with a warning to help prevent the possible spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) among the pigs. The animals are traditionally sent to the open forest in autumn to eat acorns, which are poisonous ...

The BAI and the Philippine National Police have intercepted almost 500 ASF-infected pigs nationwide since creating checkpoints in August. Likewise, they flagged and seized meat products found with ...

The spread of the disease to Germany upended the country's large pig industry, with many overseas countries imposing bans. ASF outbreaks have also hit Asian countries in recent years, causing huge ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some of the pigs intercepted at a Valenzuela ... to stop the transport of sick animals, especially ...

Vaccinating pigs against Africa swine fever (ASF) alone will not prevent more outbreaks of the fatal hog disease, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA officials appealed to raisers ...

Authorities said that the ASF vaccination rollout would involve the inoculation of healthy pigs to curb the spread of the disease, which has been affecting the local hog sector since its detection in ...

The DA said results of ELISA or enzyme-linked immunoassay tests conducted on the hogs showed the presence of ASF antibodies in some pigs. “The test results indicated the hogs are building immunity.

Defra has tightened the rules around personal pork imports to strengthen safeguards against deadly African swine fever entering the UK, protecting the country’s £8bn pig industry. From 27 ...

The DA initially vaccinated 41 hogs in Lobo town—the ground zero for the ASF resurgence—on Aug. 30. Over the weekend, the vaccination program was extended to grower pigs at the International ...

In February this year, Lacson issued an executive order that banned the entry of all pigs, boar semen and pork products from areas with reported cases of ASF in order to protect and enable the ...

Briones noted that on Aug. 30, of the 41 pigs inoculated in Lobo, Batangas, 36 survived and some even developed antibodies. “On Sept. 30, blood samples will be taken again from these pigs.