Biosecurity and Hygiene

New regulations could deny border entry to foreigners found illegally carrying meat products, Taiwan's Council of Agriculture Deputy Minister Lee Tui-chih said last week.

With every disease outbreak farmers and researchers learn how to make pig barns more secure and improve biosecurity.

Around the world pigs have become popular pets but, as with raising any animal, raising pigs comes with its own challenges.

The new owner of carcass classification body MLCSL has pledged that consistency, transparency and independence will be safeguarded through the formation of a new, industry-led and independent scrutiny committee.

A member of the Swine Health Ontario leadership team says backyard swine producers and feral wild pigs represent weak points in the defence against an incursion of African swine fever into Canada.

One study in Germany has shown a distinct relationship between antimicrobial usage, biosecurity measures and farm performance in farrow-to-finish farms.

The Swine Health Information Center is calling on the traveling public to assist in helping keep foreign animal disease out of the United States

China has confirmed new outbreaks of African swine fever in the northern province of Shaanxi and southern province of Guizhou.

Be sensible with your holiday souvenirs. If you are visiting an ASF-infected region this Christmas, be mindful of any food items that you plan to bring back.

What can you do to aid in early detection of disease on your farm? Daniel Linhares, assistant professor at Iowa State University, shares three steps pig producers can take to improve their odds of catching a disease out…

Belgium’s African swine fever (ASF) restriction zone has been expanded slightly to create an additional buffer zone.

China has confirmed new outbreaks of African swine fever in three regions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs report.

African swine fever outbreaks are generally under control in China as prevention and control measures have been effective reports senior agricultural official

In a new video, NPA chief executive Zoe Davies explains how diseases like African swine fever (ASF) affect farming and wider rural communities.

China has confirmed new outbreaks of African swine fever in three provincial-level regions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said yesterday (Monday, 3 December).

Dr. Mike Roof, executive director of swine R&D with Boehringer Ingelheim, delivered the keynote address to attendees of the North American PRRS Symposium on Sunday in Chicago, addressing 25 years of PRRS research and dev…

A sample of China-produced pork sausages ditched by tourists at Kaohsiung International Airport was again found to have been contaminated with the African swine fever virus, the Council of Agriculture announced Friday.

An outbreak of swine dysentery has been confirmed in Norfolk

Farming Minister George Eustice has outlined the steps the Government is taking to try and keep African swine fever out of the country.

EFSA has published an update on the epidemiological situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Europe