Provincial producers approve a five cents per hog increase in the checkoff to pay for national body’s lobbying efforts; move is partly driven by concerns about the threat of African swine fever
The rising threat of African swine fever has partly prompted Alberta Pork to pass a resolution to create an extra levy of five cents per hog to strengthen lobbying of Ottawa by the Canadian Pork Council. The five-year levy will only go into effect if other provincial pork organizations commit to a similar amount. It […] Read moreTag Archives African swine fever
ASF preparedness program now accepting applications
The $23 million federal program is intended to help hog industry keep out African swine fever and manage it if it does
A $23 million federal program intended to help keep African swine fever from entering Canada and manage it if it does arrive is open for applications. The ASF Industry Preparedness Program is part of more than $45 million in funding announced in August that will also see nearly $20 million invested in the Canadian Food […] Read more
African swine fever remains important focus for hog sector
African swine fever has yet to be found in Canada and a $45 million investment by the federal government announced late last month is hoping to keep it that way to prevent devastating impacts to the hog industry. “It all comes back to the preparation and prevention of ASF,” said Gary Stordy, spokesperson for the […] Read more
Indirect disease spread remains big risk
Much has been learned about managing the risk of spreading animal diseases such as African swine fever through feed, says an associate professor in the feed science program at Kansas State University. “There’s potential feed mill contamination of pathogens through people, trucks and ingredients,” Chad Paulk told participants at the recent Animal Nutrition Conference of […] Read more
Swine fever discussions continue
African swine fever doesn’t mind whether it infects farms in small outdoor herds or big barns. The virus thrives in any type of pig, so producers with operations of any size need to work together to head off the threat before it gets into the province, the Manitoba Pork Council annual meeting heard. Cam Dahl, […] Read more
Chinese feed demand soars in aftermath of ASF
African swine fever saw the replacement of backyard producers with large hog operations, which produce their own feed
A hog disease that was once considered a major threat has turned into a boon for the feedgrain industry. China’s grain-based feed demand is soaring in the wake of African swine fever, a disease epidemic that wiped out millions of pigs in the country in 2018-19. Feed use reached 293 million tonnes in 2021, based […] Read more
Wild boar cull key to fight African swine fever in Germany – minister
HAMBURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Cutting the numbers of wild boar will be critical in combating the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in Germany, the country’s newly-appointed junior agriculture minister said on Thursday. Germany is also in talks with the European Union about financial support for farmers who give up pig production in regions […] Read more
Russia reports swine fever outbreak at one of Miratorg’s sites
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Russia has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a site of the country’s largest pork producer Miratorg in the Belgorod region in the central Russia, the agriculture safety watchdog said in a statement on Monday. Spread partly by wild boars, ASF is harmless to human beings but […] Read more
China’s sow herd shrunk last month
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s sow herd declined for the first time in nearly two years, contracting 0.5 percent in July from the previous month, state media said, after a plunge in hog prices pushed many farmers to get rid of unproductive sows. In year-on-year terms, however, it was still up 25 percent, according to […] Read more
Vaccines not best option for ASF
In the last three years, the African swine fever virus has killed millions of pigs and forced producers to cull tens of millions of pigs in China, Vietnam, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. In late July, the deadly virus was detected in the Dominican Republic; the first time it’s been in the Americas in four decades. […] Read more
