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Monday, June 28, 2010
Govt Committed to Protecting Health of Livestock CANADA - Canadian pork producers welcome the news that the restrictions have been lifted on an Alberta slaughter faculty.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
New Export Market for UK Pig MeatUK - Pig producers now have an important new market as the Philippines has re-opened its market to the UK.
Monday, June 14, 2010
New Tools Improve Potential for PRRS Eradication CANADA - A Minnesota based swine veterinarian says new tools designed to contain the spread of PRRS are raising optimism that the disease can eventually be eradicated, according to Bruce Cochrane.
Pork Sales in Moyo District Banned Over ASFUGANDA - A ban on pork and its products in Moyo district could cost business people millions of shillings due to the outbreak of the contagious African swine fever.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
WP 2010: FMD Outbreak Resources TestedUS - 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.
Monday, June 07, 2010
TGE Outbreak Tests Foreign Disease Response ToolsCANADA - An outbreak of Transmissible Gastroenteritis in Manitoba is being used to test new tools and procedures developed to respond to and contain more serious infectious disease outbreaks, writes Bruce...
Friday, June 04, 2010
Monitor Herds for Signs of TGECANADA - Manitoba swine producers are being advised to monitor their herds closely for any signs of transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE), writes Bruce Cochrane.
Pig Health Programme Takes Off; Status RevealedUK - Pig producers have wasted no time in signing up to improve pig health in East Anglia.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Continued Biosecurity Vital in Today's Pork IndustryUS - As producers and others associated with the pork industry prepare for visitors to Iowa and the United States for World Pork Expo and related programmes this summer, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Out-of-Town Pigs Increase PRRS Risk in HCM CityVIET NAM - A lot of sick pigs are being brought into Ho Chi Minh City every day, adding to the risk of the blue ear disease spreading here, health officials say.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Dual Level Biosecurity to Reduce Risk of FMDCANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is advising swine producers to approach biosecurity from two levels in order to guard against any risk of allowing the virus causes foot and mouth disease...
Friday, May 21, 2010
Pork Crisis Payout Lower than EstimatedIRELAND - The State's compensation bill for the pork contamination crisis is set to be up to €70m lower than originally estimated.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
CID Lines Appoints Latin America Sales ManagerLATIN AMERICA - CID Lines has appointed Juan Sebastian Ospina as Sales Manager for Latin America.
Monday, May 17, 2010
China Begins Accepting US Pork ShipmentsUS - On Friday, 14 May, China gave official notice that it is accepting shipments of US pork, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council. Pork produced on or after 1 May now can be exported to...
Salmonella Transmission Studied in PigsSWEDEN - All the selected Salmonella serotypes were transmitted to pigs from a contaminated environment although the transmission rate was low in in experiments at the National Veterinary Institute. S....
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
No Gene Re-Assortment Found in HK Pork SampleHONG KONG - A pork sample taken from Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse of the New Territories in January tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza virus, according to the University of Hong Kong's surveillance...
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Rodents Test Positive for PCV2HUNGARY - On farms with a problem with Post-Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) and porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2), researchers have found a high proportion of the rats and mice positive for PCV2,...
Friday, April 30, 2010
NZ Pork Imports Under More ScrutinyNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers says its concerns over biosecurity standards for pork imports have been vindicated by an independent review which has told the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Viet Nam Takes Control of Blue Ear DiseaseVIET NAM - Viet Nam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has instructed local administrations in areas affected by blue ear disease, also known as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) to beef...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
CID Lines Publishes Guide to Healthy Pig FarmingBELGIUM - CID Lines has published a new booklet entitled Pigs, the complete guide to healthy pig farming.
Swine Health Board Targets PRRS EradicationCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board has targeted the eradication of PRRS as one of its initial research priorities, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Temporary Stay Granted in Pig Feed CaseIRELAND - A businessman being sued over the pigfeed dioxin contamination scandal is appealing against the High Court’s refusal to halt the case against him and his company.
Monday, April 26, 2010
PRRS Strikes Six Areas; Ton of Pork SeizedVIET NAM - Police in the northern province of Hai Duong have confiscated more than a ton of pork and pork fat of unknown origins, which was set to be transported to Hai Phong City.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Study Expected to Lead to Improved BiosecurityCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says information being gathered through a national biosecurity benchmarking study will assist in determining where improvements can be made to strengthen biosecurity...
ACMC Tip: Inter-Batch HygieneUK - Often rooms in piggeries which are managed on an all-in, all-out, system look clean during a superficial inspection.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
EFSA Assesses Risk of Salmonella from Pig MeatEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed the public health risks from Salmonella in pigs and the impact of possible control measures.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Human and Animal Health Sectors Must Co-operateEU - A report by the European Commission highlights the need for improved collaboration between the human and animal health sectors.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Good Farm Hygiene Can Reduce Listeria in PorkFINLAND - Listeria monocytogenes contamination in pork can originate on the farm, according to researchers, and so good practices there can help to reduce this food-borne infection. The prevalence...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Proposals to Simplify Livestock Movements RulesUK - Proposals to simplify and improve the rules around livestock movements were published today.
Ukraine Bans Pork Imports from RussiaUKRAINE - Ukraine banned imports of pigs and pork meat from South, Central and Privolzhkiya Federal District of Russia, the UNIAN agency said, citing the State Committee of Veterinary Medicine.
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