United Kingdom: cost savings for pork processors exporting to the USA
Finished pigs from controlled housing destined to be exported to the US frozen, no longer need to be tested for trichinella.
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EU commits close to €161 million to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016
Compared to 2015, an increased amount (7 million) has been allocated in 2016 for the implementation of eradication and control of African Swine Fever programmes, mainly in the 4 Member States where the disease has occurred in 2013.
USDA issues updated Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease Federal Order
APHIS has reprioritized its needs going forward and will focus all remaining SECD funds towards diagnostic testing.
Post-weaning E. coli immunity
In practice, and to have active-acquired antibodies ready at weaning, piglets should be immunised 10 days to 2 weeks before weaning.
Changes in the porcine intestinal microbiome in response to infection with S.enterica and L. intracellularis
There were similar changes in the GI microbiome associated with carriage of S. enterica regardless of whether the pigs were experimentally challenged with S. enterica or acquired it naturally.
Flu productive impact
There are many open topics, such as: 1) what is the impact of the disease in endemic situations at the reproductive level (irregular return to estrus / fertility), especially in gilts; or 2) what is the productive impact in farrowing units, especially when we know that suckling piglets can play a role as a reservoir of the virus in an endemically infected farm.
Effect of vaccination against PRRSV on virus shedding
Effect of modified-live porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine on the shedding of wild-type virus from an infected population of growing pigs.
PED becomes notifiable disease in England
From today, Friday 18 December, it is a legal requirement to notify APHA of suspect and confirmed cases of PED in pigs in England.
UE adopts protection measures against FMD situation in Libya and Morocco
FMD situation in Libya and Morocco requires to adopt protection measures at Union level which take into account the survival of the virus in the environment and potential transmission routes of that virus.
European Union: Progress on two proposals considered as a package on "Animal medicines"
The Presidency reported to the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on the progress achieved during the second half of 2015 on two proposals considered as a package on 'Animal medicines'.
Pigs that are resistant to PRRSv developed at University of Missouri
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus was first detected in the U.S. in 1987. Pigs that contract the disease have extreme difficulty reproducing, don’t gain weight and have a high mortality rate. The disease costs North American farmers more than $660 million annually. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University, and Genus plc have bred pigs that are not harmed by the disease.
USA: Antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food producing animals in 2014
Domestic sales and distribution of antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals increased by 22% from 2009 through 2014.
The Council adopted its position on a draft regulation on transmissible animal diseases
The Council adopted its position at first reading on a draft regulation on transmissible animal diseases ('Animal Health Law').
Swine Influenza can persist endemically in Farrow-to-Finish farms
Infectious outbreaks can last for more than a month at a population level, which explain that a new batch including mainly susceptible piglets can get infected if the animals are housed in a separate room but in the same compartment (airborne transmission).
Use of a live attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine
These findings indicate that vaccination with an attenuated S. Typhimurium strain reduces S. enterica shedding, but the reduction is not consistent and the vaccine strain may persist in tissues.
Senecavirus A: An emerging vesicular infection in Brazilian pig herds
This is the first study to report the Senecavirus A infection in clinically affected pigs outside of North America. Senecavirus A was considered a novel emerging pathogen associated with an important vesicular disease in Brazil.