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Taiwan – Pigs infected with A/H1N1 virus

Clinical signs such as coughing and diarrhoea were observed in a pig farm located in T’ai-Tung County on 19 October 2009. The positive results of virus isolation, real-time RT-PCR and gene sequencing demonstrated that this outbreak was caused by H1N1 influenza A virus.

United Kingdom - Code of Practice for Salmonella control

The Code brings together in one document advice that was previously dispersed in three codes and the guidance it contains has been revised to reflect best practice and recent legislative developments.

France - AFSSA provides expert advice on A/H1N1 Influenza in animals

AFSSA scientists have developed a technique for identifying the new human 2009 A/H1N1 influenza virus and distinguishing it from the influenza viruses which are normally found in pigs and poultry.

EU - SCoFCAH endorses guidance document on pandemic H1N1 in pigs

EU Member States endorsed today at SCoFCAH a guidance document on control and surveillance measures to protect pigs against the H1N1 influenza virus. The veterinary services should focus efforts on timely detection of the H1N1 virus by means of targeted surveillance and sustainable movement controls once virus enters pigfarms.

SowBridge Educational Series Continues to Offer Distance Learning Flexibility and Convenience

The successful distance education program SowBridge begins its third year in January 2010. Iowa State University (ISU) animal science associate professor and extension swine specialist Ken Stalder said the program received great reviews from a wide range of participants and that helped solidify the decision to continue offering it.

Hong Kong - Pig samples test positive for influenza A/H1N

Two pig samples taken two weeks ago at a slaughter house in Hong Kong has tested positive for the influenza A/H1N1 virus, local health authorities said Thursday.

Haiti - Teschovirus encephalomyelitis outbreak

Since January 2009, a teschovirus PTV-1 serotype, identified by Plumb island laboratory, is circulating in Haiti and is causing important losses to Haiti pig producers.

USA - Ohio voters back Animal Care

Ohio agricultural groups scored an electoral victory Tuesday with the passage of a constitutional amendment creating a livestock care standards board and preempting a possible ballot campaign by the Humane Society of the United States.

U.S. pork exports to Mexico rebound post H1N1

After a brief decline during the initial outbreak of H1N1 influenza, U.S. pork exports to Mexico have rebounded quickly and impressively.

United Kingdom - British performance continues to catch up with the continent

Pig production costs in Great Britain rose by 12 percent in 2008, against a European Union average increase of 24 percent, according to the latest BPEX cost of production report.

The Russian government will maintain the same quota for meat imports in the period 2010-2012

The Russian government will maintain the quotas for importation of meat products for the period from 2010 to 2012, according to a press release from the Presidential Press Service on October 15.

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China forms veterinary association

The first veterinary association in China has been established in Beijing in response to a call on domestic veterinary system reform, industry standards normalisation and a further involvement in international veterinarian affairs.

Belarus bans Russian pork imports over swine fever concerns

Belarus has banned pork imports from Russia over the recent swine fever outbreak, a spokeswoman for the country's food and agriculture ministry told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

Canada pork inventory climbs 15% as exports decline

Canadian warehouses held 43,713 metric tons of pork, up from 38,055 tons a year earlier, Statistics Canada, a government agency, reported. Pork exports fell 4.7 percent in 2009 through August from a year earlier, according to agency figures.

China - New PRRS outbreak

China's Ministry of Agriculture has announced that an outbreak of PPRS has reemerged in five provinces of China this year.

USA - USDA finds pandemic H1N1 in Indiana commercial swine

The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.