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ILRI News on pigs

14 Aug 2020

Global action needed to fight the spread of African swine fever

RHoMIS survey by Livestock CRP in Son La Province, Vietnam (photo credit: ILRI/Tu Mai) African swine fever, an infectious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, has spread to nearly 51 countries across the globe and continues to wreak havoc with countries facing significant socio-economic losses...

Ekta PatelBioscience Communications Manager

ILRI Asia blog

06 Jun 2020

Can COVID-19 spur transformations in food safety in traditional Vietnamese pork value chains?

A package of interventions focusing on improving hygiene conditions in the light of COVID-19 can help enhance the safety of food in traditional pork value chains of Vietnam. The current COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the importance of a One Health approach in better tackling foodborne and...

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Publications on pigs

Journal Article

Published2020

Bovine colostrum before or after formula feeding improves systemic immune protection and gut function in newborn preterm pigs

Journal Article

Published2020

Diet modulates the high sensitivity to systemic infection in newborn preterm pigs

Journal Article

Published2020

A stochastic simulation model of African swine fever transmission in domestic pig farms in the Red River Delta region in Vietnam

Journal Article

Published2020

Detection of African swine fever virus genotype XV in a sylvatic cycle in Saadani National Park, Tanzania

Journal Article

Published2020

First detection of African swine fever (ASF) virus genotype X and serogroup 7 in symptomatic pigs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Presentation

Published2020

An update on the epidemiology of African swine fever in Africa

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ILRI Projects on pigs

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...

Tags: pigs

ILRI News on pigs

Global action needed to fight the spread of African swine fever

Can COVID-19 spur transformations in food safety in traditional Vietnamese pork value chains?

African swine fever ten years on: the lessons learned and the way forward

Publications on pigs

Bovine colostrum before or after formula feeding improves systemic immune protection and gut function in newborn preterm pigs

Diet modulates the high sensitivity to systemic infection in newborn preterm pigs

A stochastic simulation model of African swine fever transmission in domestic pig farms in the Red River Delta region in Vietnam

Detection of African swine fever virus genotype XV in a sylvatic cycle in Saadani National Park, Tanzania

First detection of African swine fever (ASF) virus genotype X and serogroup 7 in symptomatic pigs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

An update on the epidemiology of African swine fever in Africa

ILRI Projects on pigs

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

Improving pig genetics in Uganda