Global Pig Industry News
Friday, July 01, 2005
New Zealand supports Australian pork industry's case against PMWSNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board (NZPIB) supported its Australian counterpart in its bid to ban pig meat imports from PMWS-affected countries.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Depopulation Unrealistic Option for PMWS Control
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1847. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1847. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Good Management Best Defense Against PMWS
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1846. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1846. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Study reveals factors in spread of pig disease
Poor farm biosecurity helped in the spread of pig wasting disease PMWS, a new study has claimed. The British Pig Executive-funded research, carried out by the University of Warwick, found that it...
Poor farm biosecurity helped in the spread of pig wasting disease PMWS, a new study has claimed. The British Pig Executive-funded research, carried out by the University of Warwick, found that it...
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Northern Ireland to lead European PMWS project
UK - A research project led by Queen’s University, Belfast, is to investigate porcine cirovirus diseases and seek a cure.
UK - A research project led by Queen’s University, Belfast, is to investigate porcine cirovirus diseases and seek a cure.
Monday, March 14, 2005
PMWS and PDNS in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from October - December 2005
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from October - December 2005
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
PMWS and PDNS in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from July – September 2004
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from July – September 2004
Friday, September 17, 2004
PMWS and PDNS in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April - June 2004
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April - June 2004
Thursday, August 19, 2004
NZ Pig PMWS disease scare over
NEW ZEALAND - Taranaki has been officially cleared of the pig disease post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
NEW ZEALAND - Taranaki has been officially cleared of the pig disease post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Is our PMWS research looking at the wrong bug?
UK - Epidemiological studies in Britain to try and understand the PMWS/PDNS pattern of spread, and risk factors, have been hampered by the paucity of farms that are free of disease.
UK - Epidemiological studies in Britain to try and understand the PMWS/PDNS pattern of spread, and risk factors, have been hampered by the paucity of farms that are free of disease.
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Pig disease spread may not be as bad as first thought
NEW ZEALAND - The incidence of the outbreak of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in New Zealand piggeries may not be as bad as first thought.
NEW ZEALAND - The incidence of the outbreak of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in New Zealand piggeries may not be as bad as first thought.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
New PMWS study
UK - The true proportion of farms with PMWS is being estimated in a new on-farm study that identifies links between current management practices, serology and PMWS
UK - The true proportion of farms with PMWS is being estimated in a new on-farm study that identifies links between current management practices, serology and PMWS
Monday, May 17, 2004
CDC Watching for Next Worrisome Outbreak
ATLANTA - SARS. West Nile. HIV. Bird flu. Once-obscure and unknown diseases have caused some of the most worrisome outbreaks in recent years, and health officials can only guess what disease will strike...
ATLANTA - SARS. West Nile. HIV. Bird flu. Once-obscure and unknown diseases have caused some of the most worrisome outbreaks in recent years, and health officials can only guess what disease will strike...
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Farmers urge caution over strategy to curb PMWS
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers are urging pork industry bosses to think twice before trying an expensive and unproven strategy to combat a disease threatening the New Zealand pig farming industry.
NEW ZEALAND - Pig farmers are urging pork industry bosses to think twice before trying an expensive and unproven strategy to combat a disease threatening the New Zealand pig farming industry.
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
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...
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...
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
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.
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.
Friday, March 19, 2004
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....
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....
Monday, March 08, 2004
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...
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...
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
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.
NEW ZEALAND - An MP suggests a link between Post-Weaning Multi-System Wasting Disease and Meat and Bonemeal.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Pig Disease Confirmed
NEW ZEALAND - Tests have confirmed pigs on three North Island farms are affected by post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome.
NEW ZEALAND - Tests have confirmed pigs on three North Island farms are affected by post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome.
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
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).
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).
Saturday, November 01, 2003
PMWS and PDNS latest news November 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from July to September 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from July to September 2003
Thursday, October 16, 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...
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...
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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...
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...
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
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 ...
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 ...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
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.
NEW ZEALAND - An exotic animal disease investigation is underway in a New Zealand piggery after weaner pigs failed to respond to veterinary treatment.
Saturday, August 16, 2003
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.
UK - A joint public and private sector project has been set up to investigate the factors involved in the development of PMWS.
Friday, August 01, 2003
PMWS and PDNS latest news August 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April to June 2003
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April to June 2003
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