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México: Health intelligence for producing healthy and harmless food

The National Health Intelligence Network is a valuable mechanism for reducing the hazard of spreading epidemics and diseases, because we can know, in real time, the health status of plants, animals and aquaculture species in all the country.

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EFSA: online tool for comparing antimicrobial resistance between countries

Country-by-country guide to levels of antimicrobial resistance in food, animals and humans

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EU support for small Polish pigmeat producers in the context of African swine fever

The European Commission has agreed to allow the use of EU funds to help Polish pig farmers who will have to cease their activity in the context of African swine fever.

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Epidemiological investigations of the introduction of PRRSV in Chile, 2013-2015

Here, we describe the PRRS epidemic in Chile between October 2013 and April 2015, and we studied the origins and spread of PRRSV throughout the country.

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Clinical case: Eradication of PEDv in a 4500-sow commercial farm in Peru

This article shows the different measures taken and the strategy followed to eradicate PEDv in a commercial farm: stabilization, creation of a disinfection bubble, monitoring and verification.

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Colombia: Health Register number and Health Entry of the farms

The Agriculture and Livestock Institute of Colombia (ICA) established the requirements for the obtaining of the Health Register number (RSPP) and the Health Entry (ISPP) of farms in all the country.

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Paraguay: serological sampling for the control of CSF

Paraguay starts with the serological sampling of pigs within the framework of the CSF control programme.

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Colombia establishes the national veterinary pharmacovigilance system

With the aim of identifying, assessing and controlling the hazards related to the use of veterinary drugs and biopharmaceuticals, and to protect the animal life and health, the ICA has established the National Pharmacovigilance System.

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United Kingdom: Antibiotic advisory website updated

A website set up to promote responsible use of antibiotics on farms has been updated to provide farmers with a 'one-stop shop' on the subject.

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Environmental persistence of porcine coronaviruses in feed and feed ingredients

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), Porcine Delta Corona Virus (PDCoV), and Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) are major threats to swine health and contaminated feed plays a role in virus transmission.

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Colombia will recover its status as a foot-and-mouth disease-free country

The WOAH acknowledges that the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak ended in Colombia, so it is expected that in 90 days Colombia will be deemed as a foot-and-mouth disease-free country.

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Figure 1. Effect of the use of a combination of organic acids and monglycerides of medium chain fatty acids (OA+MG-MCFA, 8kg/t) instead of ZnO (3000ppm), in the starter stage in piglets (8 replicates/ treatment, 12 animals per replicate). The model included: treatment, piglet size at the beginning (P<0,001 for the final weight and growth) and their interaction (P>0,05). SEM = standard error of the mean

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Transition to diets without zinc oxide (2/2): additives

It is difficult for a single additive to mimic the effect of the addition of antibiotics or ZnO. This is why we need to combine groups of additives in water and feed, so they act both, as prevention and treatment.

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APHIS proposes to recognize Mexico as free of Classical Swine Fever

This newly proposed action would relieve CSF-specific restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from Mexico.

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Argentina strengthens the measures to avoid the entrance of PRRS

Due to the detection of PRRS in Uruguay in late July, the SENASA adopted several measures to protect the national pig production.

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Reducing antimicrobial usage in pig production without jeopardizing production parameters

Guided interventions as a team effort of farmer and herd veterinarian/other advisors have shown to be a promising method in the reduction of antimicrobial usage in pig production.

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EMA works to promote safe and effective veterinary therapies

New leaflet explains how EMA works to promote safe and effective veterinary therapies.