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ILRI News on pigs

27 Mar 2019

Media release: Regional experts join forces to improve smallholder pig sector in Asia and the Pacific

Hanoi, 27 March 2019 – Around 100 leaders, researchers, investors, government, and private sector representatives from 16 countries spanning Asia, the Pacific, Australia and Africa will gather in Hanoi this week to identify solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the smallholder pig...

ILRI Asia blog

10 Jan 2019

Chi Nguyen

ILRI and German partners conduct hands-on meat inspection training to improve pork safety in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Fifty researchers from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia benefited from meat inspection training (44) and laboratory diagnosis (6) to tackle parasitic pork borne diseases by the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and German partners from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and...

ILRI Asia blog

26 Dec 2018

Chi Nguyen

Call for abstracts: Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety

The smallholder pig industry plays an important role in many countries of South and Southeast Asia though the development of the pig sector differs between countries. Consequently, the research focus also differs between countries. In Timor-Leste, for example, the key research objective is to...

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Publications on pigs

Poster

Published2019

Prevalence of Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus from meat in Cambodian markets

Presentation

Published2019

Regional symposium on pig research and ILRI One Health activities updates Q1 2019

Poster

Published2019

Antimicrobial use in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2019

Seasonal patterns and space‐time clustering of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) cases from 2008 to 2016 in Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2018

The major histocompatibility complex homozygous inbred Babraham pig as a resource for veterinary and translational medicine

Journal Article

Published2018

Serological evidence for the circulation of ebolaviruses in pigs from Sierra Leone

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ILRI Projects on pigs

Feb 2018Jan 2020

Health and antibiotics in Vietnamese pig production

Vietnam’s economy and population are growing rapidly. Production and consumption of animal products are increasing even faster. To manage pig diseases and increase meat production, farmers are turning to antibiotics and other antimicrobials, creating a hotbed for resistance to antibiotic drugs...

Oct 2017Apr 2022

Market-based approaches to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam (SafePORK)

In Vietnam, pork is the most widely consumed meat and nearly all is sold in traditional (wet) markets. These markets supply nutritious and delicious food to millions of people. Yet, food hazards are pervasive, food scares common, trust in food low and enforcement capacity weak. Unsurprisingly,...

Jul 2017Jul 2020

Improving pig genetics in Uganda

Research conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners has identified poor genetics as a key factor in hampering pig production in Uganda. This issue has been also repeatedly raised by a number of stakeholders—including smallholder pig keepers and other value chain...