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Pseudorabies detected in US swine herd for first time since 2004

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (206+ words) In a swine unit in Iowa, APHIS has confirmed the presence of Aujeszky's Disease virus (also known as pseudorabies). The virus had not been found in US commercial swine operations since 2004. The virus was detected on 22 April at a commercial…...

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ASF near Barcelona: Infected area grows, over 4, 000 boars tested

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (272+ words) Vincent ter Beek has been working for Pig Progress since 2005 and he became editor of the magazine and website two years later. Before joining Reed Business Information, later Misset, he worked as a journalist at a Dutch newspaper and as…...

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New ASF case detected in previously unaffected Catalonia municipality

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (310+ words) Vincent ter Beek has been working for Pig Progress since 2005 and he became editor of the magazine and website two years later. Before joining Reed Business Information, later Misset, he worked as a journalist at a Dutch newspaper and as…...

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ASF hits Barcelona: Spain culls 12, 000 wild boars

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Vincent ter Beek has been working for Pig Progress since 2005 and he became editor of the magazine and website two years later. Before joining Reed Business Information, later Misset, he worked as a journalist at a Dutch newspaper and as…...

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ASF Spain: Virus spreads to 8th municipality

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (279+ words) The number of infected wild boar found with African Swine Fever (ASF) north of Barcelona, Spain, has grown further to 216 " a growth of 21 new cases. One of them was found in the nearby municipality Sant Just Desvern, which hadn't reported…...

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ASF Spain: "No lab match with Spanish strain; wild boar cases rise to 142

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (395+ words) A report released by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), has confirmed earlier research concluding that the current African Swine Fever virus outbreak has not escaped from a laboratory. The new Spanish strain might prove to be…...

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What to do to remain profitable in times of ASF?

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (108+ words) The arrival of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Spain market has negatively affected the profitability of pig farmers across the EU, mainly driven by a reduction of pork prices per kg. Under the current market conditions several management and nutritional…...

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ASF Estonia: Multi-million pig industry recovery plan launched

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (233+ words) The Estonian agricultural ministry has released a plan to facilitate the construction of "6 pig farms for "75 million to help the industry bounce back after losing nearly a quarter of pig population in a series of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks…...

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pigprogress. net > health-nutrition > health > asf-spain-catalan-pig-farmers-face-e63-million-loss

ASF Spain: Catalan pig farmers face "63 million loss

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (252+ words) As the number of ASF infected wild boar in Spain has grown to 85, pig farmers in the affected autonomous community Catalonia, already lost "63 million of income since the virus emerged there in November 2025. No positive cases have been detected in…...

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Research: ASF virus rapidly attacks pig immune system

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (437+ words) The very high death toll amongst pigs infected with African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) in pigs could be very well related to the early loss of immune cells. That conclusion was shared by a research team of the UK-based The…...