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The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and European Association Porcine Health Management (EAPHM) welcomes the high-level international conference on „The Future of global pork production under the threat of African swine fever (ASF)“ that the European Commission is organizing today  in Berlin, Germany in connection with the ‘Green Week’. This conference will bring together all...

The EAPHM Board and the EAPHM supporting staff wishes you and your loved ones, a very Happy New Year! The year 2020 is a year where everyone will follow the ASF situation closely. How the different parties involved react to the ASF disaster in China, and what the impact shall be for the pork exporting industry, emerges in 2020. Only time will tell.

The EAPHM Board and the EAPHM supporting staff wishes you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2019 was another good year for the EAPHM. The EAPHM is now recognized as the organization representing swine veterinarians in Europe. This is reflected in the number of invitations that the Board receives and attends.

The EAPHM Board is actively seeking support to express the pork producing industry’s concern in controlling the spread of ASF virus in Europe. This concern will be brought under the attention of the EU commission in Brussel, Belgium. The latest jump the ASF virus made (see map) is (again-) indicating the human involvement, acting as vector, in spreading the ASF virus.   

The European College of Porcine Health Management will offer Young Person’s Bursaries to six presenting authors of accepted abstracts (poster or oral presentation) for young pig veterinarians (scientists, practitioners, etc.) aged 35 years or less.