Humans spread ASF in Europe Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Humans are responsible for the spread of African Swine Fever in eastern Europe. That is the conclusion of scientists Klaus Depner and Sandra Blome at Germany's Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut.High levels of the virus causing ASF are found in the blood of infected animals, much less in saliva and feces, so living animals are not that contagious. Furthermore, sick animals with fevers don't travel; they stay put and die a few days after infection. Carcasses of infected wild boars do remain a source of infection for some time. The scientists speculate that, when many pigs were going to die, they were sent to slaughter and infected meat made it to markets, homes and suitcases. The virus spread along main roads.Farms that became infected were found to have insufficient biosecurity measures in place. Attempts to eradicate wild boars, thought to be a source of the disease, simply scared sick animals away, so that they died in other locations. Good hygiene and biosecurity are the answer, the scientists say. BP Venting on the weather Sizzle hasn't left the price of bacon
Updated SHIC Fact Sheets for Pseudorabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Ebola, and Reston Viruses Available Wednesday, November 6, 2024 As one of the Swine Health Information Center’s most accessed resources, swine disease fact sheets provide specific information on emerging or re-emerging pathogens. Recently updated, these facts sheets for pseudorabies virus, Japanese encephalitis virus as well as Ebola and Reston virus are... Read this article online
Weekly Hog Market Update: Ontario Prices Rise, U.S. Slaughter Sees Stability Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Introduction: The latest hog market data, compiled by Jaydee Smith from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), provides insights into pricing trends, slaughter statistics, and regional variations in the swine industry for the week ending November 1,... Read this article online
Seek and you shall find; The value of postmortem, in pigs? Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Why should we do post-mortemexaminations in pigs? That’s thequestion Jeff Bergermann, VeterinaryServices Manager at Zoetis Canada,posed at the start of his presentationto participants of the 2024 PSCProducer Meetings. Jeff, who ownsa small herd of cattle, showedpictures of a dead calf that... Read this article online
Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium Offers Pork Producers, Industry Leaders, Government Representatives, Suppliers Networking Opportunities Tuesday, November 5, 2024 The Communications and Marketing Coordinator with Sask Pork says the 47th edition of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium will provide an opportunity for pork producers to learn the latest in research and technology development, to interact with government officials and industry leaders and to... Read this article online
Preparing Producers for Canada’s Updated Pig Code of Practice Among Prairie Swine Centre’s Research Priorities Tuesday, November 5, 2024 The Prairie Swine Center’s recently appointed Research Scientist Ethology says her priorities moving forward will be to advance work by Drs. Yolande Seddon, Jenifer Brown and Harold Gonyou with a focus on preparing farmers for upcoming changes to Canada’s Pig Code of Practice. The mandate of... Read this article online