Health/Nutrition

Pork for sale at the Riga Central Market, Latvia. Photo: Vincent ter Beek

21-11-2019 | News

Baltic processors faced with soaring pork prices

A picture of an earlier wild boar victim that died of ASF found in Eastern Poland. Photo: Iwana Markowska-Daniel

20-11-2019 | News

ASF Poland: Infected wild boar numbers in Lubusz rise to 20

Dead wild boar in a field in Poland. This is not the recently discovered case.

18-11-2019 | News

ASF Poland: Virus hops closer to Germany (UPDATED)

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13-11-2019 | News

ASF Vietnam: 5.8m pigs dead; virus likely in Indonesia

In terms of pig disease outbreaks, transparency is absolute key. Illustration: Dreamstime

11-11-2019 | Expert opinion

Oops, a dead pig on the shore. Now what?

Pathogens are a typical stressor for neonatal pigs. Illustration: Shutterstock

04-11-2019 | Expert opinion

A long list of common stress factors for pigs

Sausages for sale in a Russian supermarket. These were not the ones discovered to be having ASF genome. 123RF

01-11-2019 | News

Sausages with ASF genome found in Russian groceries

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30-10-2019 | News

ASF Philippines: Outbreaks in Pangasinan and Manila

Ractopamine is a growth-promoting feed additive which is banned in over 160 countries. Illustration: Shutterstock

30-10-2019 | News

JBS USA and Tyson stop using ractopamine

A live wild boar photographed in Germany. Photo: Shutterstock

25-10-2019 | News

Dead wild boar found on Danish coast – no check for ASF

Germany is “FMD-free” again after outbreak in water buffaloes

14-03 | Article

Farm visit: Spacious sow farm for starting couple

13-03 | Article

What role do insects have in pathogen transmission?