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European Union: Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance

The European Commission has tabled a comprehensive Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which unveils12 concrete actions to be implemented in close cooperation with the Member States.

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USA: USDA announces improvements to veterinary biologics licensing process

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced plans to streamline and improve several of the programmatic processes its customers use most, including the veterinary biologics licensing process.

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United Kingdom: study on the economic and welfare impact of lameness in sows in England

Depending on the severity of the case, the estimated cost of an initial case of lameness could range from £19 to above £266.

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A one-night downtime period prevents the spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae by personnel and fomites

This paper summarizes observations recorded over a 4-year period regarding the ability of a 1-night period of downtime to prevent mechanical spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae between pig populations by personnel and fomites.

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United Kingdom: Swine dysentery concerns for Yorkshire and Humberside

A confirmed case of SD and aproximately five unconfirmed suspected cases are a concern for farmers in the region.

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Ukraine: Hunters and frontier guards will be involved in fight with African swine fever

They will shoot 750 wild boars, and will not let even the sandwich cross the Ukrainian-Russian border.

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France: CSF in feral pigs has been eradicated in Bas- Rhin and Moselle

France has informed the Commission about recent developments with regard to classical swine fever in feral pigs.

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Metabolic impact of zinc oxide on porcine intestinal cells and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88

The role of zinc oxide in improving piglet health is via a different mechanism to that previously proposed.

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Italy: the export of pork from Sardinia is to be banned

Although not yet published officially, Brussels has decided to ban exports of pork from Sardinia.

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Guatemala has reported an outbreak of CSF

The outbreak is limited to a farm in Sacatepequez and includes a total of 16,130 susceptible animals.

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Germany to review antibiotics use in farm animals

Germany is to review the use of antibiotics in farm animals and possibly introduce new rules restricting their use.

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Consumption of antibiotics in the Danish swine production. In July 2010 the Yellow Card initiative was implemented.

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The Danish system adopted for the reduction of antibiotic consumption in pigs

It is not possible to compare the consumption of antimicrobials in Denmark with very many other countries, because almost none have a detailed registration on their use of antibiotics for the treatment of livestock. However, among those who collect such data, Denmark has one of the lowest levels of veterinary antibiotic use.

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Pig-associated Lawsonia intracellularis in various on-farm dipterous fly stages

The aim of this study was to characterize the potential of pig-associated Diptera flies to carry Lawsonia intracellularis.

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Fight against diseases and zoonoses: EU earmarks 214 million euros to better protect human and animal health

The EU earmarked yesterday more than €203 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases and zoonoses, aiming to further strengthen the protection of human and animal health in 2012.

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Russia notifies two new outbreaks of ASF

The outbreaks are located in in Rostovskaya and Voronezhskaya Oblasts.

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Controlling disease in young pigs

Mycoplasmal pneumonia and porcine circovirus are two of the costliest diseases affecting pork producers. Helping provide protection before disease exposure is critical to the success of any vaccination program.