Monitoring breeding herd production data to detect PRRSV outbreaks
The systematic monitoring of production indicators using EWMA offers opportunity to early detect outbreaks and/or to quantify the production losses attributed to PRRS infection.
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Argentina has been internationally recognised as a Classical Swine Fever-free country
Argentina has received the official international recognition as a Classical Swine Fever (CSF)-free country by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH/OIE).
ARM & HAMMER Expands its Family of Targeted Microbial Solutions
New Proprietary Bacillus strain expands depth and breadth of effectiveness against key bacterial diseases in livestock and poultry.
Benefits and Challenges of OIE International Standards implementation
“Stronger compliance by national Veterinary Services and Aquatic Animal Health Services with OIE International Standards is essential for improving animal health, animal welfare, and veterinary public health at the national, regional and international level.” Dr Monique Eloit, OIE Director General.
Brazil receives the official certification as a free of foot-and-mouth disease country.
The WOAH/OIE officially recognises Brazil as a free of foot-and-mouth disease country.
ASF: greater restrictions in areas of Poland and Latvia
The new cases of African Swine Fever in Poland and Latvia represent an increase in the level of risk and the affected areas must be subject to further restrictions.
Hungary: ASF in a wild boar near Ukraine
African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a dead wild boar found in Hungary, a few kilometres away from the border with Ukraine.
Supplementing chlorogenic acid in weaned pigs
Chlorogenic acid supplementation in weanling diets may improve growth performance, antioxidant capacity and nutrient absorption function in weaned pigs.
The immune system and immunity in swine: maternal and neonatal immunity
This article discuss about the protection of the placenta, the colostrum, the immunity conferred by milk and the congenital acquired immunity of the piglet.
Mexico presents a health intelligence software platform
The “SENASICA Integral System” will concentrate, in real time, the health information generated in Mexico. The new platform is a useful tool for making decisions regarding health and harmlessness matters.
Clinical case: Respiratory distress and ill-thrift in post-weaned pigs
There is an increase of respiratory distress and loss of body condition with an increase of mortality in the weaning and growing pigs…
UK pig industry halves antibiotic usage in two years
Industry leaders have welcomed latest figures which show the pig industry reduced antibiotic usage in the UK by 28 per cent in 2017, bringing the total reduction in two years to more than 50 per cent.
Improving the Veterinary Services in Central America and the Caribbean
The SENASICA and the OIRSA are training technicians to improve the Veterinary Services in Central America and the Caribbean.
FAO: Legislating for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance
The Development Law Service (LEGN) has been working on developing a methodology for legislating for AMR to assist countries to tackle this growing problem.
Construction of first U.S. public Veterinary School in 40 years
In 2016, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a report reiterating the critical shortages of large animal and rural veterinarians in Texas.
Antimicrobial susceptibility, serotypes and genotypes of Pasteurella multocida isolates associated with swine pneumonia in Taiwan
The results of the present study demonstrated that the P. multocida isolated from diseased pigs in Taiwan was resistant to multiple antimicrobials.