COVID-19 questions and answers
Can humans transmit COVID-19 virus to animals? Are there any precautions to take with live animals or animal products? The World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) answers your questions.
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Romania: ASF drives swine herd to new low
African swine fever continues to negatively affect both backyard and commercial hog holdings in Romania. High pork prices in the EU curbed pork meat and live-piglet imports in Romania during the latter half of 2019.
Assessing efficacy of feed additives to control Salmonella in nursery pigs
Feeding Mannan-rich hydrolyzed copra meal and fermented rye to nursery pigs combined with organic acids reduces S. Typh shedding, and feeding fermented rye with OA tends to improve pig performance after S. Typh challenge.
COVID-19: HIPRA makes its biotechnology facilities and equipment available
To help deal with the health crisis, the veterinary pharmaceutical company is giving over its new laboratories to hospitals for the analysis of samples and the manufacture of ventilators with 3D printers.
COVID-19: Veterinary medicines are considered essential goods
The communication on the implementation of "green lanes" states that veterinary medicines are essential goods.
COVID-19 USA: FDA helps facilitate veterinary telemedicine
The FDA is temporarily not requiring veterinarians to physically examine animals, which is normally required for prescribing extralabel drug use.
New rapid test detects ASF in raw pork
The cost-effective, simple test by MatMaCorp for rapid detection of the African swine fever virus can protect the world's pork supply.
China: Slowly but surely recovering?
Pig herds are recovering, and outbreaks of African swine fever are slowing down. When will China fully recover it's pig production?
COVID-19: Ensuring free movement of food and supplies between South American countries
South American Ministers of Agriculture discussed the harmonization of standards to ensure the free movement of food and supplies.
COVID-19 persistence on different materials practical implications
Farm biosecurity is key to preventing the entrance of new infections and pig diseases, but human diseases can also be devastating: Covid-19 can put the human teams on our farms at risk.
China's livestock sector resumes business
China's livestock product and slaughtering sectors have basically resumed work and production as containment of the COVID-19 outbreak is improving in the country, according to the country's agricultural ministry.
Current ASF situation in Belgium
Since September 13, 2018, almost 5,000 wild boar have been tested in the Walloon Region, of which 832 were found ASF positive.
OIE: Covid-19 and veterinary activities designated as essential
OIE and WVA highlight the specific veterinary activities which are key to ensure a continuum in food safety, disease prevention and emergency management.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures for your farm
Have you made a contingency plan for your farm?
Pirbright shows new Nipah vaccines create ‘impressive’ immune response
Two new potential vaccines against Nipah virus developed by the University of Parma generate a strong immune response in pigs, and could be the key to preventing this deadly, zoonotic disease.
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
The autors review the literature about the persistence of human and veterinary coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces as well as inactivation strategies with biocidal agents.