Producers, Workers Advised to Get Flu Vaccination
US - As the United States enters another flu season, the Pork Checkoff is advising producers, farm personnel and others who have contact with pigs to get the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible...

Registration Open for ISU Swine Disease Conference
US - Registration is open for the 18th Annual Swine Disease Conference at Iowa State University on 4 and 5 November 2010.

BIVI Requests Proposals for PRRS Research Awards
US - In its continuing efforts to help swine producers and veterinarians better manage porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) is again seeking...

Yeske Honoured with Allen D. Leman Award
US - Paul Yeske, DVM, MS, was named the recipient of the 2010 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award.

EXCEDE Now Approved for SRD Control
US - EXCEDE® (ceftiofur crystalline free acid) Sterile Suspension from Pfizer Animal Health is now approved by the US Center for Veterinary Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration for the control...

Proposal to Amend Livestock Exportation Regulations
US - The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend the livestock exportation regulations to eliminate pre-export tuberculosis and brucellosis...

Full Licence for FluSure Pandemic Swine Vaccine
US - Pfizer Animal Health has gained full licensure from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for FluSure® Pandemic.

Start Mycoplasma Vaccination Early
US - Research shows that pigs may become infected with M. hyopneumoniae within the first three weeks of life. This has veterinarians rethinking the timing of mycoplasma vaccinations in young pigs....

Subclinical Ileitis Reduces Productivity
US - Deceptive and persistent, subclinical ileitis is more common in grow/finish barns than many realise.

Maize Lines Bred to Resist Fungal Toxins
US - Corn germplasm lines developed by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are scoring high marks in field trials for resistance to aflatoxin produced by Aspergilllus flavus and A....

New Information on Feeding Wheat to Pigs Out
US - Research shows that wheat is a viable energy source for pigs, but little information is available about using this feedstuff in swine operations today.

New Addition to Pfizer Animal Health Team Pork
US - The Pfizer Animal Health US Pork Business Unit welcomes Aubrey L. Schroeder, PhD, to its staff as meat scientist.

Day One M-Hyo Vaccination Possible
US - Pork producers can now vaccinate against mycoplasmal pneumonia (Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; M-Hyo) when they are processing baby pigs, announces Pfizer Animal Health.

International PRRS Symposium 2010
US - The deadline for abstract submissions for the International Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Symposium is 25 August.

FASS Updates List of GM References
US - The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) has released two lists of published studies on the feeding of genetically modified (GM; transgenic) feed ingredients to farmed livestock (poultry,...

More Animal Disease Traceability Public Meetings
US - The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be holding three additional public meetings on the animal disease traceability framework approach.

Pfizer Selects Four Interns for Team Pork
US - Pfizer Animal Health's US Pork Business Unit has named four interns who will be an integral part of their team - working with territory managers to implement diagnostic programs, manage on-farm trials...

High Levels of DDGS Affect Pig Meat Quality
US - Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) had little effect on loin quality but did decrease belly quality, bacon processing characteristics and fat stability, according to Leick and co-authors....

IDRI, Merial in Research Collaboration
US - Global animal health company Merial and non-profit biotechnology organisation the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) have agreed to cooperate regarding the research and development of certain...

Biolex and Merial Broaden Collaboration
US - Biolex Therapeutics, Inc and Merial Ltd have announced that they have entered into a new, broad-ranging research and development collaboration to produce innovative veterinary vaccines.

NPPC: Antibiotics Indirectly Improve Human Health
US - All antibiotic uses improve animal health, and healthy animals improve human health, says the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).

Pew Pushes Congress to End Overuse of Antibiotics
US - Pew is urging Congress to end the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production.

2010 International PRRS Symposium
US - Registration is open and abstracts may now be submitted for the 2010 International PRRS Symposium. The event will take place in Chicago on 3 and 4 December.

Study: US Songbirds Carry Low Flu Risk
US - Songbirds such as sparrows and thrushes carry various forms of bird flu and could potentially spread the viruses to pigs and poultry, US researchers reported on Tuesday.

Rapid Mutation Makes PRRS Control Difficult
US - The path to eliminating PRRS (porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome) could be likened to a climb to a base camp at Mt. Everest — progress is being made, but there is still a very tall mountain...

Where’s Science Behind FDA Antibiotics ‘Guidance’?
US - “Guidance� on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could lead to the elimination or costly review of previously approved...

FDA Seeks to Limit Growth-Promoting Drugs
US - The USDA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance on the judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals, including a statement that the use of drugs...

Long Look at Livestock and Locoweed Taken
US - Keeping livestock away from poisonous locoweed during seasons when it’s a forage favorite is one way ranchers can protect their animals and their profits, according to a 20-year collaboration by...

Why Ractopamine Increases Aggressive Behaviour
US - The beta-agonist, ractopamine, increased aggressive behaviour, especially in gilts in two studies. According to ARS researchers, it appears the product affects areas if the brain vital for aggression...

WPX: FMD Outbreak Resources Tested
US - How the US might be able to cope with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was tested at the start of the World Pork Expo in Des Moines.