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Panama: Ministry and swine industry meet to strengthen production
Marketing, production processes, and genetics were the topics discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama, and Juan Guevara, representing the Panamanian pork sector.

Innovad: Session to shed light on the tension between feed analysis and biomarkers in mycotoxin risk assessment
The experts will delve into crucial topics such as feed mycotoxin limits evaluation and the establishment of risk levels for biomarkers.

No swine dysentery? Challenges that mild strains of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae pose to the industry
What happens if the agent that causes swine dysentery is detected, but there is no disease? This is how can it be diagnosed and the consequences to the herd.

Japan temporary suspends of imports of live pigs, pork from Sweden
The suspension is to prevent pigs raised in Japan from being infected with African swine fever virus.

New report reveals global decrease in antimicrobial use in animals
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) released a landmark report showing encouraging progress in combatting antimicrobial resistance.

Sweden confirms first ASF case in the country
A case of African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a dead wild boar in the municipality of Fagersta. This is the first case of ASF in Sweden.

Philippines: ASF spreads to new province
Palawan province is no longer free of African swine fever (ASF) after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed on Cocoro Island.

Mongolia reports first case of ASF in four years
Two domestic swine farms have been affected by African swine fever.

SHIC-funded MSHMP launches new website
MSHMP is facilitating the sharing of health information and is growing into adding boar stud and growing pig data to the sow information already gathered.

Spain: Wild boar population to be quantified
The monitoring of wild boars is essential for the authorities to be able to take the necessary measures to manage them.

CVM researchers awarded $800,000 USDA grant to create integrative data platform for major swine disease
The study aims to create an “integrative data science” platform to predict the ability of PRRSV-2 variants to provoke an immune response and spread across farms.

The feed mill faced with health challenges in pig production
Today's swine industry depends on a supply of properly balanced feed, the quality and safety of which are critical to pig health, welfare, and maximum productive performance.

Guatemala and FAO unite to prevent African swine fever
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together communicators and journalists from the Latin American and Caribbean region to strengthen communication strategies to prevent and contain African swine fever reported in 2021 in Haiti and later in the Dominican Republic.

Clinical case: Lameness and paralysis of hindquarters in finishing pigs
This case describes the deferred lesions resulting from tail biting and quantifies the losses it causes.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers receive $2.48 million to improve resiliency and animal welfare in swine
Animal science researchers receive $2.48 million in USDA grants aimed at improving disease resiliency and animal welfare in the swine industry.