Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance – Manila Philippines, Dec 5-7, 2023

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

The Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA) aims to build worldwide research partnerships to tackle African Swine Fever (ASF). Their goals include identifying research opportunities, conducting diverse studies on ASF, assessing its societal and economic effects, developing new tools for prevention and control, evaluating their impact, and acting as a hub for communication and technology sharing in the global ASF research community. GARA fosters a coordinated effort leading to the progressive control and eradication of ASF. One of their most recent scientific meetings, the 2023 GARA Gap Analysis Presentations took place in Manila, Philippines, on December 2023.

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Pigs: A host for a vast array of viruses

By Tom Molitor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Photo credit: National Pork Board

The swine industry has changed significantly since 1980 with intensified swine systems, early weaning approaches, three site production systems, AI, (both artificial intelligence and artificial insemination), facility filtration systems and overall enhanced biosecurity. Throughout this time we have witnessed consistent and recurring emerging and reemerging diseases that have impacted the health of swine and affected profitability.

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Summary: Assessing pig farm biosecurity measures for the control of Salmonella on European farms

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

In today’s Science Page, we share a summary of a study on interventions put in place across Europe to control Salmonella.

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Best of Leman: Jamil Faccin – Nourishing a long-term investment: Feeding the replacement gilt

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

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Porcine Deltacoronavirus Incidence in the U.S.

This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.

Mariana Kikuti, Catalina Picasso-Risso, and Cesar Corzo take a look at the yearly cumulative incidence of PDCoV in the United States.

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