China is launching a nationwide initiative to boost pork production following a price spike blamed on a devastating outbreak of African swine fever.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2019
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When Vanya Dimitrova received the Bulgarian veterinary services' notice to kill her pigs because of African swine fever, she was shocked.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 10, 2019
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Lab tests have confirmed that African swine fever caused the deaths of pig herds in at least seven villages near Manila and a multiagency body will be set up to ensure the highly contagious disease does not spread further, ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 9, 2019
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People who work in the swine sector have declared war on what is known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), responsible for millions in losses, not only in Spain, but throughout the world. Although ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2019
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Scientists are working to develop a vaccine to help guard the world's pork supply as a deadly virus ravages Asia's pig herds.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 20, 2019
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The Philippine agriculture chief said Monday that an unspecified number of pigs has died or been culled in backyard farms in recent weeks and a crisis team has been established to try to contain the still-unidentified disease ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2019
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Swine fever, rabies, bird flu—outbreaks of diseases in wildlife populations often also affect farm animals and humans. However, their causes and the dynamics of their spread are often complex and not well understood. A ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2019
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Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China's massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand—but analysts warn worse is yet ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 19, 2019
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The death toll from a disease outbreak in China's pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 million animals, but its spread has "significantly slowed," a deputy agriculture minister said Thursday.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 4, 2019
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New findings by researchers at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggest potential pain relief for piglets by administering medicine through the act of nursing.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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