USA - U.S. House Approves Agriculture Committee passed Bills
The U.S. House of Representatives approved The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (S. 3656) and The Veterinary Services Investment Act (H.R. 3519).
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Armenia - African Swine Fever
The veterinary authorities of Armenia have notified the OIE about the presence of African swine fever in feral pigs in a forest.
Latvia – Brucellosis in cattle and swine
The veterinary authorities of Latvia have notified the OIE about the presence of Brucellosis (Brucella suis) in pigs and cattle.
France – Subclinical infection of Aujeszky Disease
The OIE informed yesterday on the subclinical infection of Aujeszky disease on two French farms.
Effects of tannic acid supplementation on growth performance, blood hematology, iron status and faecal microflora in weanling pigs
Tannic acid in weanling diets may have a negative impact on piglet performance.
European Union revises laws to better protect animals used in scientific experiments
The European Parliament has voted to revise legislation on animals used for scientific purposes. The revised legislation, first proposed by the European Commission in 2008, will strengthen the protection of animals still needed for research and safety testing. The new directive will also play a significant role in minimising the number of animals used in experiments, and require alternatives to be used where possible, whilst ensuring a level playing field for EU industry and enhancing the quality of research conducted in the EU.
Pathologic and virologic findings in mid-gestational porcine foetuses after experimental inoculation with PCV2a or PCV2b
This study aims to determine the clinical and virological outcome of surgical inoculation of 55-day-old immuno-incompetent porcine foetuses with PCV2a or PCV2b.
Cleaning and disinfection failures – why do they happen?
Any failure in a cleaning and disinfection programme costs money. This comes from the costs of the programme, the loss of its potential benefits and very probably the costs of disease the failure has allowed to occur. It is also very disappointing for the management and staff of the farm who have done the hard work, and the veterinarian who is trying to ensure healthy efficient production.
Turkey’s meat crisis to hit peak with the FMD
The Turkish livestock industry, recently on the agenda because of price hikes in meat imports, is now facing further difficulties in containing foot-and-mouth disease, or FMD.
USA - Partnering for Swine Influenza Virus surveillance
The Pork Checkoff, in cooperation with the USDA, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and participating diagnostic laboratories, will be launching a new campaign next month to encourage pork producers to participate in swine influenza virus (SIV) surveillance when their pigs show signs of respiratory disease.
Vietnam - Pig farms in Dong Nai close due to PRRS
The Blue ear disease that has hit 13 provinces in Vietnam has resulted in a huge loss for farmers.
Vietnam - Blue ear disease flattens corn demand
Pham Duc Binh, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Animal Feed Association, said Vietnam will import 1.25 million tonnes, the same as last year.
OIE - Links between animal production systems, climate change and emerging diseases: A meeting of OIE experts confirms the great complexity of the issue
The detection of links between animal production systems around the world, climate change and the epidemiological evolution of animal diseases was the focus of a meeting organised by the OIE with experts from several continents.
Genetic resistance to PRRS
There is sufficient genetic variation in host response to infection to allow future breeding goals for enhanced resistance or tolerance so that there are grounds to believe that it may be possible to breed commercial animals that have increased genetic resistance or tolerance to the disease.
Dynamics and longevity of maternally-acquired antibodies to Taenia solium in piglets born to naturally infected sows
The observed variations in the level of maternally-acquired Abs amongst piglets will pose a major challenge to the implementation of vaccination programmes against T. solium cysticercosis.
Serovar profiling of Haemophilus parasuis on Australian farms by sampling live pigs
Healthy pigs contain a range of Haemophilus parasuis serovars, even on farms free of Glässer's disease.