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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Ceva Gathers Experts for Swine Reproduction SymposiumGERMANY - True to its vision to bring together scientific, veterinary and production experts, Ceva Santé Animale, one of the fastest growing global veterinary health companies, organized a symposium...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Swine Fever Health Control Measures to be LiftedGERMANY - At the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) in Brussels, animal health experts from all 27 EU Member States unanimously agreed on lifting animal health control measures...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Liberals Call for ‘Antibiotic–Free’ Label GERMANY - The liberal party in one region is calling for a national system for the mandatory labelling of meat from animals reared without antibiotics.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Strong Exhibitor Demand for EuroTier 2012 HANOVER, GERMANY - There are clear signs of exceptionally high exhibitor participation from home and abroad in the world’s top event for animal husbandry, EuroTier, to be held in Hanover from 13 to 16...
Friday, December 09, 2011
German Farmers Support Antibiotic ReductionGERMANY - The complete absence of antibiotics in animal management would violate the Animal Welfare Act, says the German Farmers Association (DBV).
Monday, November 28, 2011
EuroTier 2012: Top Event for AgricultureHANOVER, GERMANY - In 2012, once again begins the "World Poultry Show”, "BioEnergy Decentral" and "Veterinarian Congress” - From 13 to 16 November 2012 in Hanover, Germany.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Ministry Imposes Stricter Control on Antibiotic Use GERMANY - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) has announced a package of measures to gain better control of the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Schleswig-Holstein Reports Brucellosis in PigsGERMANY - The German veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Brucellosis in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Friday, October 07, 2011
WPC - Concern Rises over ASF in RussiaGERMANY - There is little that Russia can do to stop the spread of African Swine Fever in the country, writes ThePigSite editor in Chief Chris Harris.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
New Method May Extend Use of Feed ProbioticsGERMANY - Researchers at the Technical University on Munich have developed an environmentally friendly process to improve storage stability of probiotics, which are used in animal feeds and foods.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Vets Concerned about Welfare GERMANY - Veterinarians at last week's International Veterinary Congress in Bad Staffelstein expressed their concerns about the consequences for animal welfare of breeding programmes focused only on performance...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Boehringer Ingelheim: Strong Growth in Animal Health in 2010GERMANY - In the business year 2010, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) almost compensated for the anticipated loss of turnover announced in advance last year, nearly achieving the previous year's level.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Mixing Claim Approved for Mycoplasma VaccineGERMANY - A new label claim for Boehringer Ingelheim’s pig vaccine Ingelvac MycoFLEX® has been approved in Europe allowing its mixing with the world leading PCV-2 vaccine Ingelvac CircoFLEX®.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
New Dioxin Scandal Hits Poultry, Pig IndustriesGERMANY - About 1,000 poultry, pig and turkey farms in Lower Saxony have been quarantined and 8,000 layers in North Rhine-Westphalia destroyed following the discovery of dioxins in animal feeds from at...
More Dogs in Germany Hit by Aujeszky's DiseaseGERMANY - The German veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of Aujeszky's disease in dogs.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Germany Reports Aujeszky's Disease in DogsGERMANY - The German veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Aujeszky's disease, affecting dogs, and thereby, biosecurity measures are being taken to prevent the spread of the virus from wild...
Monday, December 20, 2010
BfR Urges Restraint in Antibiotic UseGERMANY - The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published two reports on the antibiotic resistance of different groups of bacteria. As a conclusion, it recommends that the use of antibiotics...
Monday, November 22, 2010
EUROTIER - German Vets Consider Climate Change ImpactsGERMANY - At the International Animal Health Event 2010, held in conjunction with EuroTier 2010, a senior FAO official gave an overview of the possible effects of climate change on animal health, writes...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Boehringer Ingelheim Founds Vet Research CentreGERMANY - Boehringer Ingelheim has laid the foundation stone for its European Veterinary Research Center in Hanover.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Porcine Hokovirus Common in Wild Boar GERMANY - Around one-third of wild boars tested carried the porcine hokovirus, and the genomes were very similar to those discovered recently in pigs in Hong Kong.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Study Finds Contaminated Pork Spreads Salmonella GERMANY - German scientists have found a match in Salmonella enterica sub-strain in pigs, pork and people.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Metacam for Pigs Now Available as Oral SuspensionGERMANY - Boehringer Ingelheim’s market leading Animal Health medication Metacam® (active ingredient: Meloxicam) obtained EU wide marketing authorisation as an oral suspension in a concentration of...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Boehringer Ingelheim Net Sales Grew 10 Per CentGERMANY - In 2009, Boehringer Ingelheim grew faster than the pharmaceutical market for the tenth time in succession. It also continued a high level of investment in R&D and the market launches of five...
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Third Circovirus Research Award Goes to Spain, DenmarkGERMANY - The third European Porcine Circovirus Research Award has honoured Professor Joaquim Segalés from Spain and Dr Charlotte Sonne Kristensen from Denmark.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Germany's Swine Infected with BrucellosisGERMANY - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported an outbreak of brucellosis in the country.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
EU Approval for Pain Relief in Castrated PigletsGERMANY - Boehringer Ingelheim’s Metacam® (active ingredient: Meloxicam) 5mg/ml solution for injection obtained EU wide marketing authorization for its use as an analgesic to relieve post operative...
Monday, January 11, 2010
Aujeszky's Disease Confirmed in Hunting DogGERMANY - Aujeszky's disease has been confirmed in a hunting dog in Saxony-Anhalt. The dog showed typical symptoms after eating offal from a wild boar in a region free of the disease since 1997.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Antibiotic-Free Pig Rearing to be Studied at New CentreGERMANY - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG; German Union for Research) has approved funding for 17 new collaborative research centres, one of which will be based in Berlin and aims to find better ways...
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Germany Reports New Outbreak of H1N1 in SwineGERMANY - The World Organisation for Animal Health has reported an outbreak of H1N1 influenza in the country.
Friday, August 07, 2009
People with A/H1N1 Flu Should Keep Away from PigsGERMANY - Scientists at Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut found pigs are susceptible to the novel influenza A/H1N1, which contains gene segments with ancestors in the North American and Eurasian swine lineages....
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