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Vietnam - Blitz begins on food safety

[Latest swine news]

The municipal authority is to step up its monitoring of livestock and poultry transportation, slaughter and production in the capital until the end of the month.
source: vietnamnews.vnanet.vn

USA - Food safety bill fails quick vote in House

The House of Representatives on Wednesday failed to pass sweeping food safety legislation by the two-thirds majority it needed under suspension rules that limited debate and banned amendments from being added on the floor.
source: www.meatingplace.com

Series of Free PQAPlusTM and TQA Certification Sessions Begin Aug. 26

[Company news]

The Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC), Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) have teamed up to provide a series of free training sessions for pork producers and others who need certification in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus™ (PQAPlus™) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) programs.

EU - Stricter transport rules will mean more expensive meat

[Latest swine news]

The European Commission has admitted proposals to reduce livestock journey times and stocking densities may lead to a “slight increase” in meat prices for consumers.
source: www.pigworld.co.uk

Biosecurity II. Biosecurity measures based on the epidemiology of individual infections

[What the experts say ]

Thomas JL (†) Alexander

Biosecurity II. Biosecurity measures based on the epidemiology of individual infections

Pathogens which are highly infectious and only require small doses to establish infection in susceptible pigs and/or those which are able to survive environmentally for relatively long periods can be spread from farm to farm as fomites

Biosecurity I: Relative importance of different precautions

[What the experts say ]

Thomas JL (†) Alexander

This is the first of a series of articles written by Tom Alexander for www.3tres3.com which we would like to publish again here as a way of paying homage and showing gratitude for his invaluable collaboration.

Biosecurity

[PRRS]

Scott A. Dee

Trailers contaminated with PRRSV can serve as a source of infection for naïve pigs. Therefore, sanitation for livestock trailers and transport vehicles is considered a high priority when it comes to biosecurity practices.