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Audi We take aluminum body components in cars for granted today, along with a whole range of other materials scarcely seen in vehicles just a couple of decades ago. But when it comes to aluminum, there were just a couple of automakers that played a role in making the material mainstream in car production today. And their first models could not be more different. Honda was first to market a car that featured an all-aluminum body, launching the Acura NSX (or Honda NSX, as it was badged in most ...

Subscribe Review: Mitigation strategies must continue to be investigated and adopted to avoid ASF entry to the US through feed By Jane Byrne A new paper describes the current knowledge of feed as a risk for swine viruses and the opportunities for mitigating the risk to protect US pork production and the global swine population from ASF and other animal diseases. Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine...

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. KOTA KINABALU: Pigs will continue to be culled until authorities deem the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) has stopped, says Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. He said culling was the only way to stop the spread of the virus and that is why authorities will continue to do so and keep reminding villagers about the need for the operation to continue. "ASF is highly infectious," said the state Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, adding bea...

Anpario has ‘plenty of headroom’ for organic and acquisitive growth opportunities Analysts see an ‘active pipeline of earning enhancing acquisitions’ for specialist feed additives group, Anpario, across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific. “We believe the animal feed market will continue to grow and adapt to changes in market dynamics, which presents the group [Anpario] with long-term structural and regulatory growth drivers and opportunities,”​ said Akhi...

A file picture of Sandakan Veterinary Services Department officials collecting samples from dead wild boar for tests. SANDAKAN (Bernama): At least 100 Bornean bearded pigs in Sabahs forest reserves have been found dead so far, suspected to be from African Swine Fever (ASF), says Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) director Augustine Tuuga. Since the discovery of 14 dead wild boar carcasses in Kinabatangan between December 2020 and January 2021, the SWD has been finding at least one dead carcass a d...

African swine fever still ‘major risk factor’ for China as it bans Malaysian pig imports over outbreak fears The deadly African swine fever once killed half of China’s pig population, sending the price of pork skyrocketing, and six small outbreaks have been reported since the start of 2021 China banned all imports of pigs, boars and related products from Malaysia this week after it detected its first-ever African swine fever outbreaks last month

Senate agri panel seeks declaration of nationwide state of emergency amid ASF problem By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Published March 9, 2021 12:55pm The Senate agriculture committee is calling on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the declaration of a state of emergency in the entire country amid the threat of the African swine fever (ASF). During its meeting on Tuesday, the panel approved the motion of Senator Francis Pangilinan calling for a declar...

SunStar + March 08, 2021 THE province of Capiz has intensified its campaign against the African Swine Fever (ASF), as it recently formed a team to monitor its coastal areas. In a one-page directive, Capiz Governor Esteban Evan Contreras created the "Bantay sa Baybay" campaign, which prohibits the entry of all pork products to all coastal areas of the province. Capiz, which is under the Western Visayas, has been on heightened alert for the possible entry of ASF, but the according to...

March 01, 2021 THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental is upbeat that private sector participation will further strengthen its bid to safeguard the provinces P6-billion swine industry mainly by maintaining its status as African Swine Fever (ASF)-free, an official said. Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena, who spoke at the takeoff ceremony of ASF Information Caravan in the province at the Capitol grounds in Bacolod City Monday, March 1, said private sector initiatives in f...

Mysterious deaths: Wild boars found dead near a ditch at a lodge in Sabah’s Sukau area. KOTA KINABALU: Authorities are getting more reports of wild boars and domestic pigs dying in the east coast areas of Sabah. However, there is no confirmation so far by either the Sabah Veterinary Department or Sabah Wildlife Department that the deaths were linked to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Sabah’s northern Pitas district where culling of livestock is taking place. As of Thursday, staff ...