Diagnostic accuracy of porcine APP in meat juice for detecting disease at abattoir
The aim of this work was to evaluate whether acute phase protein (APP) determinations could assist Official Veterinarians carrying out work in slaughterhouses.
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Zimbabwe: After 10 years without the disease, ASF is confirmed
The disease was detected in domestic indigenous breed of pigs reared under a free range system in a communal set up.
Estonia confirms the first case of ASF in domestic pigs
It happened in two pig farms and a backyard animal. The total population of susceptible animals in the outbreak areas is 547, of which 4 developed symptoms.
United Kingdom: zoonoses report 2013
Campylobacter continues to be the most commonly reported human gastrointestinal pathogen.
Panama: implementation of the National Technical Commission on Swine
The COTENAPOR is a consulting and assessment body on politics, technical, health and food harmlessness aspects, and pork products and byproducts.
Serological examination of fattening pigs reveals associations between Ascaris suum, lung pathogens and technical performance parameters
This study indicates that serological screening for A. suum on fattening farms is an attractive new diagnostic tool that can be used to indicate the presence of roundworm infection by measuring infection intensity.
The key causes of lameness in sows
Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.
Comparing cucumbers to pigs
Novel diagnostics in the horticulture industry: what can we learn?
European Union: EFSA recommends management measures to contain the spread of ASF
EFSA recommends a combination of different management measures to contain the spread of African swine fever among wild boar populations in Eastern Europe.
Association between IAV infection and pigs subpopulations in endemically infected breeding herds
Based on these findings, we recommend that IAV control strategies be aimed at preventing infection before gilts are introduced into the farm, and in pigs prior to weaning.
European strains of PRRSV in Korea
Type 1 PRRSV is highly prevalent in Korean swine herds and currently reproductive failure is more important consequence of infection with type 1 PRRSV, than is respiratory diseases in growing pigs.
Canada: new PED case in Ontario
Canada notified, last 2 July, a new case of porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) in Ontario, specifically on a farrow-to-finish farm located in the county of Lambton.
Influence of organic iron complex on sow reproductive performance and iron status of nursing pigs
The results showed that organic iron complex did not improve the reproductive performance of sows or the growth performance of piglets.
PED: update on the present status within Europe
All sequenced PEDV isolates that were found recently within European countries were most closely related to so called S INDEL PEDV, which was originally described in the US in January 2014.
Codex Alimentarius: residues of certain veterinary drugs should not be found in food of animal origin
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted a recommendation that competent authorities in countries should prevent residues in food.
Codex Alimentarius: Guidelines for the control of Trichinella spp. parasites in pork
La carne porcina de las zonas de escaso riesgo puede ser objeto de comercio sin pruebas extensivas, mientras que las canales de las zonas donde hay riesgo de contagio de Trichinella continuarán siendo examinadas a fondo.