Is Salmonella Spreading to Pig Farms?
FINLAND - Salmonella has been found in the pig feed Yhdistelmä-Tiiviste (protein concentrate) from the Rehuraisio Oy factory in Raisio.

New Piglet Product Prevents Coccidiosis
UK - The first UK licensed coccidiocide for the prevention of coccidiosis in piglets has seen its UK launch this week.

Contaminated Pork Seized in Angeles City
PHILIPPINES - Some 70 kilos of pork meat believed contaminated with hog cholera disease were seized by personnel from the city veterinary office before it was sold to the public, authorities said.

EU Nitrates Committee Grants Derogation
UK - Intense lobbying by the National Farmers Union and other organisations paid dividends yesterday when a derogation was approved for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in Great Britain under the Nitrates Dir...

Poultry and Livestock Diseases Continue Spreading
VIET NAM - Diseases affecting Viet Nam’s fowl and cattle are continuing to spread throughout the country, the Department of Animal Health said at a meeting held in Hanoi yesterday.

Culling of Ebola-infected Pigs Comes to an End
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Saturday started disinfecting a hog farm in Pandi town, Bulacan province, after completing the culling of more than 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola...

'Double Dead' Pork Seized in Balintawak
PHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) on Thursday seized a ton of "double dead" pork in a surprise inspection at a public market in Quezon City.

Quang Nam Province Ravaged by PRRS
VIET NAM - The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Nam has officially declared the outbreak of blue-ear pig disease in the province and banned all transport, trade, slaughter and the consumption...

Workers Culling Pigs Complain of Headaches
PHILIPPINES - Authorities will try to complete the culling of 6,000 pigs infected with Ebola-Reston virus at a Pandi, Bulacan piggery by Friday.

Bulacan Hog Industry will Recover After Culling
PHILIPPINES - Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza said today he is optimistic that the dying hog industry in the province will recover as soon as the government is done with the culling of the Ebola Reston-infected...

Culling of Pigs Expected to Happen on Schedule
PHILIPPINES - The National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health and the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) expect to finish the depopulation of some 6,000 pigs from a farm in Pandi, Bulacan...

Maple Leaf Welcomes New Listeria Policy
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has applauded the Canadian Government's new listeria policy released on Friday, which it described as an essential next step towards higher levels of safety in the meat industry....

PRRS Hits Three Vietnamese Provinces
VIET NAM - A blue-ear epidemic in pigs is developing in three Vietnamese provinces, resulting in nearly a thousand of pigs being infected with the blue-ear virus, said the Department of Animal Health under...

Mass Pig Slaughter to Fight Ebola Commences
PHILIPPINES - Health and Agriculture officials arrived at a Filipino farm yesterday to begin slaughtering around 6,000 pigs to prevent the spread of the Ebola-Reston virus.

Culling of Pigs with Ebola Strain to Take a Week
PHILIPPINES - The culling of 6,000 pigs infected with the Ebola Reston virus in Pandi, Bulacan will push through on Saturday (28 February).

DA 6: Western Visayas Pork is Ebola Reston-free
PHILIPPINES - Pork consumers in Western Visayas have nothing to fear with the reported ebola reston virus which was reported to have infected several hog farms in Luzon.

14 Ill Over Pig Feed Additive Poisoning
CHINA - Fourteen people in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, were poisoned yesterday evening after eating pig organs that were suspected of containing an animal-feed additive.

Hogs to be Culled to Stamp Out Ebola Reston Virus
PHILIPPINES - Philippine agriculture authority will start culling roughly 6,000 heads of pigs in a farm in Luzon, northern Philippines in a move to curtail the transmission of Ebola Reston virus and protect...

Seven Suspects Detained Over Poisoned Pork
CHINA - The municipal public security bureau of Guangzhou yesterday claimed to have identified nine people allegedly responsible for the recent case of pig-feed poisoning, which has made about 70 people...

Hog Farmers Say Pork Safe for Human Consumption
PHILIPPINES - Amid the scare triggered by the Ebola Reston virus (ERV) in pigs, a group of hog farmers in the country today assured the public that locally-produced pork and pork products are safe for...

PRRS Virus Biosecurity Protocols Published
US - Preventing the spread of PRRSV within and between pig populations is a critical component of a farm's disease control program.

S China Discovers Poisoning by Pig Feed Additive
CHINA - Forty-six people in south China's Guangdong Province were poisoned on Thursday after eating pig organs that contained an animal-feed additive, the local health authority said.

Singapore Suspends Pork Imports from Taiwan
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Thursday announced the suspension of pork, pork products and dairy products import from Taiwan, local media reported.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reported in Central Taiwan
TAIPEI - Agriculture authorities have slaughtered hundreds of pigs in central Taiwan in a bid to contain the island's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 12 years.

S Korea Halts Spanish Pork Imports
SEOUL - South Korea halted imports from a Spanish meat exporter after finding excessive levels of antimicrobial agents in frozen pork, the government said today.