Disease prevention and detection remain priorities for the National Pork Producers Council. NPPC president Lori Stevermer ...

African swine fever virus is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros to common warthogs (Phacochoerus spp.) when they feed on the wild animals’ blood. Domestic pigs (Sus scofra domesticus) can ...

Flu hospitalizations and doctor visits are at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss influenza trends ...

Fears of African swine fever (ASF) are keeping raw ham from Italy, along with sausages made in Germany and other renowned meat products from Europe, off Japanese tables. The effort to contain the ...

A veterinarian says the spread of viruses, like Influenza A in livestock, are being closely monitored by the pork checkoff.

In livestock production, there are many unforeseen stressful circumstances. One major disruption to a swine operation is a ...

African swine fever does not infect humans, but its fatality rate is close to total for pigs and wild boars. No effective vaccine exists. Farm ministry officials said the disease was found in ...

Maybe we could have got ... a fever overnight. 'Then Lady Macbeth goes down on the Friday. 'Then Macduff goes down on the Saturday. 'Then the porter goes down on the Sunday. 'They all had swine ...