Scrutiny grows over KwaZulu-Natal’s FMD vaccination strategy
South Africa faces scrutiny over foot-and-mouth disease response, vaccine effectiveness, rollout gaps, and calls for stronger biosecurity and engagement.
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What do you think about... influenza?
What can we do to protect ourselves from influenza? And to protect pigs?
Influenza is a significant respiratory disease that affects not only pigs but also human health. The actions of personnel who have access to pigs directly influence the disease's impact. In this short survey, we want to know if you take steps to reduce the risk of spreading influenza.
Foot and mouth disease threat puts Namibia’s meat Industry on alert
Namibia’s N$8bn meat industry is on high alert as foot-and-mouth disease spreads in South Africa, threatening exports, jobs and livestock trade.
South Africa on high alert over rising Livestock disease risks
South Africa is on high alert as summer heat and rains raise livestock disease risks, prompting surveillance to protect farms and food security.
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Take a look back at our most popular articles of the year.
South Africa expands rural animal healthcare programme
South Africa expands rural animal healthcare by training veterinary paraprofessionals to run enterprises that boost livestock health and livelihoods.
Improving ASF biosecurity
Given the current situation, any help in combating African swine fever is welcome.
South Africa Pig Industry probes foot and mouth disease outbreaks
Confirmed foot and mouth disease in a Free State piggery highlights rising risks for South Africa’s commercial pork producers.
Clinical case: Abortion outbreak - an old favourite returns
The “normal” sporadic and unexplained abortion rate in pigs is approximately 1 to 2 % of pigs that are mated and achieve a pregnancy.
African Swine Fever
All the information about ASF: how to recognize the disease, how it is transmitted, pictures of lesions, latest news, guides, etc.
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ASF in Spain: Tests indicate that it is a new strain not previously described
Current data does not allow confirmation that the ASF viral strain came from any laboratory, according to the sequencing performed by the IRB.
Waterproof bags can make cell phone entry more biosecure
When was the last time that you disinfected your cellphone?
When Santa Claus gets it wrong...
There are times when the present we were expecting isn't what we get...
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Simulator that calculates the amount of drug to add to the water when using a flow dispenser.
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Diarrhea in neonatal pigs: preventive strategies using vaccination
In the first article of this series, the four specialists shared with us about the increase in neonatal diarrhea problems and explained which were the main causative agents according to their experience. In this article, we will address preventive strategies using vaccination methods.
Clinical case: Necrotizing pneumonia in suckling piglets
In a factory farm located in Mexico an increase in the mortality in the farrowing quarters was seen, and this coincides with temperature and relative humidity increases.
