Livestock

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

Equal pressure ventilation systems are becoming increasingly common in the poultry sector. (Image source: rsooll/Adobe Stock)

Vostermans Ventilation, the Netherlands-based ventilating equipment manufacturer, talks to Far Eastern Agriculture about how livestock farmers can determine the ideal ventilation for their poultry houses

Thai Union’s aims to bring responsibly sourced, sustainably harvested shrimp to consumers globally. (Image source: jacqueline macou/Pixabay)

The Thai Union Group PCL and Corbion, a specialist in algae-based feed ingredients, have extended the use of AlgaPrime DHA, an omega-3 rich algae feed ingredient, in Thai Union shrimp feed following a successful large-scale trial in 2019

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