Conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation reduces the fat content in the colostrum and increases IgG
Colostrum production and immunoglobulin concentrations to conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation.
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USDA : Research into sustainable crop and livestock production methods
USDA awarded $16.5 million in grants to support research into methods for boosting agriculture productivity and ensuring food security in the face of pests, diseases and a changing climate.
Growth of the Spanish Animal Health and Nutrition industry
The Spanish Animal Health and Nutrition industry grew up to €1,299.70 M of global turnover in 2015, i.e., a 8.71%.
EU animal disease programmes: generally sound but cost-effectiveness unclear
EU animal disease programmes do a good job of containing disease, but it is hard to tell whether they are cost-effective, concludes a new report from the European Court of Auditors.
FAO guidelines : economic questions and economic analysis for animal diseases
FAO has developed and published guidelines on how to address economic questions and conduct economic analysis for animal diseases.
FVE - AVMA partnership
Together, the FVE and the AVMA represent approximately 300,000 veterinarians across Europe and the United States.
New PED outbreak in Ontario (Canada)
The outbreak was reported on 31 March on a grower-to-finish farm in Chatham-Kent.
Differences between American and global strains of PEDv
Virulence and infectivity differences between strains are notorious. Moreover, the new virus is not controlled with vaccines developed from classical strains and may yield false positives in some diagnostic tests.
UK pig industry launches programme to reduce use of antibiotics
Using a new online electronic medicines book, they will be able to compare their performance with others in the industry.
Assessing impact of 174 PRRSv on wean to finish pig health
A method to quantify the relative economic importance of pig health status at placement by specific pathogens (PRRSv and PEDv) and to estimate the effect of a specific type of PRRSv at a specific production system is presented.
Peru intensifies the CSF prevention and control
The National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) has intensified the classical swine fever prevention and control measures in Cajamarca.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated from food animals on farms
The reason for the variability of resistance between animal species is unknown and requires further research.
FDA takes steps to withdraw approval of the swine drug carbadox
The drug may leave trace amounts of a carcinogenic residue.
USA: National Agricultural Biosecurity Center to help states to combat animal disease outbreaks
Collect information from states about what they learn from emergency preparedness exercises and how to improve future plans, then allow others with a need to know to access it.
Replacements adaptation in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae control
Gilts are the population most likely to excrete M. hyo during lactation because they will probably have become infected within 200 days prior to their first farrowing.
Detection of the emerging Senecavirus A in pigs, mice and houseflies
Detection of SVA in mice and housefly samples and recovery of viable virus from mouse feces and small intestine here, suggests that these pests may play a role on the epidemiology of SVA.