Russia: new outbreak of African swine fever
The outbreak is located on a farm in Gusevka, Olkhovsky (Volgogradskaya).
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France detects Aujeszky's disease in dogs
By the end of 2013, Aujeszky's disease was confirmed in three hunting dogs in the area of Meuse, in the municipalities of Loisey and Sommedieue.
Detection and characterisation of hepatitis E virus in naturally infected swine in Croatia
Nearly all tested animals were seropositive for antibodies against the hepatitis E virus (55/60, 91.7%).
Launched an European network on taeniosis/cysticercosis
Institutions from eighteen European countries have recently built a strong, multi-disciplinary scientific network to advance knowledge and understanding of these zoonotic disease complexes.
United Kingdom: Swine Dysentery Outbreak
According to BPEX, there has been an outbreak of Swine Dysentery in Yorkshire.
Russia: temporary restrictions on live pigs and porcine products from Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine
Rosselkhoznadzor informs about the imposition of temporary restrictions on the import of porcine products from the Lugansk Oblast, Ukraine, from January 17, 2014.
Clinical case: Effects of the adaptation to the welfare law in a PRRS outbreak
This farm produces its own gilts from grandmother sows, but taking advantage of the adaptation to meet the needs of the welfare law it was decided to increase its capacity from 600 sows to 1,200.
Impact of foot-and-mouth disease on pork and chicken prices in Central Luzon, Philippines
Over the long term, the price margins of pork traders were more severely affected in contrast to that of the other traders’ profits.
Russia: temporary restrictions lifted from pigs and pork from Brestskaya Oblast in Belarus
Temporary restrictions lifted from pigs and porcine products from a number of pig farms and meat-processing plants of the Brestskaya Oblast in the Republic of Belarus.
NIAA releases white paper from antibiotics conference
The National Institute of Animal Agriculture (NIAA) hosted a symposium titled “Bridging the Gap between Animal Health and Human Health."
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NewsItaly: first case of African Swine Fever in 2014 in Sardinia
A total of 10 pigs have been slaughtered and destroyed. In the protection area (3 km) there are 44 farms, whilst in the surveillance area (10 km) there are 269 farms.
Effect of zinc chelate and valnemulin for the treatment of swine dysentery in an experimental challenge study
The results demonstrated therapeutic effect of valnemulin in pigs with serious SD and did not show therapeutic effect of chelated zinc.
Mycoplasmal pneumonia: An important issue for the swine industry
Recent reports still show high prevalence of the pathogen in most pig producing countries.
Ukraine: ASF detected in a wild boar
Ukrainian veterinary authorities have informed the OIE about an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar in forester-hunting ground "Pischane", Stanychno-Luganskyi (Lugansk).
New Executive Director of IFAH
Carel du Marchie Sarvaas has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH).
Association between average daily gain, faecal dry matter content and concentration of Lawsonia intracellularis in faeces
Increasing numbers of L. intracellularis log10 bacteria/g faeces were significantly associated with decreasing average daily gain.