Foot and mouth disease in Hungary: Preventive culling of pigs
Preventive culling of 9,888 pigs on a neighboring farm after detection of the fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
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USDA awards $15.3 million to protect animal health
These 68 new projects will increase the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to and control animal disease outbreaks.
Ten years of ASF in the EU: How has the disease evolved?
After a decade of outbreaks in domestic pigs and wild boar, African swine fever remains a challenge in Europe.
Netherlands eases measures after foot and mouth disease in Germany
The Netherlands has no cases of foot and mouth disease after extensive testing, so restrictions on veal calf farms are reduced.
U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan - Request for public comments
APHIS is requesting public comments on a proposal to establish a voluntary livestock improvement program to improve biosecurity, traceability, and disease surveillance for swine health.
New foot and mouth disease case ruled out in Germany
Tests performed by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut on samples from a suspect goat ruled out foot-and-mouth disease.
Emergency measures relating to foot and mouth disease in Germany
The EU adopts urgent measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and protect trade.
The 10 most-read articles in 2024
Of the 122 articles published on Pig333 last year by world-renowned authors, these were the ten most-read. You won't want to miss a single one.
Necropsy manual: Examining organs (II)
In the fifth installment of the manual we address the examination of the organs of the abdominal cavity.
Infection prediction in swine populations with machine learning
Models provide daily infection probabilities that can be used as a benchmark to more timely support preventive and control strategies on farms.
Boehringer Ingelheim presented SoundTalks® powered by FARMERA™
The SoundTalks® Innovation Exchange symposium brought together different stakeholders to share practical applications of digitalisation on farms, especially in the area of respiratory health monitoring.
SHIC Funds Nine Plan of Work Projects to Advance Emerging Disease Mission
The Swine Health Information Center recently funded nine new projects addressing research priorities and topics published in its 2024 Plan of Work.
ISU develops test for Japanese encephalitis virus
Having a federally approved JEV test ready would help mitigate the damage of a possible outbreak.
Canada: Alberta launches small-scale swine disease surveillance project
The main goal of this project is surveillance and early detection of federally and provincially reportable diseases.
Dramatic increase in ASF cases in the EU in 2023
EFSA has just published its annual epidemiological report on African swine fever (ASF).
The role of non-progressive atrophic rhinitis: Looking beyond the snout
How do turbinate atrophy and the effect on cilia caused by B. bronchiseptica affect the incidence of S. suis and porcine respiratory disease complex?