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First Commercial Case of Novel H1N1 Virus In Swine Discovered in Indiana 

Nov 3, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is confirming the first U.S. case of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus has been found in a commercial swine herd. USDA said the pigs as well as the workers on an Indiana hog farm have all recovered and none of the swine are showing clinical signs of the virus ...

Swine Genome Unlocked with USDA, Pork Checkoff Investment 

Nov 2, 2009

A team of international researchers has unlocked the genetic code for swine, which is expected to produce advancements in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution...

Purdue Specialist Advises Testing Corn Before Feeding to Hogs 

Nov 2, 2009

Pork producers should test the new corn crop before feeding it, according to a Purdue University Extension swine specialist...

China Plans to Open Market to U.S. Pork 

Oct 29, 2009

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that China intends to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and live swine, consistent with science-based international standards...

African Swine Fever Threatens Russia’s Pigs 

Oct 28, 2009

Due to the spread of African Swine Fever throughout Russia, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture is contemplating action to close all hog farms...

U.S. Blocks Neighbors’ Request for WTO Panel 

Oct 26, 2009

The United States has blocked an effort by Canada and Mexico to have World Trade Organization (WTO) experts examine new U.S. labeling rules that the two neighboring countries allege are damaging meat export sales...

Pork Industry Call for Help May Take Time to Decide 

Oct 22, 2009

The U.S. pork industry’s latest call for federal aid to prop up producers nearing bankruptcy may take a month or two to decide, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Michael Scuse said today at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC...

Take Precautions When Pumping Manure Pits 

Oct 22, 2009

Reports of flash fires and explosions occurring recently in livestock barns while liquid pit manure was being agitated and pumped magnifies the need for farm safety when working on a hog operation...

U.S. Pig Tests Positive For Novel H1N1 Flu Virus 

Oct 19, 2009

The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota State Fair submitted by the University of Minnesota. Additional samples are being tested...

Testing U.S. Pigs for Novel H1N1 Flu Turns up Potential Positives 

Oct 19, 2009

The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, is working to confirm a preliminary diagnosis of novel H1N1 pandemic flu virus in swine samples collected during the Minnesota State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1...

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