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United States: the impact of PRRS on the cost of pig production

Researchers estimated that PRRS was costing the swine industry $66.7 million per year in the breeding-farrowing phase, $201.34 million per year in nursery pigs and $292.23 million per year in finishing pigs.

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Netherlands starts building activities of the National Animal Facility for zoonotic research

The facility will be completed by the end of 2013 and will become available for research for academia and private companies.

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Germany: the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry is to be considerably reduced

A strategy to minimise the use of antibiotics constitutes the centrepiece of the amending act. It will enable the surveillance authorities to assess the frequency of antibiotic treatment on a farm and to compare it with other farms.

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Process timeline example for LCH PRRS elimination process

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Elimination of PRRS in breeding herds

There are 3 potential options to stabilize BTW herds following an outbreak that have all proven successful over time. They have very different cost and risk profiles and a through economic assessment is needed to determine what the best course of action is for each new outbreak.

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Subclinical ileitis: Diagnostic and performance parameters in a multi-dose mucosal homogenate challenge model

A dose titration study was conducted using a Lawsonia intracellularis mucosal homogenate model in weaned pigs.

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Mexico has declared Tabasco as free of Aujeszky's disease

As derived from the declaration, the entire territory of the State of Tabasco will now enjoy the status of being an Aujeszky's disease-free zone.

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Russia: African swine fever

The cases now flaring up in Russia, Ukraine and other countries in the Caucasus have their origins in a 2007 outbreak in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, where the virus gained a foothold after being imported from Africa.

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FSIS provides guidance for Listeria sampling programs in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products

FSIS intends to announce in the Federal Register, changes it will make in its procedures for Listeria monocytogenes product sampling programs in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

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Mexico: Japan authorizes the entry of fresh pork from Jalisco

This decision is of great importance as Jalisco, along with Sonora, are the main producers of pork in the country, with about 45 percent of national production.

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Zinc oxide–montmorillonite hybrid influences diarrhea, intestinal mucosal integrity, and digestive enzyme activity in weaned pigs

The use of dietary Zn in montmorillonite hybrids for piglet diets improve performance and digestive parameters.

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Russia: new outbreak of African swine fever

The latest outbreak is located in Novonickolayevskaya (Krasnodarskiy) with 3362 susceptible animals.

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China: outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Tibet

A total of 123 live head of cattle and 108 pigs at a village in Bomi county (Nyingchi) are affected.

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Atlantic Premium Brands announced plans to eliminate pig gestation crates

Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd. announced, with the support of The Humane Society of the United States, plans to eliminate controversial pig “gestation crates” from its supply chain.

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Necropsy of a pig affected by a gastric ulcer

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Clinical case: Acute gastric ulcers

This case describes an acute outbreak of gastric ulcers in pigs of 30-40 kg live weight that affected 38 farms throughout a year and that presented mortalities from a 5% up to a 40% depending on the severity of the cases.

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Gilt replacement strategies used in two swine production areas in Quebec in regard to PRRSv

Replacement strategies may have weaknesses that should be addressed to facilitate PRRSV management at the herd and regional levels.

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Distribution of the losses according to the age and the cause in the fattening stage of farms without diarrhoea problems

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Analysis of the health in the weaners and fattening stages; a different approach (II)

The losses due to diarrhoea problems appear concentrated, basically, during the first week in the weaners stage, whilst in the farms that have not suffered diarrhoea problems, the mortality is distibuted more evenly.