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EU Attacks Russia in WTO over African Swine Fever
2014-04-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The row between the European Union and Russia over a block on trade in pigs and pig meat moved to the World Trade Organization (WTO) last week.
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London Swine Conference Attracts Large Number of Producers
2014-04-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - On 26 and 27 March the pork industry gathered for the fourteenth annual London Swine Conference (LSC). Speakers highlighted aspects of loose housing of sows, disease issues, herd management, health, reproduction and nutrition The LSC program delivered a balance of new ideas and evolving science with practical on-farm applications.
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Swine Delta Coronavirus Confirmed on 6 Ontario Farms
2014-04-03 13:11:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: American Association of Swine Veterinarians As of March 14, 2014, the Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) had diagnosed Swine Delta Coronavirus (SDCV) in samples from six Ontario pig farms as of mid-March, according to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV). The pathogen was detected as a result of follow up testing on farms with clinical signs of vomiting and diarrhea, but that tested negative for Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) virus and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV). Samples of porcine plasma have also tested positive for SDCV at AHL and Iowa State University. The samples submitted were from the same batch that tested positive for PEDV in February 2014. read more
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Pig Producers Urged to Vaccinate against Swine Influenza
2014-04-03 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Following an announcement by the AHVLA at the end of 2013 regarding an increase in swine influenza diagnoses in the UK, Merial Animal Health is urging pig farmers to consider vaccination against the disease.
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USDA Announces $20 Million Effort that will Help Reduce Damage Caused by Feral Swine
2014-04-02 23:42:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Undersecretary for the United State Department of Agriculture's Marketing and Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos announced recently that USDA is kicking off a national effort to reduce the devastating damage caused by feral, or free ranging, swine. The $20 million program aims to help states deal with a rapidly expanding population of invasive wild swine that causes $1.5 billion in damage annually and help control costs as well. read more
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