OIE: Global Standards for Humane Killing of Animals
GLOBAL - The OIE already strongly advised on the pointless culling of pigs in relation with the recent outbreaks of novel A/H1N1 influenza.

World Swine Vaccine Market Driven by PCV2 Vaccination
GLOBAL - PCV2 vaccination has driven the pig vaccine market, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.

Spirochaetes as Intestinal Pathogens
GLOBAL - David J. Hampson (Murdoch University, Australia) and Niyaz Ahmed (University of Hyderabad, India) have published a paper in Gut Pathogens that helps understanding of how the Brachyspira...

US and Canada Re-affirm Support for Pork Industry
GLOBAL - Secretary Vilsack and Minister Ritz have re-affirmed their respective governments' support for the pork industry, and that pork is safe to eat.

More Smithfield Experts Visit Farm in Mexico
GLOBAL - Smithfield Foods of the US has sent a second expert team to its farm in La Gloria, Mexico, where some believe that the influenza A H1N1 may have started. Local opinion is divided on the matter,...

Swine Influenza Creates Unrest on a Global Level
GLOBAL - Swine influenza, which initially began in Mexico, has now taken its toll on a global scale. Asian countries such as South Korea and Indonesia are taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread...

New Boar Taint Website Launched
GLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...

DSM Commits to Safety with 'Quality for Life'
GLOBE - Global reports of contaminations have increased governmental and consumer awareness of the importance of feed and food safety issues.

OIE and WTO Bond Tightens for Animal Health
GLOBE - During a visit by Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to the OIE Headquarters in Paris, the leaders of the two organisations further emphasised the benefits...

Bridging the Immunity Gap
GLOBAL - One of the problems facing swine veterinarians and producers when they try to control Haemophilus parasuis (Glässer’s disease) infection is the ‘immunity gap’, as European Technical Director...

Haemophilius Parasius and Swine Production
GLOBE - Haemophilus parasuis is a bacterial pathogen which is found in pig herds worldwide and is an important cause of disease and economic losses.

How Can a Vaccine Control Boar Taint?
GLOBE - The boar taint vaccine Improvac® works by stimulating the pig’s immune system to produce antibodies which temporarily block the function of the testes.