Health/Nutrition

A Polish backyard farm is being disinfected. Photo: Iwana Markowska-Daniel

24-08-2020 | News

ASF Poland: Number of farm cases in 2020 rises to 71

Pig meat from Germany s largest slaughterhouse can be transported to China again. Photo: Shutterstock

19-08-2020 | News

Covid-19: Tönnies slaughterhouse can ship again to China

The wind of change blowing in Romania, where wind mills have been placed adjacent to a refurbished swine farm. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

17-08-2020 | Expert opinion

Pig farms and the winds of change

A truck picking up weaner pigs from a farm in North Carolina. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

13-08-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pork sector rocked by company closure

Many kilometres of fencing were installed, like here near Léglise, to make sure that the ASF outbreak in wild boar could be contained. - Photo: Twan Wiermans

12-08-2020 | Article

African Swine Fever in Belgium – a look back

A hernia umbilicalis in a piglet a common genetic defect. Photo: Robin Britstra

10-08-2020 | Article

Four good reasons to rethink genetic selection

SINDAN president Emilio Salani: We had problems importing medicines such as ivermectin, abamectin and doramectin, which are important for cattle, and antibiotics for pig and poultry. - Photo: Henk Riswick

07-08-2020 | Article

Brazilian industry points out shortage risk of veterinary medicines

Detection of ASF virus has just become a bit easier with the identification of the cell-line by the ARS.

01-08-2020 | News

ARS: New way to detect presence of live ASFv

Pigs have been observed to remain healthy during trials when fed diets containing porcine liquid feed are inoculated with ASF virus. The pigs in this picture are not related to the trial. - Photo: Bert Jansen

30-07-2020 | News

How infectious is ASFv in feed exactly?

A sign warning about ASF in Eastern Poland. - Photo: Iwona Markowska-Daniel

29-07-2020 | Article

ASF is a growing problem for Poland

Pig market and welfare debated at British Pig & Poultry Fair

Zero hour is almost here: What will be revealed?

Wrapping up May: What’s new in the world of pigs?