PMWS strikes 25 piggeries in New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - Twenty-five piggeries between Whangarei and Taranaki have been confirmed or provisionally confirmed as having a serious pig disease. More than half of the farms with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome – which kills young pigs –...

PMWS mortality increases energy bills
UK - Even though it offers an 80 percent discount on the climate change levy, membership of the pig sector's climate change discount scheme has tumbled.

Moves to protect the national piggery
AUSTRALIA - Australia's A$1 billion pork industry, under siege from rising imports, falling prices and quarantine fears, will join a Federal Government group to thrash out a plan to secure its future. The formation of a new joint industry-government...

Expert backs pork quarantine concerns
AUSTRALIA - An international animal health expert has backed pork producers' concerns about new quarantine standards for imported pig meat. The changes clear the way for up to 15 countries to export pig meat to Australia as long as they meet strict...

New Zealand MP alleges PMWS-MBM link
NEW ZEALAND - An MP suggests a link between Post-Weaning Multi-System Wasting Disease and Meat and Bonemeal.

Pig Disease Confirmed
NEW ZEALAND - Tests have confirmed pigs on three North Island farms are affected by post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome.

Eradication of Pig Disease may not be Feasible
NEW ZEALAND - At this point, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), does not believe it is possible to eradicate post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).

PMWS and PDNS latest news November 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from July to September 2003

Group Looks at PMWS Control
UK - A recent meeting of the Northern Ireland Pig Discussion Group discussed PMWS (Pig Wasting Disease). The large crowd and active discussion at the meeting indicated how important pig producers in Northern Ireland view the disease.

NZ pork problems may affect Oz trade
NEW ZEALAND - A new disease which has killed hundreds of piglets on a Waikato farm – and raised questions about half a dozen other piggeries which have had contact with it – may give Australia further excuse to use non-tariff trade barriers against New...

Provisional Confirmation of Pig Disease
NEW ZEALAND - A provisional diagnosis of Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) has been made on a Waikato piggery which is under investigation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).

PMWS Disease Investigation Underway
NEW ZEALAND - An exotic animal disease investigation is underway in a New Zealand piggery after weaner pigs failed to respond to veterinary treatment.

PMWS investigation project starts
UK - A joint public and private sector project has been set up to investigate the factors involved in the development of PMWS.

PMWS and PDNS latest news August 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April to June 2003