Ukraine Bans Pig Imports Due to ASF
UKRAINE - Ukraine imposed a ban on the import of live pigs from Russia and the South Caucasus due to the outbreak of the African swine fever, according to Ukraines Head of State Veterinary Committee Peter...

Swine Industry Calls for PRRS Research Proposals
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) is again seeking research study proposals focused on one of the swine industry’s most devastating diseases - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...

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.

Report of APP Causing 10 Per Cent Finisher Mortality
UK - The Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for June 2009 from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) causing increased mortality...

Influenza in Pigs: Code of Practice
UK - The leading pig organisations in the country have prepared a Code of Practice for all forms of influenza, including influenza A H1N1.

OIE Provides Guidance on Veterinary Legislation
GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is supporting its Members modernise their veterinary legislation by making guidelines available on its web site.

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.

Taiwan Has Resumed FMD Vaccination
TAIWAN - Vaccination of pigs against foot and mouth disease (FMD) has resumed.

Swine Dysentery Charter Formed for Yorkshire
UK - Yorkshire and Humberside’s £300,000 drive for lower production costs is now in full swing. Pig-keepers are forming local clusters and will share information about the health status of their pigs (see...

SA Trade Embargo Frustrates Brazilian Producers
SOUTH AFRICA - Brazilian pork producers have expressed their frustrations at South Africa's continued trade embargo on their meat exports.

Sabah Govt Has No Plans to Close Down Farms
MALAYSIA - The Sabah state government does not intend to close down pig farms in the state following the outbreak of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak which is becoming more serious.

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.

BPEX Strengthens Technical Team
UK - The environment and animal health are important priorities for the pig industry and BPEX is investing in both areas to provide an even better service for producers and processors.

New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens'
US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In the third scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths,...

Sanofi-Aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in Merial
GLOBAL - Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck will sell its 50 per cent interest in the companies' current animal...

Boehringer Ingelheim Sees Sales Rise
GLOBAL - The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw sales rise by 8.3 per cent in the first six months of 2009 compared to the previous year and because of a positive exchange rate this translated...

Management of Pandemic H1N1 in Swine Herds
CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with stakeholders, trading partners, and the public and animal health communities, has refined its approach to managing cases of the...

£100M Boost for Animal Health Research
UK - The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) today welcomed the announcement by the Government of over £100 million investment by the...

Virtual Walking the Pens - Software Update
US - If you missed the earlier news, you can now access the "Virtual Walking the Pens" game on ThePigSite.com.

No Antibiotic Residues Detected in DDGS
US - Phibro's Ethanol Performance Group has reported no detection of virginiamycin residues in more than 40 samples of distillers' grains (DDGS).

Serious Health Threat from Weaner Imports
UK - The prospect of weaners being imported into Britain from the European mainland could pose a serious health threat to the UK pig herd, says Stephen Curtis, chairman of pig-breeding company ACMC Lt...

Pfizer May Sell Animal Health Assets
GENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.

NADIS Veterinary Report & Forecast - July 2009
UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.

PCR Assay Detects Brucellosis in Wild Boar
SWITZERLAND - A real-time PCR assay was a specific and sensitive tool for the detection of Brucella spp. infections in wild boars, according to new research published by Vladimira Hinic of the National...

Soil Association Highlights Superbug Threat
UK - The Soil Association is supporting calls from NPA to stop the importation of weaners.