PIG

Belgium will keep monitoring for animal diseases in the future. (Image source: Heidelbergerin/Pixabay)

The World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed the ASF-free status in all suidae of Belgium, which had been removed since September 2018 due to the outbreak of ASF in the wild boar population

The study results indicate that the stimbiotic shifted the intestinal microbiome to favour fibre fermentation. (Image source: Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)

AB Vista has welcomed the publication of a new peer-reviewed research paper: ‘Stimbiotic supplementation improved performance and reduced inflammatory response via stimulating fibre fermenting microbiome in weaner pigs housed in a poor sanitary environment and fed an antibiotic-free low zinc oxide diet’

In the central exhaust system, High-Pressure Fans are placed in a roof duct in the ridge of the roof. (Image source: Vostermans Ventilation)

Various ventilation techniques are used in pig barns to raise the air quality in the barns to a desired level

The disease causes up to 100% fatality in wild and domestic pigs, and there is no effective vaccine. (Image source: Borko Manigoda/Pixabay)

As African Swine Fever (ASF) marches swiftly across countries affecting food security and livelihoods of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) call on all nations and partners to join hands to keep this deadly pig disease at bay under a new initiative