Rabobank: 2015 to be turbulent year for pork industry The first quarter report by Rabobank on the pork industry forecasts that 2015 will remain a turbulent year with...
Sodium butyrate in weaning piglets’ diets aids gut health A study showed that the addition of sodium butyrate (NaBut) in the diets of weaning piglets has an important...
UK lab confirms PEDv outbreaks in Ukraine A report by the British Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) has confirmed that highly pathogenic Porcine...
Mild strain of PEDv found in farms West Europe Various finisher farms in Germany and the Netherlands have reported a mild strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea...
US researchers identify third PEDv strain Researchers in the United States have identified a new strain of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv), which...
Pig producers warned after PEDv alert in Ukraine The British National Pig Association (NPA) has warned all its members for the consequences of Porcine Epidemic...
PEDv takes the pork cheer from this year’s holiday seasons In the United States pork is in shorter supply and more expensive this year due to the outbreaks of Porcine...
USDA speaks of PEDv outbreaks in Ukraine The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a gains report which talks about Porcine...
Mexico announces measures to stabilise pork prices Mexico’s Ministry of Economy (SE) has announced this week the establishment of a tariff quota for imports of...
First case of PEDv reported in Hawaii Even after increasing swine import requirement to prevent the entry of swine infected with PEDv, the virus has...
Canada: Swine biosecurity programme receives new funding The federal and provincial governments in Canada recently announced they will fund CAD$150,000 to the...
Liquid in-feed antimicrobial can reduce PEDv risk Using a liquid in-feed antimicrobial can help reduce the risk of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus infection of...
Rabobank: Global pork market cooling down With the peak of the 2014 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) outbreaks behind us, the global pork industry...
A plan published to deal with PEDV Identify, contain and eliminate are the key elements of a contingency plan for dealing with Porcine Epidemic...
Study: Reducing PEDV risk A study shows that a product by US firm Kemin could reduce the risk of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv)....
OIE: Feed not source of PEDv infection The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed that contrary to earlier reports pig blood products...
Blog: New medicated feed regulation proposals The European Commission has issued its new proposals on medicated feeds. What does it mean for the EU pig industry?
PEDv: Was plasma blamed too quickly? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus appears to be transmitted through feed and air. In Canada, fingers were pointed...
How to stop PEDv? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) virus took the US pig industry by surprise. The understanding of it is...
2014 in review: PEDv, ASF and consumers It wasn’t too hard to figure out what dominated the Pig Progress headlines in 2014 – two diseases, Porcine...
Helping challenged pigs to avoid dehydration With Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) still present in many pig herds in the US, Canada, Mexico and Asia,...
Perfect storm PEDv can be stopped by biosecurity The spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) has been a perfect storm. This is because while affected pigs...
PEDv, ASF and the winter setting in October has begun – daylight is shortening and winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere. The change of...