Significant increase in losses due to the ASF in Russia
Costs due to ASF outbreaks exceeded 1,200 million rubles, that’s 12.6 times more than in 2015.
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the environment of a swine farrow-to-finish operation
Of 30 environmental samples collected from a nursery room on our initial visit, 2 (7%) samples yielded 3 isolates: 2 ST 218 Escherichia coli and 1 Proteus mirabilis, carrying the metallo-β-lactamase gene blaIMP-27 on IncQ1 plasmids.
EMA recommends banning the therapeutic use of zinc oxide in pigs
The Committee therefore recommended the refusal of the granting of the marketing authorisations and the withdrawal of the existing marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products containing zinc oxide.
Protecting pigs with microbes
How can we expect our livestock to acquire a healthy microbiome when there is such limited exposure to the microbes that they evolved with?
Amended measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States
The ocurence of new cases of ASF in wild boars in parts of Latvia and Poland has led the Commission to extend restrictions in these areas. In contrast, in certain areas of Latvia and Lithuania the situation in domestic pigs has improved.
Efficacy of oxytetracycline dose in drinking water on diarrhoea, faecal shedding of Lawsonia intracellularis
In general, all oxytetracycline doses used for the treatment of Lawsonia intracellularis infection resulted in reduced diarrhoea and Lawsonia intracellularis shedding after treatment.
Immune responses and virus shedding in pigs following different A(H1N1)09 infection routes
The differences in shedding pattern and cytokine and immune responses are important for studies of disease pathogenesis and assessment of vaccine protective efficacy.
Russia confirms new outbreaks of ASF
An outbreak was confirmed on a commercial pig farm with a total of 5.165 susceptible animals.
A 10-day vacancy period after cleaning and disinfection has no effect on the bacterial load in pig nursery units
Prolonging the vacancy period in nursery units to 10 days after disinfection with no extra biosecurity measures has no impact on the environmental load of total aerobic flora, E. coli, faecal coliforms, MRSA and Enterococcus spp..
France : target figure for the Ecoantibio Plan has nearly been reached
The target figure for the Ecoantibio Plan has nearly been reached with a drop of 20.1% in the exposure of animals to antibiotics (all families) over the past 4 years (2012-2015 inclusive).
Infectious agents identified in aborted porcine foetuses
PCV-2 and PRRS are the most common infectious causes of abortions. Most abortions are also found to occur during the colder months, regardless of their cause.
Are people living near modern swine production facilities at increased risk of Influenza virus infection?
Findings suggest that concentrated swine feeding operations amplified transmission of influenza during years in which H1N1 was circulating.
FDA Releases 2014 NARMS
The report focuses on major foodborne bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics that are considered important to human medicine, and on multidrug resistant organisms.
Foot-and-mouth disease in China
The farm, that is located in the district of Lianxi (Jiujiang, Jiangxi), has 482 susceptible animals.
UK on track to cut antibiotic use in animals
New report shows sales of antibiotics for use in animals dropped to 56mg/kg in 2015. Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK fell by 9% in 2015.
OIE Strategy tackles the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in animals
The OIE publishes its Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Prudent Use of Antimicrobials to tackle the antimicrobial resistance threat.