Brazil: launching of the National Agriculture and Livestock Defense Plan
The plan's goal is to modernise the health and phytosanitary area regulatory framework and to restructure the laboratories for the testing for diseases and plagues.
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Collection of oral fluid from individually housed sows
These baseline results suggest that oral-fluid samples can be collected from individually housed sows, but that further studies on the optimization of oral-fluid collection in the sow unit (gestation and farrowing) would be of value.
Spain: Health and Animal Feed industry's rise in 2014
Swine and pets segments, and especially foreign markets, push the sector to nearly €1,200 M.
Russia lifts the temporary restrictions on the import of Canadian pig breeding stock
Given DEP's favourable development in Canada, Russia has decided to allow again the import of pig breeding stock from Canada.
Denmark: the fight against MRSA must take place at an international level
The Danish parliament has signed, with a wide political agreement, an action plan to reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Danish pig production.
Japan recognizes Mexico's CSF-free status
MAFF had previously recognized the States of Sonora, Jalisco and Yucatan, among others, as disease-free.
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NewsDenmark: drop in the use of antibitics in pig production
According to the data published by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, between 2013 and 2014 the use of antibiotics on the Danish pig farms dropped by 5%.
Automatic weight estimation of individual pigs using image analysis
Overall, video imaging of fattening pigs appeared promising for real-time weight and growth monitoring. In this study the weight could be estimated with an accuracy of 97.5% in a group level.
The role of fomites and personnel in the transmission of PRRSV
Biosecurity measures for visitors should be implemented in all farms without exception, and hand washing with soap and subsequent disinfection should be compulsory in those farms where showering is not.
Chile: the pig sector improves in matters of animal health
The Chilean pig sector is still improving in the strengthening of animal health through the implementation of prevention, control and eradication programmes.
Colombia: CSF epidemiological surveillance for disease-free area re-certification
A total of 1,033 serum samples for diagnosis of classical swine fever will be taken in Valle del Cauca.
Germany: First federal figures on the frequency of antibiotic use in livestock for slaughter
Holdings with fattening animals should compare their individual figures on antibiotic use for therapeutic purposes with the overall figures in Germany.
Duration of influenza infections in weaned pig populations
Influenza infections are self-limiting at the individual animal level with infection lasting between 5 and 7 days approximately. However, influenza virus is considered endemic in swine populations worldwide, and is not uncommon to find between 3 and 5% of pigs positive to influenza virus at slaughter.
Canada: new measures to address antimicrobial resistance
The Government of Canada is committed to taking action to prevent, limit, and control the emergence and spread of AMR.
Mexico expands the technical agricultural cooperation with Central America and Caribbean countries
The SAGARPA signed the second stage of the Technical Cooperation Agreement for the Encouragement of Abilities with the IICA, with which the geographical coverage will englobe 22 Central American and Caribbean countries.
Negotiations between CVOs of Russia and Belarus
The negotiations were held on the initiative of the Belarusian side on the 13th of April and were devoted to resuming pork and beef imports from meat-processing plants of Belarus.