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Recent move by the US to recognise the EU regionalisation system to control ASF

The Commission welcomes the recent move by the US to recognise the EU regionalisation system put in place to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease affecting pigs and wild boar.

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Lungs of a piglet exterminated 14 days PI, inoculated with higly pathogenic Type I subtype 3 strain Lena

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PRRSV pathology in the lungs

The tissue damage is the consequence of direct apoptosis (and necrosis) of alveolar macrophage and their neighboring cells due to the release of apoptotigenic cytokines, reactive oxygen species, and nitric oxide.

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New ESVAC tool on antibiotic use in animals

A new interactive database is launched allowing users to access the specific ESVAC data they are interested in (specific country, sales of a particular class of antibiotic and create charts, maps or graphs...).

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Aspects of gastrointestinal tract immunity around weaning

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Aspects of gastrointestinal tract immunity around weaning

The rate and sequence of mucosal immune maturity from birth to an ‘adult-type’ pig is an important determinant of subsequent performance, health and survival, and hence impacts on the efficiency and profitability of pork production.

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Sales of antibiotics in animals in Europe have decreased

According to this report, sales of antibiotics in animals in Europe have decreased by approximately 8% between 2011 and 2013.

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Emergence of highly virulent pseudorabies virus in southern China

Pseudorabies has been controlled efficiently in China for many years by vaccination. However, it suddenly broke out in many pig farms in 2012-2013 in southern China

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California to restrict antibiotics use in farm animals

California is the first state in the nation to restrict the use of antibiotics in healthy farm animals.

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EFSA: Insects as food and feed: what are the risks?

Interest is growing in the potential benefits of using insects in food and animal feed, but what would be the risks from production, processing and consumption of this alternative source of protein?

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Epidemic transient neonatal losses and Senecavirus A

Senecavirus A (SVA) has been suggested as a causative agent of idiopathic vesicular disease in pigs. Additionally, a neonatal losses syndrome, affecting piglets of 0-7 days of age, associated with SVA has recently been reported.

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Efficacy of combined vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in dually infected pigs

In conclusion, combined vaccination against both Mhp and PRRSV efficiently pooled the efficacy of each single PRRSV and Mhp vaccination and could be an interesting tool to control PRDC in European swine production.

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Cross-species infectivity of H3N8 influenza virus in an experimental infection in swine

Our data indicated that H3N8 IAV from wild aquatic birds have the potential to cross the species barrier and establish successful infections in pigs that might spread unnoticed using HAI as diagnostic tool.

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Clinical case: Control measures in an outbreak of oedema disease

A series of unsuccessful measures are taken until the problem is finally solved.

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EU extends the period of application of the protective measures against the PED

In light of the evolution in the disease situation in the third countries concerned, the protection measures should be prolonged until the end of October 2016.

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EU extends protection measures against ASF

Following recent notifications of ASF outbreaks in Ukraine, the existing measures of cleansing and disinfection should also be extended to the vehicles entering the Union from Ukraine.

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USDA issues root cause investigation report for swine enteric coronavirus diseases

The scenario that best fit the criteria for virus entry into the U.S. was virus spread through reuse of contaminated Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC).

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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in peri-weaned and post-weaned pigs in Belgium and The Netherlands: Prevalence and associations with climatic conditions

Under Belgian and Dutch field conditions, piglets may be infected with M. hyo very early in life, with prevalence increasing further during the post-weaning period.