Gas alternatives to carbon dioxide for euthanasia: A piglet perspective
The use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic/euthanasia agent may prove to be affordable, feasible and more humane than other alternatives.
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OIE: rising instability together with weak veterinary services pose a threat to world security
The quality of surveillance and response mechanisms for animal diseases varies from country to country, and in our globalized world weaknesses in one country pose a threat to all others.
FAO and ACP Countries agree strategic partnership
Specific areas for collaboration under the FAO-ACP agreement will include promotion of food security; promotion of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock.
Latvia: six new outbreaks of classical swine fever in wild boars
Totally 20 wild boars were detected seropositive with Ab ELISA test.
Infectious risk factors for individual postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) development in pigs from affected farms in Spain and Denmark.
The present study reflects the complex interaction among different pathogens and their effects in order to trigger PMWS in PCV2 infected pigs.
Air filtration expected to be a game changer in protecting swine from disease
The Quebec based Swine Development Centre or CDPQ, in partnership with the Saskatchewan based Prairie Swine Centre, is coordinating five Canadian Swine Health Board projects involving veterinarians and engineers from across Canada, aimed at improving the protection of Canadian swine farms from disease through the use of air filtration.
European Parliament calls for immediate action to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Urgent action must be taken to fight them, by developing new drugs, using existing ones more carefully and improving animal husbandry.
Protecting pigs against a lethal ASFV challenge by using DNA vaccines
The last results clearly demonstrate the possibility of protecting pigs against a lethal ASFV challenge by using DNA vaccines encoding 3 of the viral antigens.
It’s not too late to get a flu vaccination
As flu season swings into full gear, producers and those who work with pigs are reminded that it’s not too late to get a seasonal flu vaccination.
Italy: European aid for the Sardinian pig farms
The EU approves aids for the pig farms subject to restrictions due to the health measures imposed for the control of the ASF.
WTO Arbitrator determines reasonable period of time in “US-COOL” dispute
The WTO arbitrator decided that the United States has until May 23, 2013, to bring its COOL measure into compliance with its WTO obligations.
Evaluation of chronic immune system stimulation models in growing pigs
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate models of immune system stimulation (ISS) that can be used in nutrient metabolism studies in growing pigs.
Mycotoxin binder used in contaminated diets on growing pig performance
The use of a commercial mycotoxin binder improves growth performance of pigs fed contaminated diets with deoxynivalenol.
A new discovery in the virulence mechanisms of the porcine pathogen Haemophilus parasuis
CReSA’s researchers have found that H. parasuis can utilize the sialic acid from the host to avoid recognition by the immune system and be able to cause disease.
Updating on the epidemiology of PCV2 and implications
Novelties about the excretion routes, the transmission routes, the risk factors, etc., and explanation about how the PCV2 becomes a pathogenic virus.
Taiwan confirms an outbreak of foot and mouth disease
During the routine active FMD serological surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on one pig farm located in Dongshih Township (Yun-Lin).