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Bacteria and antibiotic resistance: the role of IncP-1 plasmids

Scientists in Sweden have discovered that the part of bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that frequently carries antibiotic resistance has the capacity to move between several types of bacteria and adapt to widely differing bacterial species.

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New Zealand - Survey of antimicrobial resistant foodborne bacteria produces pleasing results

A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand food-producing animals and fresh produce.

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Italy - Outbreak of African Swine Fever confirmed in Bono

The veterinary services of the Sassari province in Italy confirmed last week the presence of African Swine Fever on a swine farm located in the Bono area.

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The effect of probiotics on the morphological characteristics of the small intestinal mucosa

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of antibiotics and selected probiotics on the morphological properties of the small intestinal mucosa in growing-finishing pigs.

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Genetic defects of the skin

The most relevant genetic defects of the skin are epitheliogenesis imperfecta, pitryisis rosea and malignant melanoma. Recent data suggest an increase of the melanoma incidence in Duroc bred, incidences of 2.60% and 0.62% have been found in two Duroc nucleus herds.

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USA - US House restores food safety lab funding

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment restoring funding to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network after it was cut from the 2012 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative.

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European Union - New animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Hungary and Slovakia

Hungary and Slovakia have informed the Commission about the recent developments with regard to that disease in their territories.

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Argentina - Inauguration of the Senasa National Reference Laboratory

The President of Argentina together with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing, Julián Domínguez, officially inaugurated the first Senasa National Reference Laboratory.

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Administration of probiotics influences F4 (K88)-positive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli attachment and intestinal cytokine expression in weaned pigs

This study evaluated the effect of the probiotics Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii on the intestinal colonization of O149 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli harbouring the F4 (K88) fimbriae (ETEC F4) and on the expression of ileal cytokines in weaned pigs.

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USA - Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus: Nationwide study finds U.S. meat and poultry is widely contaminated

Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria linked to a wide range of human diseases, are present in meat and poultry from U.S. grocery stores at unexpectedly high rates, according to a nationwide study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

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A comparison of PRRS virus PCR testing methods: Serum PCR versus oral fluid PCR

The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between serum PRRSv PCR positives and oral fluids PRRSv PCR positives, to evaluate the detection dynamics between serum and oral fluids PRRSv PCR positives, and to determine the effects of pooling samples.

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China’s five labs designated as OIE Reference Labs

It was approved at the General Session on 26 May that five veterinary laboratories of China were designated as OIE Reference Laboratories.

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Commission urges Germany to transpose provisions of Animal Feed Directive

The European Commission asked Germany today to notify the remaining national implementing measures of the Animal Feed Directive (2010/6/EU), which sets maximum levels for undesirable substances in animal feed.

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Effect of dietary supplementation of oregano essential oils to sows on colostrums and milk composition, growth pattern and immune status of suckling pigs

Supplementing sow diets with 250 mg/kg of oregano essential oils during gestation and lactation did not affect the growth potential of and immune responses in suckling piglets.

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South Korea to launch new unified quarantine agency

South Korea will launch a new unified quarantine agency to handle farm and fisheries products in an effort to strengthen the country's ability to protect public health and local industries from animal and plant diseases, the government said Tuesday.

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Russia - Outbreak of african swine fever in the Tver Oblast

ASFV genetic material was detected in the samples of pathological material taken from a pig in the backyard in the Danilovskoe village, the Kalininsky Rayon, the Tver Oblast by the FGI “Tver Interoblast Veterinary Laboratory”.