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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
United Kingdom: Avian Influenza - Pigs can be licenced for movement to slaughter
According to NPA, licences on movements from pig-with-poultry farms in the East Yorkshire control zone will now be granted for specific movements.
Canada: new funding for swine biosecurity program
This phase aims to prevent the spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) during transport of Saskatchewan hogs.
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NewsUkraine gains expertise in diagnosing African swine fever
In Kiev, FAO epidemiologists and livestock experts updated local lab technicians on the status of the contagious disease in Ukraine and Europe.
Resistance to last-line antibiotics continues to cause concern in Europe
The percentage of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) showed a significant decreasing trend at EU/EEA level for the period 2010 to 2013, but the decrease was less pronounced compared to the previous four-year period.
Belarus' meat and dairy producers to toughen food safety control
The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry noted that domestic companies should use the methods developed by the National Research Institute for Veterinary Virology and Microbiology of Russia.
OIE: 22nd Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for the Americas
The 22nd Conference of the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) Regional Commission for the Americas, which counts 29 Member Countries, was held in Guadalajara (Jalisco).
France: data on the sales of veterinary drugs that contain antibiotics in 2013
Between 2012 and 2013, the exposure to antibiotics fell by 6.6% in cattle, by 5.4% in fowl, by 4% in pigs and by 1.7% in pets.
Influenza surveillance in animals: what is our capacity to detect emerging influenza viruses with zoonotic potential?
A survey of national animal influenza surveillance programmes was conducted to assess the current capacity to detect influenza viruses with zoonotic potential in animals.