biosecurity

Professor Arjan Stegeman, Utrecht University. Photo: Ton Kastermans

01-04-2020 | Interview

Interview: Transfer of Covid-19 to pigs is unlikely

Getting into the USA or Canada might become increasingly difficult for seasonal farm workers from e.g. Mexico, now authorities take measures to limit travelling to stop the spread of Covid-19. Photo: Shutterstock

31-03-2020 | News

Covid-19 may cause shortage of labour in NA pork sector

Although Covid-19 does not affect pigs, for various reasons, pig farms need to be aware what role they can play to keep the effects of the coronavirus as small as possible. Illustration: Shutterstock

30-03-2020 | News

3 key strategies for pig farms in times of Covid-19

Dead wild boar in a Polish field this one was photographed earlier. Photo: Iwona Markowska-Daniel

23-03-2020 | News

ASF Poland: First outbreak on farm in Western Poland

Costa Rica is sending its first pigmeat shipments to China. Photo: Shutterstock

09-03-2020 | News

Costa Rica the 1st in Central America to ship pork to China

According to the Chinese Harbin Institute stated to have made progress with the development of an ASF vaccine. Photo: Lina Mur

02-03-2020 | News

Chinese Harbin Institute: New ASF vaccine is effective

A veterinarian disinfecting a backyard pig house. Photo: Iwona Markowska-Daniel

21-02-2020 | News

ASF Greece: No further cases reported so far

Prof Dewulf, speaking at the Higher Pig Health event, organised by Boerderij, a Dutch-language sister title to Pig Progress. Photo: Koos Groenewold

12-02-2020 | Interview

Interview: “BioCheck makes biosecurity measurable”

The 1st infected animal in Greece was an pig on a breeding farm not the animal in this picture. Photo: Lina Mur

07-02-2020 | News

ASF Greece: Detection of virus in breeding farm