Algenex SL, a VC-backed biotechnology company delivering disruptive technologies for recombinant biologics production, and Virbac, an animal health company worldwide, have entered into an international licensing agreement for the development and commercialisation of a CrisBio-based vaccine in a major swine indication
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Belgium regains ASF-free status
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
Stimbiotic supplementation improves performance and reduces inflammatory response in pigs
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’
Why high-pressure fans are often used in pig barns
Various ventilation techniques are used in pig barns to raise the air quality in the barns to a desired level
FAO and OIE kickstart global initiative to stop the spread of deadly pig disease
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