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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Flexible Dosing to Help Prevent PCV2 Viraemia US - Now offering a high standard in protocol flexibility, FosteraTM PCV is the only PCV vaccine that can be incorporated into vaccination programs using either two doses or one to help prevent...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Welfare Objectives for Danish Pig SectorDENMARK - The Danish Pig Research Centre has laid down a series of animal welfare objectives moving towards 2020.
African Swine Fever Affects Wild SpeciesRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of African swine fever in Novgorodskaya Oblast.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Alternative Strategies for Keeping Animals Healthy GLOBAL - The general public needs to know more about the importance of preventing and controlling livestock diseases and the financial impact they would have on our lives and food supply if left unchecked,...
HIPRA Present in IPVS 2012 in KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Next June, HIPRA will participate as a main sponsor in the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, to be held in Jeju, South Korea from 10 to 14 June 2012.
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance?US - Two US congressmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
Towards January 2013: Group Housing Pregnant SowsIRELAND - A new Teagasc report on the group housing of pigs was launched in Portlaoise. The report, titled Towards January 2013: Updates, implications and options for group housing pregnant sows,...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Flawed Pig Meat Import Standards Must be DroppedNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand First is calling on the Government to drop changes to pig meat import standards because of the risk of spreading a highly infectious disease amongst pigs.
Improved Response to Emerging Disease ThreatsCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is confident improved communications among swine veterinarians across Canada will improve their ability to detect and respond to emerging diseases, writes Bruce...
NFU Encourages Judicious Use of AntibioticsUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations, Chandler Goule, has discussed antibiotic use in animal agriculture in a presentation at a national stakeholder meeting hosted by...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Pig Abuse at Tyson Supplier DocumentedUS - The Humane Society of the United States released an undercover video footage revealing cruel treatment of animals and inhumane conditions at a Wyoming pig breeding facility owned by a supplier for...
Advice to be Aware of Signs of BrachyspiraCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is encouraging pork producers to make themselves aware of the signs of brachyspira and what they can do to keep their operations free of the infection, writes Bruce...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Veterinarians Demand Faster DiagnosticsFRANCE - Speed and accuracy are the key features that veterinarians and farmers want from diagnostic tests, a new Europe wide survey has revealed.
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...
Healthy Animals Make Confident Consumers: ReportUS - Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices.
Officials Want Better Checks on Pig SwillNEW ZEALAND - Primary Industries Ministry officials want more effective enforcement of regulations banning the feeding of raw meat to pigs.
Swine Health Board Issues Health Awareness BulletinCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board has issued a Swine Health Awareness Bulletin aimed at familiarizing pork producers with the symptoms of brachyspira, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Improved Response to New Swine Disease ThreatsCANADA - A national communications network being created on behalf of the Canadian swine industry is expected to improve the ability of swine veterinarians to respond to new disease threats, writes Bruce...
New Import Standards for Pork in ForceNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries says new standards easing restrictions on pork imports are now in force, after legal attempts failed to block them.
Friday, May 04, 2012
NZPork Considering High Court JudgmentNEW ZEALAND - NZPork and its advisors will carefully consider the judgment handed down by Wellington’s High Court, which does not support its challenge of new import health standards.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Invention Spotlight: PRRS Vaccine US - Minnesota vies with North Carolina as the second-largest producer of pork in the United States. In the 1980s, a swift and deadly virus threatened to decimate the swine population of North America...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Pfizer’s New PRRS Vaccine Now in CanadaCANADA - FosteraTM PRRS vaccine is now registered for use in Canada by Pfizer Animal Health as an aid in preventing disease associated with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus...
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Pfizer Honours High Standards of Pork Caregivers US - Pfizer Animal Health is pleased to recognise five pork care–givers who consistently display high standards of pig care to help ensure the health and safety of America’s pork supply.
Friday, April 27, 2012
AHVLA: Bone Disease Causes Recumbency in PigsUK - Respiratory disease prominent with an upsurge of PRRS in East Anglia, streptococcal disease, which is still a common diagnosis in post-weaned pigs and another case of bone disease causing recumbency...
Improved Response to Disease Threats ExpectedCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says the establishment of a new national communication network for swine veterinarians will speed up the response to health threats within the Canadian swine industry,...
Russia Reports More Classical Swine Fever CasesRUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported another outbreak of classical swine fever in Saratov Oblast.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Experts Challenge Sustainability of Food System CANADA - A report released by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has criticised intensive livestock operations for their use of antibiotics, effect on the environment and rural communities,...
Smithfield Debuts Sustainable Food Production Video US - To help commemorate Earth Day, Smithfield Foods, Inc. debuted a new video that talks about what the company, along with others in the pork industry, is doing to help feed the world's growing population...
Is Modernising Inspection a Risk?ANALYSIS - Last week, the USDA decided to extend the consultation time on the new proposals for poultry meat inspection in processing plants, writes editor-in-chief, Chris Harris.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Meeting Discusses ASF Prevention in Moscow, Tula RUSSIA - A meeting to discuss the prevention of the spread of African swine Fever (ASF) in the Moscow and Tula regions was held by the Russian veterinary department, Rosselkhoznadzor.
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