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The first three German slaughterhouses and processing plants have been re-approved by the Korean authorities for export to South Korea. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has made active efforts to conclude a regionalization agreement in order to be able to resume trade from ASF- free regions in Germany. Federal Minister Cem Özdemir explains: “Our efforts to lift the ban on German...

Report of the Acting Deputy Head of the Department of Rosselkhoznadzorin the Novosibirsk and Tomsk regions of Aleksey Magerov had a clear focus on the adoption by all authorized bodies of additional measures, as well as strict observance by economic entities of veterinary and sanitary rules. Citing the statistics of the World Organization for Animal Health, the representative of the agency dwelled...

The epizootic focus is located in the village of Akatnaya Maza. Quarantine for ASF in the Khvalynsky district was established on May 20. Within the boundaries of the outbreak and within a radius of 20 kilometers around, the entire population of pigs , pig products , inventory and feed stocks will be alienated and destroyed . All wooden buildings are to be demolished. Visiting the infected area is ...

The virus was found in samples taken from animals of the Leninsky-1 pig farm in the village of Pervomayskoye, the report said. Earlier, an outbreak of ASF was detected at another Rusagro pig farm in Primorye - Leninsky-2. “Pig complexes “Leninsky-1” and “Leninsky-2” are located at a distance of 500 meters from each other, so we expected such a development of the situation and were ready for it. Al...

Reporting on the current situation with the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Russia, Sergey Dankvert noted an increase in the number of foci of the disease among wild and synanthropic birds, mainly gulls. First of all, the head of the supervisory agency believes, attention should be paid to the accumulation of seagulls in garbage dumps. As practice shows, birds are attracted t...

In a study by Dermot Hayes, an economist at Iowa State University, the analysis shows that the ASF outbreak will cost the pig and meat industry $79.5 billion and directly affect 60,000 industrial workers. Pork prices will fall by 50-60% and remain low for three years before recovering. “As you can imagine, the results are terrible,” says Hayes. “We export almost 3......

The interdepartmental event was also attended by employees of the State Veterinary Service of the Trans-Baikal Territory, representatives of district and rural administrations, regional departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. According to legend, in one of the farmsteads of the village of Ushmun, a death of pigs occurred, the owner of whi...

The Institute for Animal Prevention of the South (IZSM) has confirmed the presence of African swine fever in a wild boar found dead in the municipality of Cardeto (RC), in Calabria. This is the first case in this region. The relevant departments of the Ministry of Health and the Government Commissioner for African Swine Fever were informed of the need to implement the actions provided in the ASF E...

The Ministry of Education and Science also told Agroinevstor that in 2022, in order to combine the competencies of various scientific teams when creating an ASF vaccine, specialized scientific institutions of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rosselkhoznadzor signed a consortium agreement. The association is needed to implement scientific projects aimed both at creating an...

U.S. pork exports totaled 260,195 metric tons (t) in March, up 17% year-over-year and the ninth-highest volume on record. The export value was also the ninth highest at $724 million, up 18% from a year ago. These results rounded out a strong first quarter for US pork as exports reached 716,691 tons, up 14% from a year ago and valued at $1.96 billion (up 15%). March exports to Mexico were 95,.........

Pork remains the main source of animal protein in the world , its output annually exceeds the production of any other type of meat. In 2020 alone, more poultry meat was produced than pork. In 2019–2020 global production of animal protein has fallen sharply due to large outbreaks of ASF in China and Southeast Asia. Due to ASF, pork output in China, which is the world's main consumer of this type of...

A new One Health research project in the Philippines will strengthen animal disease surveillance capabilities to counter health security threats that are seriously impacting the country's livestock industry. This project, led by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), will improve policy and managerial support for the detection of African swine fever ( ASF ), avian influenza (AI), and ...

Since April 23, there has been a temporary disruption in the supply of freshly slaughtered pork, as live pigs from Bulan, Indonesia, account for about 15% of Singapore's total pork supply. SFA works closely with the slaughterhouse to disinfect the premises and the environment, and to maintain biosecurity measures at the slaughterhouse. The SFA requires regions exporting raw pork to Singapore to be...

In particular, 136 samples of biomaterial obtained from domestic pigs (blood serum, blood and pathological material), 25 samples of feed for pigs and one sample of meat products ( pork ) were examined. According to the results of PCR studies, the genetic material of the African swine fever virus was not detected. African swine fever is a transboundary disease that kills millions of pigs and causes...

Due to mass cases of African swine fever (ASF), unscheduled inspections of manufacturers began in Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture told Izvestia. Since the beginning of the year, 30 outbreaks of the disease have been detected in the country. The department described the situation as "stably tense." Earlier, the Public Consumer Initiative sent an appeal to the Ministry and Rosselkhoznadzor with ...

Brazil exported 105,800 tonnes of pork in March, up 35.9% from February and 18% from March 2022, according to Secex. This is the highest monthly export volume this year. In the first quarter of 2023, export earnings also set a record for the period, with BRL 3.32 billion, down 11% from the last quarter of 2......

During the same period, export earnings amounted to $646.3 million. This is 29.6% more than in the first 3 months of 2022, which amounted to $498.5 million. “Growing production costs around the world, as well as the impact of health problems in a number of producing countries, supported the upward trend in demand,” analyzes President of the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA) Ricardo Santi...

The Ministry of Agriculture said that the government and the ministry are constantly monitoring the issue of epizootic well-being in Russia for ASF, it is discussed at meetings of the government's permanent anti-epizootic commission. The department stressed that, in accordance with the law, the basis for conducting an unscheduled inspection without the consent of the prosecutor's office may be the...

Also, more than 1,000 outbreaks of ASF among wild boars were registered in the country this year. African swine outbreaks in Poland in 2023. Source: Chief Veterinary Inspectorate.

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It is specified that among wild boars 7 foci of the disease were detected in 5 regions of the country: in Astrakhan (3 foci), Kursk (1), Kostroma (1), Saratov (1) regions and Primorsky Krai (1 case). Among domestic pigs, 8 outbreaks were recorded on the territory of 3 subjects: in the Volgograd (1) and Samara (2) regions and the Krasnoyarsk Territory (5). Outbreaks among domestic livestock are mai...

As a result of operational actions of the departments, it was established that the carrier of pork fat, according to documents produced in Germany, was transporting products to a cold storage facility in the city of Odintsovo, Moscow Region. Products prohibited from being imported into the territory of Russia were confiscated and destroyed as part of retaliatory economic measures. In order to prev...

The introduction of identification will enable tracking of animal health and animal product safety from farm to counter. It will create conditions for a more rapid identification of sources of the spread of infectious animal diseases, effective planning of therapeutic and preventive measures, and updating statistics on the number of agricultural livestock. With the help of a digital accounting sys...

According to Minister of Agriculture and Trade Leonid Shorokhov, the regional government is now considering the procedure for paying compensation. Most likely, the owner of the farm in the village of Malaya Minusa, where the primary epizootic focus arose, will not be able to claim it. Farmer Ivan Morozov kept 388 pigs. He supplied raw materials to the workshop of the individual entrepreneur Sergei...

The market of China, affected by the outbreak of African swine fever, remains closed to Russian pork. Chinese regulators have not recognized the principle of regionalization for ASF. Barriers to supply are constantly being discussed during negotiations at the highest level, says Yuri Kovalev, director general of the National Union of Pig Breeders (NSS). According to him, companies from the TOP-1.....

- African swine fever. Speculative news published in the market, such as the recent report by international agencies on ASF in China, should be carefully considered before making any decision related to the progress of production. It is worth noting that the possibility of sporadic and isolated cases of ASF in China does exist, but nothing as devastating as recently reported. Chinese pig farming i...

Shuttleworth said that the ASF situation on the continent is not expected to change dramatically in 2023, but will continue to elicit a strong response from affected countries and trading partners. "The limited supply will continue to support higher prices , which are currently at record levels," she wrote. “This will make EU pork less competitive on the global market . Exports from the EU are pro...

The most unfavorable epizootic situation is in Poland, where 410 ASF outbreaks have been registered . It is followed by Italy and Hungary (127 and 91 outbreaks respectively). Romanian veterinary services have identified 38 outbreaks of ASF. In Latvia, 21 were recorded, in Serbia - 18, in Malaysia - 14, in Germany - 13, in Moldova - eight, in Russia - seven. Five were registered in Macedonia and Ne...

“It should be noted that self-sufficiency in vaccines against especially dangerous and quarantine diseases is already one hundred percent. Work is underway to strengthen other areas,” he said. The minister stressed that veterinary vaccines, as well as advanced methods for diagnosing and preventing plant and animal diseases, which are being developed by institutions subordinate to Rosselkhoznadzor,...

In particular, 229 samples of biomaterial obtained from domestic pigs (blood serum, blood and pathological material), 35 samples of feed for pigs and one sample of meat products (pork) were examined. According to the results of PCR studies, the genetic material of the African swine fever virus was not detected. African swine fever is a transboundary disease that kills millions of pigs and causes h...