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CAHE: Business as usual despite ASF


With ASF, the human factor makes the difference


“Triple action vaccine improves sow welfare” Manure surplus solved by selling it


Algae: From Norway’s fjords into swine troughs


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Pigs can in theory get infected with ASF by eating infected flies. Danish researchers reached that conclusion on the basis of trials with stable flies. The outcome could explain outbreaks in the summer on high biosecurity farms in the Baltic states.


12 REVIEW


“No” – that was the resolute answer as to whether genet- ics offer an immediate solu- tion to the ASF problem in China. The first Global Pig Genetics Summit (GPGS) held in Wuhan, China, how- ever, did explain how genet- ics could help China rebuild.


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NUTRITION


The essential amino acid me- thionine can be supplied to pig feed using differ- ent forms. Re- cently, a new form, feed grade L-methionine, came onto the market. Studies say its bioavaila- bility is similar to DL-methionine.


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