Livestock exporters are calling on cross-benchers and the Opposition to support the Federal Government's new quarantine fee structure.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
No Food Scraps to Pigs Campaign AUSTRALIA - A new campaign is underway to raise awareness of the risks of feeding food scraps that have had contact with any form of meat to pigs.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Aussie Pigs Could Catch the H1N1 Flu, Says Expert AUSTRALIA - The H1N1 flu could infect the nation's pigs if not handled carefully, according to warnings issued by a biosecurity expert.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Australia Watching Flu Risk for Indonesian Pigs AUSTRALIA - Australia is worried that the Indonesian pig population could be struck down with a new form of flu.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Protection of Animal Health Remains Top Priority AUSTRALIA - The Minister says that improvements to New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI)'s field veterinary services will enhance animal health across the state's valuable livestock i...
Monday, March 09, 2009
Oz Launches 'No Food Scraps to Pigs' Campaign AUSTRALIA - A new campaign is underway to raise awareness of the risks of feeding food scraps that have had contact with any form of meat to pigs.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Oz Pork Producers Reminded of Swill Feeding Ban AUSTRALIA - Pig producers have been reminded that swill feeding is banned in Australia.

