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China and EU share latest thinking on diagnostics and vaccination for improved disease control

The event aims to coordinate research on animal disease control between the EU and China through the organization of events, webinars, study visits, exchanges and a virtual platform.

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Effects of ambient temperature on energy and nitrogen utilization in lipopolysaccharide-challenged growing pigs

In conclusion, our study confirms that high temperature reduces feed intake, growth performance, and HP.

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Italy: new ASF eradication plan in Sardinia

The extraordinary action plan will count on the active collaboration of Dr. José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, from the Veterinary Health Surveillance Centre (VISAVET, Complutense University of Madrid).

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Microscopic lesions consistent with influenza infection include necrosis of the bronchiolar epithelium where the virus replicates

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Detection and diagnosis of Influenza A virus infection and clinical disease in swine

As the Influenza A virus ecology has become more complex due to viral reassortment and mutation, so have the sample types and diagnostic tests available for detecting or diagnosing influenza infections in swine.

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MRSA and Danish pig production

To limit the transmission of MRSA CC398 it is therefore crucial that everyone working on pig farms are aware of their responsibility in this regard.

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United States: PIN Tag Deadline is January 1, 2015

As of Jan. 1, 2015, individual identification of breeding stock headed to harvest will transition from backtags to the use of official, USDA-approved eartags.

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Chile: start of PRRS monitoring of pig farms in Los Lagos

The aim of the SAG's task in this matter is to detect the presence of the disease in a timely manner.

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PRRS eradication in Chile: successful experience and disease re-break

From 2000 to 2007 a PRRSv eradication plan was developed successfully in Chile. in October 2013 the spread of a new PRRS virus to several important Chilean pig companies was confirmed.

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Not all PRRSV antibodies are created equal

Dr. Bob Rowland, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, from the 2013 North American PRRS Symposium, December 7-8, 2013, Chicago, IL, USA.

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United States: National Pork Board funds new Swine Health Information Center

The new, autonomous venture will focus its efforts on implementing industry preparedness for disease challenges that could affect U.S. swine herds.

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United States: PEDv found on Waianae pig farm (Hawaii)

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has issued a quarantine order stopping the movement of pigs on Oahu after an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), was confirmed on a farm in Waianae Valley.

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Belgium: "Vision 2020 Plan" to reduce the use of antibiotics

Vision 2020 Plan sets the goal of a "50% reduction in the use of veterinary antibiotics by 2020".

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E coli fimbrial or pilus proteins, which firmly attach to enterocyte glycoprotein receptors on the intestinal cells

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Escherichia coli infections in pigs (1 of 2)

This article will focus on clinical signs of some E coli infections: neonatal colibacillosis, post-weaning colibacillosis diarrhoea and oedema disease.

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The influence on performance in fattening pigs of L. intracellularis and PCV2 infections as measured in feces by Q-PCR

Even in the absence of clinical signs, growth rate and feed intake are likely to be reduced by L. intracellularis infections. There is a trend that also PCV2 infections can exert a similar negative influence.

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