China lifts ban on pork imports from US, Canada, Mexico
China had lifted import bans on pork products from the United States, Canada and Mexico, the country's top quarantine authorities said Tuesday.
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Iowa State researcher produces, ships only H1N1 vaccine available for swine
The H1N1 virus has now been found in a Canadian swine herd, and an Iowa State University researcher is ready to produce an H1N1 flu vaccine for pigs.
EU - Commission approves €275 million for the eradication, monitoring and control of animal diseases
The European Commission adopted a financial package of €275 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in 2010. The 224 annual or multi-annual programmes which were selected for EU funding will tackle animal diseases that impact both human and animal health.
Indonesia - Pandemic influenza A/H1N1
The Ministry of Agriculture officially declared on 23 November 2009 that an outbreak of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 occurs in pigs.
China - Swine tested positive for A/H1N1
Swine at a slaughterhouse in Heilongjiang province tested positive for the virus last Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture revealed over the weekend.
Summary of swine influenza (1/2)
Normally, in pigs influenza is an acute respiratory infection with pyrexia, lethargy, prostration, reluctance to eat and drink. Indoor housed pigs are usually affected simultaneously, with recovery within 1-2 weeks. No adverse effects occur unless there is secondary infection.
United Kingdom - BVA’S 8-point plan for responsible use of antimicrobials
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a simple and effective 8-point plan for the responsible use of antimicrobials in veterinary practice.
OIE - Global collaborative work delivers first recommendations on veterinary education
World Deans and Directors of veterinary training institutions and key national veterinary education policy makers provided their final contributions in the hundreds for the making of the first global recommendations on veterinary education.
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v: Human to pig transmission in Norway?
In Norway there is an ongoing outbreak in pigs of infections with pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus. The first herd was confirmed positive on 10 October 2009. As of 26 October, a total of 23 herds have been diagnosed as positive.
Canada - Manitoba backs purchase of needle-less injectors
Manitoba's On-Farm Food Safety Program now includes an initiative to help livestock producers and related businesses buy needle-less injectors to administer vaccines and medications.
European Union - Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance
The European Commission presents today a staff working paper that aims to be the basis of discussion on the ways to better tackle the growing health problem of anti-microbial resistance (AMR).
European Union - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) have published a joint scientific opinion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focused on infections transmitted to humans from animals and food (zoonoses).
Russia - Restrictions connected with Classical Swine Fever in Lithuania lifted
Due to the modifications of the Rosselkhoznadzor Instruction No. FS-GGVI/7340 dd. 17.07.09, temporary restrictions on import of pigs and pork products into the Russian Federation from districts of Pasvalys, Biržai, Rokiškis of the Panevėžys County of the Republic of Lithuania are lifted.
United Kingdom - Double cost concern
There are not just one but two major issues for abattoirs that could bounce back and hit producers. One is pleurisy and the other is poor slapmarking.
Vietnam - FMD resurfaces
After a lapse of several months, FMD broke out again in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
European Union - EFSA: Technical specifications for the monitoring and reporting of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) on animals and food
Based on the opinion of the scientific panel on Biological Hazards on the monitoring of VTEC and the identification of human pathogenic VTEC types (EFSA, 2007), harmonised technical specifications are proposed for the monitoring and reporting of VTEC in relevant animal populations and foodstuff categories.