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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial ResistanceEU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Warning: More Drug Resistance in ZoonosesEU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Guidance Document on Pig Protection EndorsedEU - EU Member States endorsed yesterday at SCoFCAH a guidance document on control and surveillance measures to protect pigs against the H1N1 influenza virus.
Friday, September 18, 2009
EFSA Proposal: Feed Vitamin A Could Risk DeficiencyEU - The UK's National Pig Association (NPA) is calling on European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) to re-consider its latest proposal on maximum vitamin A levels in pig feeds.
Monday, September 14, 2009
New Disease Threat?EU - There were reports of a new unexplained syndrome of diarrhoea in young piglets from Denmark and France at the first European Symposium on Porcine Health Management in Copenhagen at the end of August....
Friday, July 17, 2009
Commission Clears Pfizer's Proposed Acquisition of WyethEU - The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the US pharmaceutical and health care products company Wyeth by the US global pharmaceutical company...
Monday, July 06, 2009
Wild Boar and Porcine Brucellosis SpreadingEU - The risk of Brucella suis spreading through Europe's pigs herd has been identified and qualitatively assessed by the European Food Safety Authority.
Friday, June 19, 2009
McDonalds Launches Flagship Farms ProgrammeEU - Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's Europe has launched a new Flagship Farms programme, designed to promote and share the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices via real case studies from...
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Boar Taint Prevention Vaccine Launched in EuropeEUROPE - A vaccine that could spell the end of boar taint in pork was launched in Europe this week by pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Measures to Cut Risk of Importing Animal DiseasesEU - A regulation on the introduction into the European Union of small quantities of animal products intended for personal consumption – a measure that will help reduce the risks of importing serious...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Porcilis PCV Vaccine Against PCV Type 2 LaunchedEU - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Completion of Animal Feed Assessment by EFSAEU - EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) has just completed the final opinion in a series of 30 risks assessments undertaken over the last 5 years looking at undesirable substances...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
EFSA Study MRSA Link of Humans and LivestockEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion on the public health significance of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and foods.
Monday, March 30, 2009
EC Ups Budget for Animal Disease ControlEU - Commission Decision 2008/897/EC is providing a budget of €223 million to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in in the EU-27 in 2009, according to a new GAIN Livestock and Products Report...
Agreement Boosts EU-Canada Live Animal TradeEU - The veterinary agreement between EU and Canada, celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, is mainly to be credited for the substantial increase of trade of live animals and animal p...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Recent Human Case of Swine Flu QuestionedEU - Following a case of swine flu infection found almost by accident in a female pig worker in Spain, Van Reeth from Ghent University and Nicoll of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...
Thursday, February 05, 2009
OIE: Vet Education on the Move to Protect WorldEU - Over 90 of the OIE's Member Countries, for the most part developing and in-transition countries in all regions of the world, have already invited the OIE to conduct an independent evaluation of their...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
EFSA Tracks European ZoonosesEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their Community Zoonoses Report for 2007, which analyses the occurrence of...
Friday, January 16, 2009
Clones for Food: EC Breaking its Own Rules?EU - An animal welfare group has claimed that The European Commission is breaking its own rules with a wait and see approach to animal cloning. The group claims that cloning harms animal welfare.
Monday, December 29, 2008
EFSA Evaluates Salmonella ContaminationEU - EFSA’s Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection has today published an analysis of the risk factors related to Salmonella in slaughter pigs within the European Union (EU).
Monday, December 15, 2008
Improved Breeding Herd Health with CircovacEU - Latest findings from Merial demonstrate improved reproductive performance in sows vaccinated with Circovac PCV2 vaccine.
Friday, December 12, 2008
EU Agrees on Pork Storage Aid for IrelandEU - The European Union (EU) member states yesterday unanimously backed an aid scheme, which will allow the storage of up to 30,000 tons of pig meat for six months at EU expense, according to the European...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Why Do Pigs Die During Commercial Transportation?EU - An international team of scientists, led by Spain’s Luis Fernando Gosálvez, has carried out a study in five European countries to identify and evaluate the factors involved in causing injuries...
Friday, November 21, 2008
CAP Health Check to Ease Plight of FarmersEU - The European Commission welcomes the political agreement by EU agriculture ministers on the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Trials Compare Injectable and Oral Anti-InfectivesEU - Injectable, long-acting antibiotic therapy is a commercially viable alternative to antibiotics given in feed or in water.
Monday, June 30, 2008
European PCV2 Research AwardsEU - The EU PCVD Consortium announced awards for Professor Hans Nauwynck and Professor Joaquim Segalés in its June 2008 newsletter.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
European Initiative Will Develop Livestock Health TechnologiesEU - A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives.
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