Russia quarantines another farming region on African swine fever
Russia’s regional Governor Vasily Galuskin banned the transportation of hogs and the sale of pork in southern Volgograd because of ASF outbreaks.
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Guatemala confirms two new outbreaks of classical swine fever
The outbreaks ara located in Ipala (Chiquimula) and Pastores (Sacatepequez).
Clinical case: Post-weaning diarrhoea outbreaks in Eastern Europe
The pig farm management team in charge of the post-weaned piglet nursery areas on these wean-to-finish sites has found serious problems with diarrhoea in recent batches of piglets arriving from the breeding farms.
Russia: new outbreaks of African swine fever confirmed
The outbreaks are located in Tver and Volgograd regions.
Canada: amendment to Canada's Health of Animals Regulations
Pig producers would provide information directly to the administrator, and identify all pigs in their care and control with tags or tattoos.
European Union: safer regulation for biocidal products
The new regulation on biocidal products will increase the safety of these chemical products and simplify their authorisation on the EU market, improving their free movement on the internal market.
Denmark has reduced the use of cephalosporins in pig production by 99%
After a voluntary agreement to abandon the use of cephalosporins in pig production, its use has declined by 99 percent since 2009.
EU: Presidency work programme in the agriculture and fisheries sectors
The agricultural policy priorities of the Presidency will include the new animal health law.
USA to create publicly available food pathogen genome database
Genetic code sequencing of 100,000 food pathogens will provide roadmap to help identify causes of outbreaks.
Plant additives as an alternative to feed antimicrobials in the prevention of postweaning diarrhoea in pigs
Both plants, Eugenia and Pterocarya can represent effective alternatives to feed antimicrobials for the use in prevention of PWD in pigs, but further studies are necessary.
Russia confirms six new outbreaks of African swine fever
The OIE has reported six new outbreaks of African swine fever in Tver region.
A serological and bacteriological survey of brucellosis in wild boar in Belgium
The results show that brucellosis is endemic in wild boar in southern Belgium.
America seeks to eradicate classical swine fever
19 countries are participating in the American Continental Plan for the Eradication of Classical Swine Fever in the Americas.
Boehringer Ingelheim announces changes to Board of Managing Directors
Joachim Hasenmaier to lead new Board Division Consumer Healthcare and Animal Health
Researchers examine novel strain of Brachyspira
Brachyspira 30446 is a new species distinct from other species of Brachyspira and it does cause infection.
Increasing porcine PARV4 prevalence with pig age in the U.S. pig population
To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first description of porcine PARV4 in the U.S. pig population.