Mexico - Pork consumption grows despite H1N1
Pork consumption in Mexico is expected to rise this year despite the outbreak of so-called swine flu, at which the country was at the epicentre.
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ArticleDiagnosis of skin diseases (1/2)
Skin disease is one of the most difficult areas to assess clinically and on gross pathology.
Russia - Change in H1N1 Status
Due to change in the epidemic situation, it is impractical to further maintain the restrictions on import of animals and animal products from the countries where this disease is registered, as these conditions will make a negative economic impact on international trade, and are not able to slow down the disease spreading among people in Russia.
Costa Rica declared free of swine fever
Last September 17, the authorities at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica signed a declaration that certified the absence of swine fever throughout the national territory. The disease had been announced in the country in 1994.
Control: prevention and treatment
Basic preventative measures of management should be included in the control of the disease, such as adequate temperature control of the barns, a complete all-in all-out hygiene and disinfection, and the avoidance of any mixing of animals from distinct sanitary origins.
Quick test for antibiotics in food
Institute for Food Safety and the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, both part of Wageningen UR, have developed a new, real-time test to detect antibiotics in the food chain.
Russia - Outbreak of Classical Swine Fever
Russia's veterinary authorities have reported a case of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Norway - Pigs infected with A/H1N1 virus
The Norwegian veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of virus A/H1N1 in pigs.
USA - USDA officially launches new agricultural research institute
USDA officially launched the National Institute of Food and Agriculture last week with speeches from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John Holdren.
Philippines and Taiwan tie up to prevent livestock diseases
The Philippines and the Taiwanese governments have signed an agreement to foster technical cooperation and work together to prevent and control the spread of livestock diseases.
Genetic resistance to disease – An Introduction
The performance and conformation of the pig (the phenotype) depend on the combined effects of its genetic make-up (the genotype), which is mostly fixed at conception, and the environment, which includes health, nutrition, management, housing and climate.
New Zealand - Survey to look at antibiotic resistant bacteria
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has embarked on a new project as part of efforts to keep down levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the human food chain.
Russia - Pigs quarantined over swine fever outbreak
Russia's emergencies ministry has put farms in Russia's southern Rostov Region under quarantine following confirmation of an outbreak of swine fever, the ministry said in a statement.
Ukraine bans pig imports from Northern Ireland
The State Veterinary Medicine Committee has banned from September 29, 2009 the pig and pig product imports to Ukraine from Northern Ireland.
Russia - Outbreak of ASF on a pig farm
The veterinary authorities have reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) a case of african swine fever (ASF) on a pig farm.
USA - Industry groups meet to explore PRRS eradication
Producer and veterinary members of a pork industry task force conferred at the Leman Swine Conference last week in St. Paul, MN, to explore setting a course for possible eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).