21.   Vets in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern discovered a case of classical swine fever in a breeding station last week.

22.   Pig farmers in Britain were also hurt financially by an outbreak of swine fever last summer.

23.   A new case of swine fever has renewed fears of another outbreak of the highly contagious pig disease, Dutch officials said Friday.

24.   An outbreak of swine fever has spread into the northeastern province of Overijssel, the Dutch Agriculture Ministry confirmed Wednesday.

25.   An EU ban on pig exports from Germany because of swine fever was lifted earlier this year.

26.   Belgium said Friday it will ban all imports of pigs from Germany over fears of swine fever.

27.   Croatia on Friday banned the import of pigs and pork products from Romania, Bulgaria and Luxembourg due to outbreaks of classical swine fever in those countries.

28.   Dutch Parliament Thursday approved plans to slaughter possibly millions of piglets to ease overcrowding on farms triggered by a transport ban to control swine fever.

29.   Earlier this year, the country was hit by an outbreak of swine fever, which quickly spread to many farms cluttered in various regions.

30.   European Union experts debated Tuesday whether to ban exports of German pigs because of an outbreak of swine fever in four German states.