Western Canada PRRS-free herd certification expanded to Ontario and Quebec
A pilot project designed to allow pork producers in Western Canada to certify that their herds are free of PRRS has been expanded to include Ontario and Quebec.
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The eradication of FMD is a priority for the Mercosur
For CAS, the FMD status of the Republic of Paraguay concerns the entire region and threatens the achievement of the objectives outlined in the Hemispheric Plan for Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease.
Bulgaria: Experts from the FSA initiated a meeting with his Turkish colleagues on measures against FMD
At the initiative of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency a working meeting with the Turkish Veterinary Services was held in connection with the introduced control measures for FMD in the sanitary cordon of Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey.
Experimental infection by Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Panama and tentative of nose-to-nose transmission in weaned pigs
Experimental infection of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovars Panama was proceeded to establish the importance of nose-to-nose contact in the transmission among weaned pigs.
Russia: causes of the spread of ASF
According to Russian authorities, among the main causes of the spread of the disease is the movement of the ASF virus among wild boar...
A one-night downtime period prevents the spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae by personnel and fomites
This paper summarizes observations recorded over a 4-year period regarding the ability of a 1-night period of downtime to prevent mechanical spread of PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae between pig populations by personnel and fomites.
France: CSF in feral pigs has been eradicated in Bas- Rhin and Moselle
France has informed the Commission about recent developments with regard to classical swine fever in feral pigs.
Ukraine: Hunters and frontier guards will be involved in fight with African swine fever
They will shoot 750 wild boars, and will not let even the sandwich cross the Ukrainian-Russian border.
United Kingdom: Swine dysentery concerns for Yorkshire and Humberside
A confirmed case of SD and aproximately five unconfirmed suspected cases are a concern for farmers in the region.
Guatemala has reported an outbreak of CSF
The outbreak is limited to a farm in Sacatepequez and includes a total of 16,130 susceptible animals.
Italy: the export of pork from Sardinia is to be banned
Although not yet published officially, Brussels has decided to ban exports of pork from Sardinia.
Metabolic impact of zinc oxide on porcine intestinal cells and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88
The role of zinc oxide in improving piglet health is via a different mechanism to that previously proposed.
Pig-associated Lawsonia intracellularis in various on-farm dipterous fly stages
The aim of this study was to characterize the potential of pig-associated Diptera flies to carry Lawsonia intracellularis.
Fight against diseases and zoonoses: EU earmarks 214 million euros to better protect human and animal health
The EU earmarked yesterday more than €203 million to support programmes to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases and zoonoses, aiming to further strengthen the protection of human and animal health in 2012.
Russia notifies two new outbreaks of ASF
The outbreaks are located in in Rostovskaya and Voronezhskaya Oblasts.
Sensitivity of oral fluids for detecting influenza A virus in populations of vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs
This study evaluates the sensitivity of PCR on oral fluids in detecting influenza virus in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs.