News - African Swine Fever

A U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will enable the U.S. pork sector to establish a dialogue in Asia aimed at building strategic partnerships to address African Swine Fever.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says population control is the best option for reducing the risk of disease transmission from feral pigs to commercial pigs.

The Swine Health Information Center says to better address the risk of imported soybean meal harboring African Swine Fever, we need to know more about the manufacturing process, improve tests for contamination and create an effective response plan.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says since receiving notice that African Swine Fever had been confirmed in China, there has tremendous progress in the United States in both prevention and preparedness.

HAMS Marketing Services says unprecedented growth in U.S. hog production combined with continuing uncertainty over the impact of African Swine Fever on export demand for pork are resulting in continued extreme volatility in North American hog markets.

The President of The Maschhoffs suggests, while the use of gene editing offers the potential to take control of African Swine Fever, the technology may not be readily available to U.S. pork producers.

The Director of VIDO-InterVac says efforts aimed at developing vaccines to protect pigs from African Swine Fever are resulting in cautious optimism.

Manitoba Pork is applauding federal efforts to African Swine Fever out of Canada. The introduction of African Swine Fever into Canada would put over 100 thousand jobs in jeopardy and could cost the Canadian economy 24 billion dollars.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding the Federal Government’s stepped up efforts to keep African Swine Fever out of Canada.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says movement of African Swine Fever to Vietnam further increases the risk of the infection spreading to North American and other regions of the world.