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G20 Agriculture Ministers commit to sustainable agriculture and antibiotics resistance

The EC welcomes the commitment by the G20 Agriculture Ministerial meeting to support sustainable agriculture for ensuring global food security and to fight antimicrobial resistance, including the phasing out of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals.

New PEDv outbreak in Manitoba (Canada)

This is the first case of PED in southeast Manitoba since January 2015.

Vesicular lesions and lameness associated with Senecavirus A in a U.S. sow farm

This is the first case report in the United States associating SV-A with a clinical course of severe but transient neonatal morbidity and mortality followed by vesicular lesions in breeding stock animals.

Proactive efforts by U.S. Federal Agencies enable early detection of new antibiotic resistance

Department of Defense notified stakeholders that had identified the first colistin-resistant mcr-1 E. coli in a person in the United States. A USDA and HHS search for colistin-resistant bacteria in food animals, retail meats and people also has found colistin-resistant E. coli in a single sample from a pig intestine.

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Russia has been recognized as a country with FMD Free Zone without vaccination

This status will facilitate the access of the Russian agricultural products to the international markets.

Evaluation of screening assays for the detection of Influenza A virus serum antibodies in swine

Serum antibodies against NP provide an ideal universal diagnostic screening target and could provide a cost-effective approach for the detection and surveillance of IAV infections in swine populations.

European expert group proposes reduction of use in animals of last resort antibiotic colistin

EMA has launched a public consultation to minimise sales of colistin for use in animals and restrict its use in animals to last resort treatment only.

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New official disease status and disease control programmes recognised by the OIE

New countries and new zones obtained official recognition of their disease status during the present World Assembly.

UE: Recent data on veterinary drug residues in animals and food

EFSA’s data includes compliance rates with EU residue limits, for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food.

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The OIE presents the basic principles of its strategy to fight antimicrobial resistance

The increasing occurrence and spread of bacterial resistance against antimicrobials reported in recent years is today considered a major risk by the international community.

Paraguay: work plan to know the Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis and Taeniasis status in the country

The government will work on the development of a plan that allows them to know the situation regarding diseases such as Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis and Taeniasis.

Three months pigs with PCV2-SD. Note the marked spine, indicative of growth retardation, and body pallor

The challenge of Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) intra-specific taxonomic classification

All available vaccines in the European and North-American market are based on PCV2a genotype, while the most prevalent ones are PCV2b and PCV2d ones. Although significant level of cross-protection among these three genotypes has been demonstrated, it would be interesting to assess if vaccine efficiency would be equivalent in front of all these different genotypes.

Lesions in sows' hooves

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Lameness blindness (1/2)

Apparently, lameness problems amount to just 5% of the causes for sending pigs to slaughter...

OIE alerts and animal health information now available on smartphones or tablets

The new WAHIS Alerts application from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) delivers alerts and animal health information from the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) direct to your mobile phone or tablet.

FDA finalizes rule for data collection of antimicrobial sales

The final rule also includes an additional reporting provision intended to enhance our understanding of antimicrobial new animal drug sales.

Genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 isolated from pigs in Brazil

The presence of isolates with epf gene variation with higher molecular weight also appears to be a characteristic of Brazilian S. suis serotype 2.