Denmark: Air filtration with UV light to protect pigs Danish pig research centre SEGES is working on a new type of ventilation filter with UV light.
Chinese zoom in on 2016 influenza virus in pigs The virus is described as having ‘all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus’.
Swine influenza project studying virus transmission The Pirbright Institute in Surrey, UK has been awarded £4.4 million to work with researchers from the...
Abstract: South Korean research finds H3N2v in pigs Writing in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, South Korean researchers have reported that they have...
China Animal Vaccine Industry Report, 2012-2015 The 'China Animal Vaccine Industry Report, 2012-2015' says during 2004-2012, China's animal vaccine market size...
"PRRS requires transboundary solutions" About 25 years after its first detection, PRRS remains a major worry for pork producers around the globe. The...
Rabobank: Russian meat industry to change Over the last ten years, the Russian meat industry has grown at an extremely fast rate. However, according to a...
Vet advises producers to vaccinate pigs before shows With Iowa's county fair swine shows season just around the corner, Iowa State University Extension swine...
Review of influenza A virus in swine worldwide The fight against influenza A virus in swine and other animal species requires support from governments, vets...
Pork Checkoff advises producers to get their vaccinations As in previous years, the Pork Checkoff recommends producers, farm personnel and others who have contact with...
Swine at farm fairs associated with 305 cases of influenza A The United States Centers for Disease Control have reported that since July 2012, 305 human cases of infection...
RESEARCH: Persistent threat of swine flu viruses Underscoring the paramount importance of continued surveillance, a Korean-US research team have published in the...
No pig racing this year at US farm fair Swine influenza is making organizers of county fairs take preventative measures.
RESEARCH: Swine flu present in many healthy farm-show pigs Despite their healthy appearance, several pigs on show at a 2009 US state fair competition were infected with...
Ohio State Fair sends home SIV pigs Two pigs have been sent home from the Ohio State Fair in the USA because they have the swine influenza virus....
Hawaii pig worker contracts unusual swine flu A (H3N2v) A Maui pig worker is Hawaii's first confirmed case of an unusual swine flu strain that has been detected in only...
Influenza in Chinese pigs – fake news or not? A news item on H1N1 with ‘pandemic potential’ hit the news some time ago. Why did we publish it?
BLOG: Antimicrobial use monitoring – what is the best... Following on from my last weblog, how should we move forward with monitoring of antimicrobial use in pigs in the...
IPVS 2010 Vancouver, Canada – What scientific delights... The long awaited 21st International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in beautiful Vancouver, Canada is ...
Swine influenza outbreaks – what can we expect? As the human pandemic is developing, the novel influenza A H1N1virus is now being reported in many countries and...
Novel influenza virus H1N1 – what can we expect? Predictions can be and frequently are wrong but what do we know about this new virus and can we try to guess the...
If you can't beat them... Just when pork producers thought they saw light at the end of the tunnel, H1N1 turned up. The influenza A scares...
H1N1, PRRS and IPVS: a day in the life How busy can the life of a professional swine veterinarian be? Dr Ernest Sanford is swine specialist at...
A viral update – lots going on in the swine world There is a lot going on in the swine world regarding viral infections over recent days and weeks – flu, PRRS and...
Swine influenza worries Little kids can be scared about anything, be it big green monsters or zombies under their beds or perhaps a...
How animal protein can effectively feed millions The World Food Prize took place October 16 and business leaders from two of the world’s largest population...
CPF steps up its presence in the Philippines For more than one reason, the Philippines is considered interesting for investments. Thailand-based Charoen...
China becoming aware of on-farm health and hygiene China is slowly waking up to the notion that investing and growing alone is not enough to be successful in pig...
Ways to ensure sufficient milk production Genetics and swine husbandry have moved on apace in 20 years, yet the swine industry globally is struggling with...
H1N1 in 2009: Lessons from America The Argentinian specialist Dr Carlos Juan Perfumo has been analysing particular features of the so-called...
Virus update: Pigs as mixing vessels So far, the last year has seen the introduction of at least two new viruses that directly or indirectly affected...
World Pork Expo: Gripes about yet another crisis Many pork organisations had long been emphasising that 'swine flu' and the 'swine industry' were not related....
Flu threats to pigs from avian reservoir So far, H5N1 hasn't created mass panic among pig farmers. Some significant changes in avian influenza over the...
Positive opinion for EU avian influenza vaccines The European Medicines Agency has adopted positive opinions recommending the granting of community...