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.
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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.
EU: Collecting high-quality data on antibiotic use in animals
Availability of reliable and objective data on the use of antimicrobials in animals is essential to inform European countries in developing effective policies to fight antimicrobial resistance.
Pathogenesis comparison between the US PEDv prototype and S-INDEL-variant strains in conventional neonatal piglets
The U.S. PEDV prototype and the S-INDEL-variant strains induced similar viremia levels in inoculated pigs.
USDA issues revised Senecavirus A guidelines
The USDA has issued a revised guidance document describing procedures and responsibilities for handling herds suspected of having senecavirus A.
Clinical case: Problems with Salmonellosis and PCV2-associated disease in nursery and early fattening
We got a call to visit a fattening farm where 7-week-old piglets presented meningitis and diarrhoea after weaning, with a mortality rate of 5% three weeks after weaning.
"Animal Health Law" has been released
The final rule on Animal Health, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission's proposal, was published in the Official Journal on 31 March 2016.
Early detection of infection in pigs through an online monitoring system
This system may be useful for monitoring sentinel herds in real time, considerably reducing the financial and logistical costs of periodic sampling and increasing the chances of early detection of infection.
Controlling Disease: It's not about the bugs
Controlling Disease: It's not about the bugs - Dr. Jim Lowe, Integrated Food Animal Medicine Systems, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, from the 2015 Midwest Pork Conference, December 1, 2015, Danville, IN, USA.
France sets new regulations for the use of critical antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine
The French Ministry of Agriculture reported the entry into force, from April 2016, of new regulations governing the use of critical antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine.