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Russia - ASF in Rostov and Volgograd

28-Jan-2011
Pathological material from pigs found dead at the SFT OOO “AgroSoyuzYugRusi” (“Leninskoye” branch) located in the settlement of Alexandrov of the Morozovsky Rayon of the Rostovskoy Oblast were positive for ASF. Pathological material from dead pigs detected in a backyard in the settlement of Staroanninsky of the Novoanninsky Rayon of the Volgogradskaya was tested in the GU “Volgogradskaya Oblast Veterinary Laboratory on 21 January 2011. The preliminary diagnosis was African swine fever (hereinafter ASF).

Antimicrobial resistance, virulence-associated genes, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium isolated from piglets with diarrhea in Korea.

26-Jan-2011
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium was isolated from diarrheic piglets in 2 periods, 2000–2001 (n = 25) and 2005–2006 (n = 17). To compare the characteristics of the isolates collected during the 2 periods, all isolates were tested for antimicrobial resistance, the presence of virulence genes, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns.

How common are genetic defects?

A survey was undertaken in a large anonymous European Breeding Company over a four year period ending March 2010. In total, 175843 pigs born were evaluated to establish the incidence of congenital defects and additional assessments were made at 95kg. More than half the total defects were identified in the growing and fattening period rather than at birth.

Turkey - FMD situation assessment

14-Jan-2011
In the last nine to ten months Turkey has reported over 1,100 outbreaks of FMD in all regions on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the country, many of them identified as FMD strain O.