biosecurity

UV light can play a role in killing viruses during air filtration. This device is not related to the Danish research. - Photo: Shutterstock

29-07-2020 | News

Denmark: Air filtration with UV light to protect pigs

A wild boar, photographed in Hong Kong. - Photo: Shutterstock

24-07-2020 | News

ASF Asia: Virus likely in wild boar; Korea prepares for second wave

An impression what a permanent fence may look like this one was constructed by Denmark to avoid the entry of wild boar from the south. - Photo: Vincent ter Beek

09-07-2020 | News

ASF Poland: Germany aims to build permanent fence

Neatly stored in a container, the semen is ready to go. - Photo: Magapor

01-07-2020 | Article

From stud to sows – how to truck semen?

As of May 2020, only in Nigeria s Lagos state, more than 600,000 breeders and matured growers have been lost to ASF, excluding culled and sick animals. - Photo: Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria

30-06-2020 | News

ASF Nigeria: Fears of up to 1 million pigs dead

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

Biocheck.UGent is a free online survey, that can help improve on-farm biosecurity. Photo: Bongkarn Thanyakij

29-06-2020 | Article

Objective risk-based scoring of biosecurity

The Intra Hygiene Quick Scan can be used to obtain reliable results from water samples. Photo: Intracare

29-06-2020 | Article

Using real-time water analysis to control contamination risks

ASF is highly contagious and infection spreads rapidly through a unit. Increasing biosecurity on farm can prevent viruses from entering. Photo: Shutterstock

29-06-2020 | Article

Closing the door on ASF with feed biosecurity

Disinfection of a backyard farm in Poland not the one where now ASF was found. - Photo: Iwana Markowska-Daniel

16-06-2020 | News

ASF: First outbreak on backyard farm in western Poland