EAPHM Newsletter

EAPHM Board message: The EAPHM Board has received several messages from concerned EAPHM members about the current relation with the ECPHM. The expressed concerns focus on the dominant position the ECPHM has created for themselves. The, by the ECPHM proposed, Veterinary Practitioners Council (VPC) consists out of a group of practitioners selected by the ECPHM Board, which is an example of such...

The EAPHM Board has send out a letter, by private mail, to the EAPHM Full members explaining the changes in the relation with the ECPHM. Affected activities are the (financial-) support the EAPHM used to give to the Journal of Porcine Health Management, and acting as partner in the organization of the ESPHM symposia. In case you are a Full EAPHM Member and have not received such a letter or have...

The European Commission has published the external study, ‘Study on Future of EU livestock: How to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?’, to contribute to the debate on the sustainability of the livestock sector. The EU-28 produced 47 million tons of meat in 2017, comprised of pig meat (50%), poultry meat (31%), beef (17%), and sheep and goat meat (2%). Pork is the animal protein of...

African Swine Fever in Germany in wild boar detected in both diseased and in sick animals. Read the full article (Source: TopAgrar Online [in German, trans. abridged, edited] On Sat 10 Oct 2020, a search was applied in the ASF core zone in Markisch-Oderland by municipality personnel, hunters, farmers, police officers, fire fighters, and the technical relief organization. In the Oderbruch,...

29 September 2020: African swine fever: 38 cases of wild boar in Germany so far Since 10 September, 38 virus detections in wild boar in Brandenburg have been confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory for African Swine Fever. All cases are located in the designated core area, further cases are still to be expected. Further information on the cases, the established restriction zones and...