Mexico proposes the creation of an animal health academic network
The work proposal will be presented before the WOAH’s Council during its meeting in May in Paris (France).
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The impact of intensive vaccination on PCV2 epidemiology
The decrease in PCV2a and PCV2b genotypes over time and the increase in PCV2d in 2012 may be due more to other, unknown, factors than to immunological selection resulting from PCV2a-based vaccination.
EU to discuss the eradication of African swine fever
Delegations highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary and internationally coordinated approach to fight the disease, and the Commission confirmed its support for those member states concerned.
Poland: changes in ASF control measures
The EC has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/767 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in Poland.
Effects of dietary supplementation with freshwater microalgae on gut health in weaned piglets
Dietary supplementation with microalgae as an alternative to antibiotic use was studied.
Canada confirms new outbreaks of PED
Canada has confirmed three new outbreaks of PEDs in Manitoba pig farms.
The Swine Gut Microbiota: Status and Outlook
The Swine Gut Microbiota: Status and Outlook - Dr. Heather Allen, National Animal Disease Center, USDA, from the 2016 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 17-20, 2016, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Detection of genome, antigen, and antibodies in oral fluids from pigs infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus
These results further demonstrated the potential use of oral fluids for detecting FMDV genome, live virus, and viral antigens.
First occurrence of PRRS in Ecuador
This is the first occurrence of PRRS in the country. The focus has been located on a commercial farm in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas.
Colombia: New pig health committee in the Atlantic
This committee will allow the organisations that are a part of it to work in an integrated way to optimise the attention towards health problems that affect pig production in the department.
Diversity of Yersinia enterocolitica in French slaughterhouses
It is important to study the diversity of the strains of Yersinia enterocolitica in order to better understand the risk they represent for humans.
Zambia confirms an outbreak of African swine fever
The focus is located in the north of the country, near the border with Tanzania.
Dietary supplementation of Enterococcus faecium, mannan oligosaccharide and benzoic acid in fattening pigs
Dietary combination of probiotics, prebiotics and organic acids improve growth, health and immunity in fattening pigs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s innovative diagnostic solutions help protect global swine industry
Scientific posters presented at ESPHM offer diagnostic advancements.
Tunisia confirms an outbreak of FMD in cattle
This is the first report of FMD since 2014 in Tunisia.
Detection of a novel circovirus PCV3 in pigs with cardiac and multi-systemic inflammation
In all three cases we characterized the genome of a new circovirus we called PCV3.