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Romania's agriculture ministry strengthens cooperation with food safety authority to tackle ASF
Thursday, June 11, 2026
The Romanian Ministry of Agriculture has intensified its cooperation with the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) in order to better tackle the threat of African swine fever.
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Hungary confirms ASF in domestic herd
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed by Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in a domestic pig herd, prompting immediate measures to prevent further spread of the disease.
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ADDCON's pwrPlanz EMC gains global traction as multi-species solution for antibiotic reduction
Friday, June 5, 2026
ADDCON GmbH is positioning its feed additive pwrPlanz® EMC as a broad-spectrum, nutrition-based solution for improving animal health and reducing reliance on antibiotics across multiple livestock sectors.
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VAX4ASF reports breakthrough findings in quest for ASF vaccine
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
The European research project, VAX4ASF (New Technologies for African Swine Fever Vaccines), has reported new scientific findings that support ongoing efforts to develop vaccines against African swine fever (ASF), following its second General Assembly held on May 5-6 in Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Pig farmers in Bhutan hit with heavy financial burden as ASF strikes
Friday, May 29, 2026
For piggery farmers in Damzhagsa, Bhutan, the African swine fever outbreak did more than wipe out their animals; it also wiped out a major source of income while leaving many of them with loans to pay and no clear way to recover.
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South Korea confirms 24 ASF cases
Monday, May 25, 2026
South Korea has reported 24 confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) as of last week in 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday, vowing to take actions to prevent further spread of the contagious animal disease.
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Worries grow following ASF outbreak in Bhutan
Friday, May 22, 2026
The confirmation of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Pekarzhing village under Phuentsholing thromde, Bhutan, on May 11 has intensified concerns over the growing crisis facing the country's piggery sector, with farmers already struggling due to falling pork prices, rising feed costs, and recurring disease outbre ...
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President of Irish farming organisation welcomes EU's potential ban of Brazilian meat imports
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
An announcement by the EU Commission that Brazilian meat imports will be banned from September 3—unless it demonstrates compliance with the European Union's rules on antimicrobial resistance—is an important first step, said Francie Gorman, president of IFA, Ireland's largest farming representative organisat ...
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Newly formed swine health advisory committee in US held first meeting
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The National Pork Board (NPB) in the United States has established a new Swine Health Advisory Committee, which held its inaugural meeting this month in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Mexico stops US pork imports following confirmed presence of antibodies linked to virus
Monday, May 11, 2026
Mexico suspended imports of US pork after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the presence of antibodies linked to the Aujeszky virus, raising concerns over animal health controls, supply chain disruptions and the potential impact on pork availability and prices in Mexico.
