Health/Nutrition

This particular wild boar will not spread the ASF virus very quickly as it was held in captivity at the FLI in Germany. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

29-05-2020 | News

ASF Poland: Virus appears to be unstoppable in wild boar

Employees in a slaughterhouse often have to work fairly close together, which could encourage virus spread. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

27-05-2020 | News

Pork plant workers in Brazil infected with Covid-19

Foto: Photo: Ronald Hissink

25-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: French and Dutch slaughterhouse staff test positive

Photo: Shutterstock

23-05-2020 | News

Chinese confirm SARS-CoV-2 does not affect pigs

Finisher pigs on a farm in Iowa. The US number 1 pig producing state appears to escape mass cullings so far. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

22-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: US pig backlog may rise to 10 million

Illustration of ASF virus.

22-05-2020 | News

British ASF vaccine said to protect 100% of pigs

In the first 3 months of 2020, over 4,000 infected wild boar were found, according to figures by the European Commission. - Photo: Shutterstock

19-05-2020 | News

ASF Europe: more cases in wild boar population in 2020

The Tönnies plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany. - Photo: Hans Prinsen

18-05-2020 | News

Covid-19: German pork plants test negative, Italy fears the worst

Backyard farms usually keep pigs in relatively simple sheds, partly outdoors, with rarely any attention for biosecurity. - Photo: Henk Riswick

15-05-2020 | News

Covid-19 could spark revival of Russian backyard pig farms

Photo: Dotted Yeti

14-05-2020 | News

Covid-19 update: 2 US pork processors change course

15-08 | Article

Korean research: Dietary yeast alleviates heat stress in sows

MHP acquires over 92% of Spain’s Grupo Uvesa

ASF Germany: Number of wild boar cases in NRW grows to 78