China – Swine in Minnesota

China’s Pork Industry: A podcast

Podcasts are a perfect way to get caught up with new swine information! We are presenting you the latest episode from “At The Meeting.”

In this episode of ‘At The Meeting,’ Dr. Zhen Yang from Nanjing Agriculture University shares his expertise on the evolving Chinese swine industry. He covers everything from the aftermath of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the rise of large-scale production systems, shedding light on the industry’s consolidation and its move toward modern, technology-driven farms.

Listen to discover how China’s swine industry is changing and the impact it’s having on global pork production!

How Are The Asian Pork Markets?

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This episode looks at markets that have been signaling a future shortage of pork in Asian markets as a second wave of African Swine Fever (ASF) sweeps through China, Vietnam, and elsewhere.

China Swine Industry Confident Following COVID-19

Happy holidays! We hope you have a special season and enjoy good times with your loved ones and maybe a couple of podcasts! Here is our latest episode from “At The Meeting… Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison” in collaboration with SwineCast.

Today’s podcast looks at how China’s ability to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 has given their commercial swine industry the confidence to expand.

ASF and PED alter China swine production: a podcast

Thank you for your interest in this archived blog post. The link below may not work anymore, but you can access older episodes of “At the Meeting” at the podcast’s website!

‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison focuses on how African Swine Fever (ASF) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) have driven changes in farm design and biosecurity in China, allowing China’s swine industry to regain an estimated 80 percent of its swine herd.

Illegal importation of pork products from China into Japan

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.

This week we are sharing a summary of a publication of Lei et al. regarding the illegal importation of pork products coming from China into Japan, especially in the context of African Swine Fever.

Key Points

Importation of infected pork and contaminated pork products is a known source of disease introduction into naive countries.
A study was conducted to assess the risk of disease introduction through illegal pork imports and to identify factors affecting perception and behavior regarding illegal imports.
A significant association between perception of difficulty of importing a pork product in their luggage, knowledge of illegality, and actual illegal importation was found.
Compared to an earlier survey, the results from this suggest that government education and enforcement measures have made a measurable impact