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Re:One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swi... by xwowsersx on Thursday January 02, 2020 @05:56PM (#21940858)
It's a problem for China because something like 50% of their pork production (maybe more) comes from backyard farms which do not have the biotech and other safety measures in place to contain the disease.
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Re:One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swi... by mensetmanusman on Friday January 03, 2020 @02:38PM (#21949518)
Yes, this is what I have heard from experts. An interesting example of the value of ‘big food’ having the heft to hire reams of PhDs to solve problems like this.
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Re:One-quarter of the world’s pigs died in a year due to swi... by gonesilent on Thursday January 02, 2020 @10:48PM (#21942943)
And a rash of black market antibiotic use.
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