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Philippines: Transport of livestock animals, meat now allowed

Livestock farmers, traders and processors can now freely transport their animals and meat products within the country, as long as appropriate permits are secured from concerned agencies of the Department of Agriculture.

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European Union: FVO final report of an audit carried out in Brazil

With regard to the Ractopamine-Free Production (RFP) of pig meat destined to be exported to the EU the system is still at an early stage of development.

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Russia: current situation of CSF and Foot & Mouth Disease

Throughout the month of August the OIE has informed on the appearance of several outbreaks of Swine Fever and Foot & Mouth Disease in Russia.

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Oral fluid

Oral fluid samples can at times replace traditional blood testing while requiring less labor and technical skill. Also there is clearly reduced stress for people and pigs, which is becoming important in modern food animal production.

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Protecting the pregnant sow from PRRS: Research findings

We evaluated the efficacy of serum inoculation to immunize gilts in prevention of reproductive PRRS following late-gestation challenge with the “homologous” virus.

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Growth performance and gastrointestinal microbial ecology responses of piglets receiving Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products after an oral challenge with Escherichia coli (K88)

Yeast fermentation products showed better performance, especially in the presence of the active enteric disease.

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Effect and interaction between wheat bran and zinc oxide (ZnO) on productive performance and intestinal health in post-weaning piglets

The incorporation of wheat bran or ZnO in the diet improved gut health, but the simultaneous incorporation of both compounds increased E. coli counts, indicating a negative interaction.

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Thompson's tip: Water contamination

In pigs, the importance of the correct flow rates for different classes of stock is well known but the quality of this water is sometimes neglected, says Paul Thompson, veterinary consultant to pig-breeding company ACMC Ltd.

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Implication of the host nucleus during African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection

Researchers of the CReSA have demonstrated the relevance of the host nucleus during ASFV infection. These discoveries might have important implications when searching for antiviral strategies against ASF that is currently causing real economical problems in many sub-Saharan countries and knocking at the door of the EU.

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Establishment and maintenance of a PCV2-free breeding herd on a site after PCV2-associated reproductive disease

Elimination of infectious PCV2 from the breeding-herd site, the outcome after repopulation, and the attempt to derive PCV2-negative animals by offsite segregation are summarized.

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EFSA: factors associated with Salmonella pen positivity

A European Union-wide baseline survey on Salmonella in holdings with breeding pigs was carried out in 2008. Now EFSA publishes the results from analyses of the associations of 19 pen- or holding- level factors and Salmonella positivity of pens in holdings with breeding pigs. Also the results from correlation analyses between Salmonella prevalence in breeding and in production holdings, from analyses of the Salmonella serovar distribution across the European Union, and from analyses of an additional within-holding prevalence study carried out by five Member States are also presented.

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Effect of cross-fostering on transfer of maternal immunity to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to piglets

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cross-fostering on transfer of maternal Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-specific humoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) from gilts to piglets.

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SDSU, Boehringer Ingelheim team up against enterotoxic E. coli

South Dakota State University is partnering with animal health leader Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. to develop a new technology to protect pigs against a deadly form of E. coli.

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FMD Pocket Guide now available for purchase

The laminated flipchart contains photos illustrating lesions associated with FMD in domestic and feral swine.

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Eradication of FMD in the Philippines (II)

In 1996, the NFMDTF drafted a national plan to address the 1995 FMD epidemic wherein 98,000 animals were reported to have been affected.

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Neogen launches breakthrough NeoSEEK system for rapid genomic detection and identification of emerging pathogens

Neogen Corporation has announced the development of a breakthrough pathogen detection and identification technology that provides next day, DNA-specific test results for seven pathogenic E. coli strains. The technology could be adapted to target almost any bacterium of concern in almost any food sample type.