Pig/Poultry
Authorities in Germany have confirmed a case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It takes an entire day to feed all the pigs reared in the great outdoors on a farm in Denmark, such is the scale of the enterprise.
DAFM has reminded those travelling to Ireland this Christmas to not risk bringing pork or pork products from areas affected by ASF
The European Commission has today (Tuesday, September 24), officially recognised Sardinia and Sweden as free from African Swine Fever (ASF).
Some 3,500 pigs have to be culled after an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northern Germany.
Last year saw a five-fold increase in the number of outbreaks of ASF in domestic pigs in the EU compared to 2022, according to the EFSA.
African swine fever (ASF) is set to remain as a major factor in influencing the worldwide trade of pork, according to a new report.
Sweden's National Veterinary Institute has confirmed that a case of African swine fever (ASF) has...
N.Ireland
A wild boar has been found with African swine fever (ASF) for the first time in mainland...
As an exporting nation, a case of African Swine Fever would devastate the Irish pig industry overnight, IFA Pig Chair Roy Gallie has said.
African Swine Fever (ASF) will continue to impact the global pigmeat trade again this year, according to Bord Bia.
Research carried out by the US Department of Agriculture has highlighted a potential vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF).
African swine fever - highly contagious haemorrhagic viral disease, described as an "unprecedented global threat" by world health authorities
A public-private partnership approach to help control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) around the world has commenced
Agri-Business
Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boars in Germany
The IFA has said the confirmation of African swine fever in Germany brings the total number of European countries with positive cases to 12.
African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered for the first time in Germany, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Germany has confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar found dead in Brandenburg close to the border with Poland.
China is currently auctioning off 10,000t of frozen pork from its state reserve each week after a severe production shortfall.
The number of cases of African swine fever in Europe is on the rise after large-scale outbreaks of the disease were found in eastern Europe.
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute are a step closer in the race to develop a vital vaccine for African swine fever (ASF).
There isn't enough meat in the world to feed the protein demand that's coming from east and southeast Asia, says a pig farmer in Co. Meath.
ASF was first declared in north east China in August 2018. At present, there is no treatment and no vaccine to control this extremely tough virus.
