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Control of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (I): Acute outbreak
This paper describes the acute outbreak of App within a pig population and how control may be achieved.
Considerations for selecting influenza vaccines for swine
Inactivated vaccines can be effective if used in conjunction with other practices, such as controlled movement of animals and people and with careful analysis of whether the vaccine antigen is a good antigenic match with the circulating strain.
Summary of cases of ASF in Europe
USDA : Funding for antimicrobial resistance research
Conjugated linoleic acid during late gestation reduces the fat content in the colostrum and increases IgG
USDA : Research into sustainable crop and livestock production methods
Growth of the Spanish Animal Health and Nutrition industry
EU animal disease programmes: generally sound but cost-effectiveness unclear
FAO guidelines : economic questions and economic analysis for animal diseases
FVE - AVMA partnership
New PED outbreak in Ontario (Canada)
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
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.