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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Pig Health
Monday, March 15, 2010
FMD NEWS: China Resolves FMD Issue GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Merial To Merge With Intervet/Schering-Plough GLOBAL - A global leader in animal health will be created as Merial announces it will merge with Intervet/Schering-Plough.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Towards a More Sustainable Livestock Sector GLOBAL - Urgent investments, major agricultural research efforts and robust governance are required to ensure that the world's livestock sector responds to a growing demand for animal products and at the...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Call for Nominations for World Veterinary Day Award GLOBAL - Nominations are invited for WVA-OIE – World Veterinary Day – Award 2010. The award will go to the veterinary association that best publicises the OIE's theme 'One World, One Health'.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
International Pig Veterinary Society Congress 2010 GLOBAL - The 21st International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 18 to 21 July 2010.
Friday, December 11, 2009
EFSA and Japan Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation GLOBAL - EFSA and the Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the collection and sharing of data required for the assessment of current and emerging risks.
Friday, November 06, 2009
OIE Monitors Global Pandemic H1N1 2009 Situation GLOBAL - The OIE is closely monitoring the world animal health situation including with regard to infections of all susceptible animals with the pandemic H1N1 2009 virus.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Acquisition Puts Boehringer among Top Health Companies GLOBAL - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has closed the deal to acquire a significant portion of the Fort Dodge Animal Health business from Pfizer.
Merck, Schering-Plough Merger Approved GLOBAL - Merck and Schering-Plough have received approvals from the US Federal Trade Commission, Swiss Competition Commission and Canadian Competition Bureau for their proposed merger but significant divestitures...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Boehringer to Acquire Fort Dodge Assets from Pfizer GLOBAL - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Fort Dodge Animal Health from Pfizer. The acquisition will strengthen Boehringer Ingelheim's position...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Evolving Veterinary Education for a Safer World GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is holding a three-day conference in Paris in October with the aim to develop an updated veterinary curriculum to the international community.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Another New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In this fourth scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths....
Friday, August 28, 2009
FAO Raises Concerns over Possible H1N1 Pandemic GLOBAL - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is concerned that the H1N1 flu virus in turkeys in Chile could strengthen a global pandemic.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
New Method for Diagnosis of Pestivirus Infections GLOBAL - Classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious viral infection of domestic pig and wild boar, is one of the most devastating porcine diseases worldwide. The disease is endemic in Asia and prevails...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
OIE Provides Guidance on Veterinary Legislation GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is supporting its Members modernise their veterinary legislation by making guidelines available on its web site.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
New Assignment for 'Virtual Walk the Pens' US - The latest assignment for Pfizer Animal Health's 'Virtual Walk the Pens' simulator has just been released. In the third scenario, the players' wean-to-finish operation is experiencing sudden deaths,...
Sanofi-Aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in Merial GLOBAL - Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck will sell its 50 per cent interest in the companies' current animal...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Boehringer Ingelheim Sees Sales Rise GLOBAL - The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw sales rise by 8.3 per cent in the first six months of 2009 compared to the previous year and because of a positive exchange rate this translated...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Pfizer May Sell Animal Health Assets GENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
OIE's Role in the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic GLOBAL - Bernard Vallat, Director-General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), explains the Organisation's role in the current 'pandemic H1N1 2009'. Among these is the encouragement of Members...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Meriden Increases SE Asia Regional Technical Sales Team SE ASIA - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Vinita Perera MRVCS to join the Regional Technical Sales Team for the South East Asia Region.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Patchy Pig Monitoring May Hide Flu Threat GLOBAL - Public-health experts are warning that a lack of surveillance may be allowing the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu virus to go undetected in pigs. This raises the risk that the virus could circulate freely...
OIE: Recommendations to Animal Health Authorities GLOBAL - In light of the WHO declaration that the novel influenza A/H1N1 has reached phase 6 of an influenza global pandemic, the OIE maintains its previous recommendations made to animal health authorities...
Monday, June 01, 2009
85th OIE Anniversary Marked with New Transparency GLOBAL - The Delegates of OIE Members marked the 85th anniversary of the creation of the OIE by renewing and strengthening their commitments, especially as regards transparency.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Climate Change Brings Heightened Disease Risk GLOBAL - The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) member countries in a worldwide...


