By keeping FMD out, Korea’s swine sector ‘welcomed’ ileitis

05-12-2018 | | |
Health officials spraying disinfectant in an attempt to halt the spread of FMD in Gimpo, at 30 km of Seoul in December 2010. Photo: Yonhap
Health officials spraying disinfectant in an attempt to halt the spread of FMD in Gimpo, at 30 km of Seoul in December 2010. Photo: Yonhap
Foot-and-Mouth Disease rampaged through South Korea’s swine industry in 2010 and 2011. Since then, the country’s business has bounced back with a renewed focus on biosecurity and a strict policy against in-feed antibiotics. All in all, a lot has changed. On top of that, an unexpected health issue occurred in the breeding herd. Up until recently, high-health breeding stock companies in South Korea were regularly receiving complaints from customers about the sudden death of newly introduced g


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Redacteur 1

Vincent
ter Beek

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Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
Hein

Oh
Yeonsu Oh Professor, Kangwon National University / Major: Veterinary Pathology