Mexico invests in animal health
Apart from increasing the investments in the health and food harmlessness programmes, the SENASICA is working in the modernisation of the Agriculture and Livestock Health Law.
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European organizations underlined the success of strategies to contain the spread of African Swine Fever
Several best practices by different Member States at the Seminar shows the strong coordination between the Commission, the national authorities and the operators which has enabled us to guarantee a high level of food security for pig meat production in Europe.
APHIS establishes prioritization process for reviewing Animal Health Status
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a new process for prioritizing reviews of countries or regions it has previously granted animal health status recognition.
Prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of bacterial enteropathogens in suckling piglets in farrow-to-finish herds
The aim of the study was to determine both environmental and infectious factors, influencing occurrence of bacterial enteropathogens in suckling piglets.
Animal health cooperation agreement between Colombia and the USA
The ICA from Colombia and the CEEZAD from the USA will sign an animal health cooperation agreement.
USA: increase in sales and distribution of all antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals
The report shows that sales and distribution of all antimicrobials increased 1 percent from 2014 through 2015, tying for the lowest annual increase since 2009.
Zinc oxide suppress of cytokine gene expression in piglets challenged with Salmonella
Long periods of high ZnO supplementation in weanling pigs may modulate immune response by suppressing the cytokine gene expression in weanling pigs.
Canada: New regulations for livestock Premises Identification
An effective PID database is used to plan and implement emergency responses in the case of an animal health concern, a public health emergency, or an emergency such as a natural disaster.
Humoral immune responses and viral shedding following vaccination with modified live PRRSv vaccines
The antibody response and pattern of shedding of vaccine virus following vaccination with modified live genotype I or II porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccines (MLVs) were investigated.
FDA: efforts to address antimicrobial resistance
The implementation of GFI #213 is a significant milestone in national efforts to address the use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals.
Clinical case: Bowel Oedema
This case study describes an outbreak in a commercial unit which proved difficult to stop without vaccine. Since 2014 an increasing number of cases of this disease have been reported in Europe though it remains unclear why it has reappeared.
Mexico, USA and Canada: mutual acknowledgement of the Meat Products Inspection Systems
The Frame of Reference for the Operational Relationship between the North American health agencies has the goal of strengthening the scientific and technical trilateral relationship.
UK food and farming industry triples support for collaborative action on antibiotics
Funding for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance has more than tripled this year in support of a new business plan which will help UK farming play its part in the global drive to reduce antibiotic use across animal and human medicine.
US pig farmers very aware of and complying with new antibiotic rules
One of the key changes to the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules is that medically important antibiotics could no longer be used for growth promotion.
Assessment of different samples to detect main swine respiratory pathogens
The data present bronchial scraping as an equally effective or even better alternative to bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for detecting main porcine respiratory disease complex agents.