
Finland confirms its first-ever ASF case
African swine fever has been detected in Finland for the first time, with the virus identified in wild boar found in the country's southeast. The authorities have established a restricted zone.


African swine fever has been detected in Finland for the first time, with the virus identified in wild boar found in the country's southeast. The authorities have established a restricted zone.

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Pathogens that are transmitted mostly through direct, pig to pig, contact are generally contained with today’s biosecurity programs and pig flow strategies. However, pathogens using multiple routes of transmission seem to evade standard biosecurity programs.

El 28º Congreso de la International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS), celebrado del 16 al 19 de junio de 2026 en Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, concluyó con éxito, reuniendo a la comunidad porcina mundial en uno de los mayores encuentros científicos jamás organizados en el ámbito de la sanidad y la producción porcina.



This case describes the deferred lesions resulting from tail biting and quantifies the losses it causes.

The University of Copenhagen has reported the emergence of this new condition in pigs in Denmark, following its first appearance in the Netherlands.

333 Africa announces its participation as an official media partner of the 9th All Africa Conference of Animal Agriculture (AACAA) 2026.



Effective biosecurity does not depend solely on protocols or staff discipline; it begins with the farm’s design, which involves defining zones, traffic flows, and access points that physically prevent errors.

An international meeting focused on sustainable swine production and technical knowledge exchange across Africa

South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak continues to escalate, with outbreak locations increasing across the country.

To complement the necropsy course, we have produced a series of videos of different processes in pigs.

