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Novus François Fraudeau (pic- tured) plans to retire as president and CEO after 28 years with Novus. To en- sure a smooth transition, the company’s board of di- rectors appointed Dan Meagher, a former Novus executive, to be the next president and CEO, as from April 1, 2020. Meagher joined the company on October 14, 2019, as executive vice president and general manager.
DSM Royal DSM appointed Carlos Saviani as global sustaina- bility lead for animal nutrition. He will play a key role in the development of the company’s sustainability strategy. He will focus on engagement with customers and associated stakeholders in the global animal protein value chain. Prior to joining DSM, Saviani served as vice president of the WWF Food Sustainability team.
Choice After a career of 37 years in the pig genetics business, CEO Pieter Antoon Seghers has chosen to reduce his level of professional commitments and step down as Choice CEO. He was succeeded on Octo- ber 1 by Thomas de Bretagne (pictured). De Bretagne has over 15 years’ experience in animal genet- ics and joined Choice in Au- gust 2017 as deputy CEO. Choice is the pig branch of Groupe Grimaud.
D&D Ingredient Distributors US-based D&D Ingredient Distributors welcomed Mike Wright (pictured) as the new director of opera- tions and business develop- ment. In addition, Pat Kahle joined the company as sales manager. He will serve customers in the Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana markets.
IFIP On September 1, Stéphane Gouault was appointed CEO of French Pork and Pig Institute (IFIP). He succeeds Bernard Fostier, who will be retiring. Gouault will support the evolu- tion of the institute to broaden its expertise and its services.
32 ▶PIG PROGRESS | Volume 35, No. 9, 2019 What is the risk of ASFv smuggling?
Combined US-Spanish research ex- plored the potential risk of African Swine Fever virus (ASFv) being smug- gled into the US in pork via air passen- ger luggage. Results suggest that the mean risk of ASF virus introduction into the US via this route has increased by 183.33% from that estimated before the disease had spread into Western Europe or Asia. The researchers were attached to the University of Minnesota, Kansas State University, the University of California, Davis, and Visavet, part of the Com- plutense University of Madrid. The outcomes were published in October in Scientific Reports, a Nature publication.
Most of the risk comes from China (38.35%), Hong Kong (29.32%), and Russia (26.92%), followed by Poland (2.43%). In total, five US airports (New- ark, NJ (46.38%), George Bush, Houston, TX (32.71%), Los Angeles, CA (5.18%), John F. Kennedy, NY (5.04%), and San Jose, CA (2.87%)) accounted for >90% of the risk, with researchers noting that risk would be higher in summer. The researchers report that ASF causes substantial economic losses in the swine industry in affected countries. The dramatic change in the global epi- demiology of ASF has caused concerns that the disease may continue to spread into current disease-free regions such as the US.
ASFv can survive an ocean voyage
The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus can survive a simulated 30-day transocean- ic voyage in contaminated plant-based feed and ingredients, a new study shows. The study, conducted by US vet- erinary researchers, looked at the deg- radation of ASF virus in animal feed in- gredients to understand the potential for disease spread through contami- nated feed. The study was published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseas- es. The paper examined the possible
risk of ASF virus spreading to the US through imported feed. The study pro- vides more accurate half-life measure- ments that confirm the virus can sur- vive a simulated 30-day transoceanic voyage in contaminated plant-based feed and ingredients. Detailed analysis showed that the half-life of ASF virus in feed ranges from 9.6 to 14.2 days after exposure to varying temperature and humidity conditions simulating trans- oceanic shipment.
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