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Russia accepts the WTO’s decision, but the European pork embargo goes on

Although Russia has accepted the WTO’s recommendations, the ban still goes on due to the Russian embargo to several countries (among them all the EU countries) due to political reasons.

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Large, climate controlled and well-structured farms allow to work with higher animal welfare standards and allow the workers to enjoy shifts and holidays that were previously impossible, but certain sectors of society have a negative opinion of them.

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Challenges of the Spanish pig industry

Spain is, regarding pig census, the third country in the world in relation to pig production, behind China and the USA, and the fourth as pork producer because Germany fattens many piglets imported from The Netherlands and Denmark, and it also slaughters pigs from these and other countries.

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EU: Cases of Salmonella Enteritidis acquired in the EU have increased

The decrease of Salmonella has been a success story in the EU food safety system in the last 10 years. Recent S. Enteritidis outbreaks contributed to a change in this trend in humans and poultry.

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Zinc oxide and arginine interaction affects piglet antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response

The interaction between dietary Arginine content and ZnO supplementation may play a negative impact on the antioxidant capacity and inflammatory response in weanling pigs.

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Agriculture and Fisheries Council: epidemiological situation on ASF

During the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture of the European Union, which took place this Monday and Tuesday, the situation of African swine fever was discussed.

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USA: Antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals in 2016

The 2016 report shows that antimicrobial sales decreased from 2015 to 2016, with domestic sales and distribution of all antimicrobials decreasing by 10 percent.

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Brazil: The Ministry validates several measures to support animal health

The Ministry has published four regulations on animal health presented by Mr Luís Rangel, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Defence. The animal health App, that allows a quicker notification to the health authorities regarding the presence of diseases has also been presented.

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Surveillance of PRRSV in the United States using risk mapping and species distribution modeling

The results will help in the design and implementation of early detection, prevention, and control strategies for one of the most devastating diseases affecting the swine industry in the U.S.

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Moldova confirms new ASF cases in wild boars and backyard domestic pigs

The veterinary authorities of Moldova have reported new cases of African swine fever in backyard domestic pigs and wild boars to the WOAH.

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Polyserositis observed in systemic disease due to M. Hyorhinis

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Susceptibility to Mycoplasma hyorhinis depending on age

Enric Marco discusses a trial that concludes that the later the infection by M. hyorhinis occurs, the less serious it is. This information can be very useful to devise new control strategies in the era of antibiotic reduction.

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Italy will collect data from pig farms to minimise antimicrobial resistances

The Directorate-General of Animal Health and Drugs of Italy has financed a multidisciplinary project with the aim of identifying and collecting indicators for the classification of the farms according to the level of risk for the development of antimicrobial resistances.

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Figure 3. Number of PRRS cases per week (green dots) and smooth incidence curve (blue line). The dates in the boxes indicate when the incidence curve crosses the epidemic threshold (red line). Number of participant farms is summarized every season at the top of the chart. *EWMA: Exponentially weighted moving average.

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The Dr. Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project

Dr. Robert Morrison created the Swine Health Monitoring Project in 2011 and, after his tragic loss, in May 2017 the program was renamed.

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Figure 3. Fighting marks and widespread sub-epithelial haemorrhages in a 7 day old piglet

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Clinical case: Thrombocytopaenic purpura

The farmer contacted the veterinary surgeon concerning an increase of subcutaneous haemorrhages and bruises in the skin of several piglets in eight different litters. No deaths have yet been attributed to the problem.

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