Ministry Intensifies Fight Against ASF in Belarus
BELARUS - Because of the rapid deterioration of the epizootic situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of Belarus calls on regional authorities to take...

Antibiotic Rule - a Small Step and a Sad Indictment
ANALYSIS - The US Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban 'extra-label' or unapproved uses for certain antibiotics is a small step in the direction towards reducing the potential risk of antibiotic...

New Efforts Announced Aimed at Controlling PRRS
CANADA - A new two-year project announced earlier this week will bring together pork producers, veterinarians and industry to pilot a strategy aimed at reducing the transmission of porcine reproductive...

ASF: Govt Bans Movement of Pigs in Entebbe
UGANDA - The government has instituted a ban on movement of pigs in Wakiso District following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) that has claimed many pigs.

Pigs from Indore May Have Carried JE Virus
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Pigs brought to New Delhi from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, could be behind the spread of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the city.

How to Defend against PRRS
UK - Robin Brice from Rattlerow Farms invested several years' efforts to eradicate porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) from one unit.

NPA Biosecurity Flyer for Pig Producers
UK - The A4 flyer above has been produced by NPA as part of its campaign to ensure hobby pig-keepers are registered.

Police Seize 500kg of Illegal Beef and Pork
RWANDA - Police seized a truck in Ntarabana Sector, Rulindo District, containing 500kg of beef and pork last week and arrested five people transporting unchecked beef to Kigali City.

Two More ASF Cases Reported in Russia
RUSSIA - Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO of Veterinary services from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Moscow has reported two new outbreaks of African swine fever in farms located in Saratovskaya oblast...

Kazakhstan Imposes Restrictions on Russian Pork
KAZAKHSTAN - Kazakhstan has imposed the restriction on the import of pork and other products from the Saratov and Orenburg regions of Russia, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan...

Pigs to be Screened in New Delhi for JE Carrier
NEW DELHI, INDIA - To check spread of Japanese Encephalitis in the city, the government has ordered screening of pigs, which are primary reservoirs of the virus causing the disease.

First Swine Toilet Undergoes Testing
THE NETHERLANDS - The Swine Research Farm Sterksel (Wageningen UR) in the Netherlands recently started to test the first prototype of a swine toilet.

€236 Million Reallocated for Disease Control
EU - The Commission has today adopted the Commission's proposal endorsed by the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal health held on 6 December to reallocate €236 million among Member States...

Senators Concerned over FMD Virus
AUSTRALIA - A Senate inquiry has voiced "serious concerns" about Australia's ability to respond quickly to an outbreak of the highly contagious livestock virus, foot-and-mouth disease.

Pigs May be Relocated; Govt to Curb Imports
INDIA - Stung by the disclosure that 20 per cent of pigs carry Japanese encephalitis, the government is in a firefighting mode.

Talks Held in Warsaw over Veterinary Issues
RUSSIA & EU - Three-day talks between the representatives of veterinary services of the European Commission and individual countries of the European Union and representatives of veterinary services...

ASF: Residents Defy Ban on Pork in Uganda
UGANDA - Residents of Adjumani District in Uganda have ignored health warnings about the risks associated with eating pork from pigs killed by African swine fever.

Composting Helps Swine Farms Improve Biosecurity
IOWA, US - Following an initial project begun in 1999 at the Iowa State University (ISU) swine breeding farm, the university’s swine teaching farm started composting mortalities eight years ago in an...

Romania Pig Meat Now Authorised for Trade in EU
ROMANIA and EU - At the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health in Brussels, the Member States have unanimously given their go ahead to a draft Decision tabled by the Commission that will...

Russia Confirms More ASF in South-West
RUSSIA - Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO, Veterinary services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food from Moscow, Russia, has reported five new outbreaks of African swine fever in the country's south-west.

Healthy Piglets? Not with Sulphonamides
AUSTRIA - Young pigs are known to be particularly susceptible to intestinal problems, which not only discomfort the animals but also slow their growth – and thus increase the cost of meat production....

Mexico Strengthens Border against CSF
MEXICO - Following the recent outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF) in Guatemala, Mexico's National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) has reinforced the country's southern bord...

Mobile Lab to Reduce Environmental Impact of Farms
SPAIN - The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, has set up a mobile environmental monitoring unit to assess in situ greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions on farms....

US and EU on Collision Course over Antibiotics?
OPINION - The debate over the use of antibiotics on animals and their potential to produce antibiotic resistance in humans has been stepped up in recent weeks.

Research: Close Contact to Catch MRSA from Pigs
EU - A European alliance of scientists has confronted the spread of dangerous MRSA strains in the community and in livestock. Hospital-acquired MRSA is so well adapted to the hospital that it has difficulty...

ASF Could Have Hit Northern Armenia
ARMENIA - The Ministry of Agriculture has said that there are suspected cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the village of Lorut, the northern province of Lori.

OIE: More Cases of Classical Swine Fever Reported
GUATEMALA - Nineteen more cases of classical swine fever have been reported to the OIE.

Crackdown Provoked by 'Lean Meat Powder'
CHINA - By late October, Henan province courts had tried 59 cases related to "lean meat powder", a substance used illegally to stimulate muscle growth in pigs.

How to Prevent Food-borne Illness Outbreaks
CANADA - A food microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests approaches designed to prevent rather than react to problems within the food supply offer the greatest potential as a food safety...

Viet Nam Seizes 2.5 Tons of Illegal, Rotten Pork
VIET NAM - More than 1.5 tons of pork and pig entrails without documents of origin were found Sunday on a minibus arriving in Ho Chi Minh City from central Viet Nam.