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Ukraine temporarily bans Belarus pork imports for suspicion of ASF

The Ukrainian veterinary service, because of suspected cases of African swine fever in Belarus, temporarily banned the importation of animals and their products to ascertain the circumstances.

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Hungary: Commission to lift remaining classical swine fever restrictions

Classical Swine Fever has now been successfully eradicated from central Europe, one of the historical foci of the infection.

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A new method of diagnosis allows the detection and differentiation of five porcine viruses in a single run

Researchers of CReSA and CENSA have developed a real-time PCR system for the detection and differentiation of PCV-2, PRV1, PPV and TTSuV1 and TTSuV2.

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Noninfectious factors associated with pneumonia and pleuritis in slaughter‐aged pigs

A cross‐sectional study was carried out in 143 farrow‐to‐finish herds to identify non‐infectious factors associated with pneumonia and pleuritis in slaughter‐aged pigs.

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Australia-New Zealand defending against foot and mouth disease

The two countries will work more closely together focusing combined defences against the threat of FMD.

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Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain

The package will introduce a single piece of legislation to regulate animal health in the EU based on the principle that "prevention is better than cure".

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Impact of genetic variation and geographic distribution of PRRSV on infectivity and pig growth

The PRRSV genetic variability which is determined by a local and temporal evolution at the farm level could be considered in a perspective of prevention.

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Pig stress syndrome linked to gene defect

A defect in a gene called dystrophin is the cause of a newly discovered stress syndrome in pigs, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found.

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Diosmectite–zinc oxide promote intestinal health in early weaned pigs

DS-ZnO could alleviate diarrhoea and improve intestinal barrier function.

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Antibiotic use on farms

Family farmer Dereke Dunkirk invites you to take a look at how he uses antibiotics responsibly on his farm.

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China: no H7N9 virus found in poultry or pig farm samples

No samples collected from poultry farms so far have tested positive for the H7N9 strain of avian influenza, and the virus has not been detected in pigs either.

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Bulgaria: FVO audits the measures for control and monitoring of classical swine fever

The FVO makes a number of recommendations to the Bulgarian competent authorities, aimed at rectifying the shortcomings identified.

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Characterization of homologous and heterologous adaptive immune responses in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection

The present study characterized the homologous and heterologous immune response in type-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection.

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United States: infections from some foodborne germs increased

Infections from Campylobacter has risen up to 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2006-2008.

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Isolation of Brachyspira hampsonii from migrating waterfowl in Spain

Different species of waterfowl should be considered a potential source of B. hampsonii for swine.

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Pleurisy: economic impact and strategies for management in swine farms

The prevalence of pleurisy is surprisingly high among pigs at slaughter. A recent review of available data ranged from 12.5% in the UK, 26% in Spain, to 41% of individual pigs slaughtered in one Norwegian study.