Outcome of porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV1) infections in mid-gestational porcine foetuses
In the present study, virus replication and pathology were examined in porcine foetuses, inoculated with two PCV1 strains at 55 days of gestation.
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals enters collaboration with U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to assess foot & mouth disease synthetic vaccines' potential to help ensure Nation's food supply safety
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of synthetic immunogens against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Plum Island Animal Disease Center. This collaboration will evaluate the efficacy of Inovio's SynCon® vaccines for foot & mouth disease (FMD) in important animal models including cattle, sheep, and pigs.
UK: Eight veterinary labs to close
Savings arising from these changes are likely to be in the region of £2.4 million per annum.
Effect of vaccination of pigs against experimental infection with high and low virulence Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains
This study investigated the infection pattern and lung lesion development in pigs caused by a low and highly virulent Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain.
New tool on pig333.com, a water medication calculator
pig333.com presents a new section: water medication calculator. This tool calculates the quantity of medicine to incorporate in water when using a flow dispenser.
RespiSure-ONE® now registered for use in day old piglets
Canadian swine producers can now vaccinate for mycoplasma pneumonia when they process baby pigs. A new label claim makes RespiSure-ONE the only vaccine approved for administration at one day of age.
Botswana: new outbreak of foot and mouth disease
The outbreak occurred within a fenced subzone in Ngamiland district, on the FMD vaccination zone.
The impact of air filtration on PRRS control in 7 breeding herds from a commercial system of swine production
The filtering of incoming air to swine facilities located in dense regions of production has been proposed as a means to reduce the risk of airborne transport of PRRSV.
Honduras: Country free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF)
After 20 years of struggle, Honduras was finally declared CSF free in August.
Peri-weaning failure to thrive syndrome (PFTS) diagnostic investigation to identify possible infective etiologies
The objective of this report is to summarize the diagnostic investigation in a PFTS-affected farm with emphasis on identifying potential infective etiologies.
Russia: New Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Krasnodar Krai
Genetic material of ASF virus was detected in samples of pathological material collected from swine owned by agricultural production cooperative society "Znamya Lenina" of Scherbinovsky rayon, Krasnodar Krai by the Kropotkinskaya Krai Veterinary Laboratory.
USA: Introducing FDA's CORE Network
FDA announces the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network – created to manage not just outbreak response, but surveillance and post-response activities related to incidents involving multiple illnesses linked to FDA-regulated human and animal food and cosmetic products.
Paraguay: Foot & Mouth Disease outbreak
The SENACSA (National Animal Health and Quality Service) of Paraguay has announced to the IOE detection of clinical signs consistent with foot and mouth disease in 13 cattle less than 24 months old.
PRRSV in serum and oral fluid samples from individual boars: will oral fluid replace serum for PRRSV surveillance?
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether oral fluid samples could be used to monitor individually-housed adult boars for PRRSV infection.
New Zealand: New tool for foot and mouth preparedness
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is launching a new tool to help staff at meat processing plants recognise and respond to an incursion of foot and mouth disease in stock, as part of its preparedness for risk organisms.