African swine fever
Scientists rush to create vaccine for world’s biggest animal disease outbreak
Tackling African swine fever – which has led to death of more than 100m pigs since 2018 – has proved a tougher challenge than scientists first thought
Ashifa Kassam in Madrid
20, Oct, 2022 @6:30 AM
Swine fever risk if UK waives checks on imports from EU, say vets
Ministers are considering another postponement to border controls amid fears of supply chain problems and higher prices
Toby Helm
03, Apr, 2022 @5:45 AM
Animals farmed: meat taxes, death in farming and anti-climate lobbying
Welcome to our monthly roundup of the biggest issues in farming and food production, with must-read reports from around the web
Tom Levitt and Clare Horton
03, Nov, 2021 @11:39 AM
The US has a silent pig pandemic on its doorstep once again
As America readies to protect its pork industry, the Dominican Republic has been accused of using an outbreak of African Swine Fever to wipe out smaller producers
Milli Legrain
17, Oct, 2021 @9:00 AM
Animals farmed: BSE in Brazil, UK pork crisis and radical Dutch plan to cut livestock numbers
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Tom Levitt
14, Sep, 2021 @8:26 AM
Animals farmed: Foie gras backlash, the ‘toughest job in farming’ and salmonella outbreaks
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Tom Levitt
10, May, 2021 @3:01 PM
Animals farmed: heat stress, happy cows and foie gras bans
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Tom Levitt
14, Apr, 2021 @10:06 AM
Animals farmed: ‘Net zero’ beef, China’s mink bonus and fake swine fever jabs
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Tom Levitt
10, Mar, 2021 @11:55 AM
Deadly pig disease could have led to Covid spillover to humans, analysis suggests
African swine fever led to mass cull of pigs in China and may have increased human-virus contact as people looked for other meat
Natalie Grover Science correspondent
10, Mar, 2021 @7:15 AM
Animals farmed: insects for lunch, £2bn for mink farmers and the future of male chicks
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Tom Levitt
09, Feb, 2021 @2:44 PM
Could a deadly pig virus transform Germany’s fixation on 'cheap meat'?
African swine fever and Covid outbreaks among workers have raised questions over mega farms for pork
Kate Connolly
07, Jan, 2021 @7:00 AM
How does one of the world’s biggest pork firms go bust during a boom?
A giant US player is quitting despite huge export hikes during the pandemic – the reasons why get to the heart of the industry
Sarah Mock
27, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM
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