ASF Vietnam: Experimental vaccine proves efficacy A recombinant experimental vaccine candidate is able to induce protection against virulent Vietnamese African...
ASF Dominican Republic: Virus spreads to east, south African Swine Fever (ASF) has now been found in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican...
ASF Dominican Republic: 30,000 pigs culled, farmers... To keep outbreaks of ASF under control 30,991 pigs have been culled in the Dominican Republic.
ARS develops another ASF vaccine candidate By using genetic modification, researchers from the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed yet...
Latin America on high alert because of ASF Crisis Committee PPA LatAm has been formed by 22 national organisations from 18 countries.
Podcast on summer highlights in the global pig industry Zinc oxide, Prop 12, African Swine Fever, free farrowing stalls are discussed in the latest podcast.
ASF Dominican Republic: Virus around in April, says OIE African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has been around in the Dominican Republic as early as April.
ASF Dominican Republic: Army deployed to fight virus The Dominican Republic is restricting pig shipments and mobilising the military to contain the spread of African...
RusAgro resumes talks on building pig farms in China Russian agricultural holding RusAgro has revived a $ 5-billion worth project.
Vietnam suspends live pig imports from Thailand (updated) ASF was found in a batch of 980 live pigs imported from Thailand on May 19.
American ASF vaccine works through oronasal route An ASF vaccine under development in the USA has also been tested successfully when provided oronasally.
Midges, mosquitoes and flies and their role in ASFv spread What role do midges, mosquitoes and flies play in the spread of ASFv?
‘Russia has become the world’s 5th largest pork producer’ According to Russian data, Russia has overtaken Brazil in terms of pig production performance.
Ukrainian plans for a breeding farm in Kazakhstan Ukrainian pig company KSG Agro has announced plans to build a breeding complex for 50,000 pigs.
Cambodia opens its markets to pig meat from Brazil This happens at a time when local media report a re-emergence of ASF.
Spain is Europe’s top pig meat exporter to China In 2020, Spain came out as Europe’s number 1 pig meat exporter to China.
ASF Asia: Wild boar as virus reservoir Pig Progress editor Vincent ter Beek follows the ASF outbreaks in wild boar.
Quarterly update: All change as ASF arrives in Germany Dr John Strak considers how the discovery of ASF-infected wild boar is affecting pig prices.
Pig farms and the winds of change Although Covid-19 has not affected pigs directly, the effects of the human virus are having a profound effect on...
Quarterly update: A tale of 2 viruses Pig market expert Dr John Strak shares a tale of 2 viruses in his quarterly update.
Where Covid-19 and African Swine Fever meet ‘The big unknown’, that is a label that fits perfectly on the current Covid-19 virus, according to Pig Progress...
Around the world in 10 pig farms The year 2019 has flown by – and Pig Progress would like to wrap up this exciting year again, just like years...
Oops, a dead pig on the shore. Now what? African Swine Fever confronts national authorities with sensitive dilemmas. Of course it is great to be able to...
Trade wars and ASF: The global pork market mid-2019 Every quarter, international pig market expert Dr John Strak takes a look into the previous months and analyses...
Pig farming under a new US administration The new agriculture secretary in the Biden administration is a face known by many: Tom Vilsack.
SwineTalks: Online insights in biosecurity Pig Progress attended SwineTalks and homed in on speakers addressing (respiratory) health issues.
Protecting Brazil from pig diseases Technical director of the Pig Producers Association Charli Ludtke talks about keeping pigs healthy.
Interview Fernanda Almeida: IPVS president for 2 more years Dr Fernanda Almeida was an undergraduate student when the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) congress...
Wrapping up June: What’s new in the world of pigs? Read all about pig innovations in this month’s Business Update for the pig industry.
Farm visit: Norwegian farmer considers reducing pigs Lower profit margins could spell a reduction in pig production on the mixed farm of May Britt Lode, based in the...
Keeping ASF at bay at the Danish border One way to successfully fight African Swine Fever is to make sure that the virus never enters a country. Denmark...
EuroTier completes first round of global shows There was lots to enjoy in Qingdao, China, from 19-21 September. The first edition of EuroTier China was held...
Interview: Biosecurity as solution to ASF The effect of African Swine Fever on North Korea is unknown but since mid-September the virus has also appeared...
ASF hits backyard farms hard in the Philippines The sea has not been able to stop the march of African Swine Fever in Asia. In September 2019 the virus was also...
ASF on-farm? Back on track in 18 steps - part 2 African Swine Fever (ASF) arrived in China, the world’s largest pig market and has been spreading rapidly across...
ASF on-farm? Back on track in 18 steps - Part 1 African Swine Fever (ASF) arrived in China, the world’s largest pig market and has been spreading rapidly across...
Flies can play a role in transmitting ASF into farms Pigs can in theory get infected with African Swine Fever virus by eating infected flies. Danish researchers...
This idea could help gain control over ASF Almost concurrent with the first reported African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks in Belgium, a Belgian startup...
New outbreaks of ASF reported in Russia New outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in the Volgograd Region and Tula Region of Russia...