Swine news - Pig health

The Italian Council of Ministers has approved a decree providing aid to the swine industry with a budget of €50 million.

The uncontrolled, excessive use of antibiotics in livestock production leads to antibiotic resistance seriously threatening human health.

The new regulations stipulate the animal health, biosecurity, and welfare conditions with which pig farms must comply.

The Australian Government is investing in a new, national Biosecurity Training Centre.

The infected wild boar was found 52km away from where ASF had previously occurred in wild boars in the country.

There are now 20 confirmed cases, so far all of them within the infected area.

Thailand has reported eight total outbreaks of African swine fever in pigs to the OIE.

The Department of Agriculture remains optimistic that the hog industry will gain momentum this year, and recover from its losses due to ASF.

A wild boar carcass found in the area around Wong Yue Tan in Tai Po tested positive for African swine fever virus.

The Federal Minister of Agriculture has brought together the state ministries of the federal states affected by African swine fever.

The use of colistin in the pig industry increased by 9.3% in 2020. Experts consider urgent measures are needed to reduce its use.

The restrictions applied after the ASF outbreak on a pig farm in Lalendorf (Rostock district) will be lifted on January 15, 2022.

The National Pork Producers Council joins more than 20 Latin American organizations in the fight against ASF.

Italy has reported 5 new positive cases of ASF, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 8 to date.

The state of Paraná stands out among the three largest pig producers, with production growing and breaking records year after year.

African swine fever has now been reported in three states in the country in both domestic pigs and wild boar.

This is the first official report of African swine fever in Thailand.

ASF has been confirmed in North Macedonia for the first time. It was found on a backyard farm with 18 susceptible animals and there were 3 cases located in Dramce (Delčevo), in the east of the country.

This last year saw the most outbreaks in pigs since 2018.

Following the confirmation of two new cases of African swine fever, Italy intensifies surveillance and control measures and expands the affected area.

An estimated 41% of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals were for use in swine in 2020.

The EMA Management Board acknowledged the preparations for the implementation of the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation.