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Piglet-killing virus has Hormel concerned

2014-01-14 10:18:38| Food - Topix.net

A virus spreading across that Untied States that kills young pigs by the thousands is boosting pork prices, a trend that has Austin-based meat processor Hormel Foods Corp. concerned.

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US$2.2 Million Grant Boosts Research on Flu Virus

2014-01-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - A universal vaccine would protect humans, pigs and poultry, say researchers at Ohio state University.

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Hog Outlook: PED Virus to Blame for Reduction in Pig Numbers

2014-01-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Most of the attention to USDA's hogs and pigs reports is focused on their quarterly numbers. They also publish monthly estimates as part of the quarterly reports. Perhaps the most import number in the December 27 report was their estimate of 10.04 pigs per litter (ppl) in November. It was down from 10.16 ppl in November 2012 and was the first month that ppl was below the year ago level since August 2003, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri.

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Weekly Overview: Eight Months on and PED Virus Still Spreading in the US

2013-12-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - With animal diseases spreading rapidly - notably Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea in the US and African Swine Fever in the Russian Federation - there has never been a greater need for heightened biosecurity and innovation to control these infections and protect the global pig industry, writes Jackie Linden.

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Influenza Project to Better Understand Virus Transmission

2013-12-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - The Pirbright Institute in Surrey has been awarded £4.4 million to work with researchers from the universities of Bristol, Cambridge and Oxford as well as the AHVLA (Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, TGAC (The Genome Analysis Centre) and Industry partners Merial, on a long-term study on the transmission of swine influenza.

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