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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Stepping Up Pressure for Practice in Rural Rat ControlUK - The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use will be focussing on farmers and gamekeepers during 2012, to help them improve rat control efficacy and eliminate poor practice.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Swine Vesicular Disease Reported in ItalyITALY - Five outbreaks of swine vesicular disease have been confirmed so far in Campobasso Province (Molise region). The source of infection has been traced in one holding, which moved animals to the other...
Update on PRRS Elimination from AASVUS - A national PRRS elimination effort began 2 years ago in a somewhat formal way, although elimination projects in several states had been ongoing for several years.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Maintaining Stability of Manitoba Swine Herd Health MANITOBA, CANADA - A southern Manitoba swine veterinarian credits a stepped-up focus on biosecurity for maintaining the stability of the health status of the Manitoba swine herd, Bruce Cochrane writes...
Call for Stepped-Up BiosecurityCANADA - Outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in Italy have prompted the Canadian Swine Health Board to advise Canadian pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, February 03, 2012
More ASF Cases Reported in Wild Boar RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in Krasnodar Krai.
Mexico Contributes to CSF Control in GuatemalaMEXICO - The SENASICA participated in the Coordination Meetingclassical swine fever control programme in Central America, Belize, Panama and the Dominican Republic, where countries sought advice and training...
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Two New ASF Outbreaks in Krasnodar KraiRUSSIA - Dr Nicolay Vlasov, CVO of Veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, has reported two new outbreaks of African swine fever, both outbreaks having occurred in Krasnodar Krai.
Russia Suspends Feed Additive Shipment from ChinaRUSSIA - The Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast in sea border checkpoint "Baltiysky" suspended import of feed additive (60 per cent choline chloride) in the amount...
Botswana Halts Imports of Pig Products from SABOTSWANA - The government has halted the importation of pigs and their products as well as pig feeds from South Africa as the Mpumalanga Province in that country has been hit with African swine fever that...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Belize Under Classical Swine Fever ThreatBELIZE - Agriculture officials say they are implementing emergency measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of the deadly classical swine fever, following an outbreak of the virus in neighbouring...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Air Filtration Key to Halting Spread of PRRSCANADA - The Director of Research with the Pipestone, Minnesota Veterinary Clinic suggests air filtration is the last missing link needed to achieve sustainable freedom from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory...
Applying New Technology to Track FMD VaccineUS - A highly contagious infection, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) threatens the health and economic value of livestock in many countries. The disease hasn't occurred in the United States since 1929, but...
Friday, January 27, 2012
New Tools for Re-emergence of Swine DysenteryCANADA - The Chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board is confident new tools developed in response to porcine circovirus will help pork producers contend with the re-emergence of swine dysentery, writes...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
ASF Breaks Out in Mpumalanga and GautengSOUTH AFRICA - The South African veterinary authorities have reported nine new outbreaks of African swine fever, out of which eight outbreaks occurred in Mpumalanga and one in Gauteng.
Sampling Detects More ASF in Ulyanovsk RegionRUSSIA - In its operation to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Ulyanovsk region, the veterinary office conducted sampling of pigs and wild boars across the region.
Best Time to Control Wild PigsUS - From now until spring green-up is one of the best times of the year to control wild pigs, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. One factor is that hungry wild pigs are on the move...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A New Outbreak of ASF in the KubanRUSSIA - Samples from pigs that died on a farm in the Krupskaya Krasnoarmeiskii district of the Krasnodar region, have been identified as African Swine Fever (ASF).
Monday, January 23, 2012
Boar Corpse Identified as ASF in Tver RegionRUSSIA - Tver Interregional Veterinary Laboratory has investigated samples of pathological material taken from a wild boar, found on the territory belonging to Torzhokskiy society of hunters and fishermen,...
Recommendations to Prevent Swine Dysentery CANADA - An Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is advising pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity to guard against the introduction of swine dysentery, writes...
Monday, January 16, 2012
Coordination on Food Safety & Animal Health AidGLOBAL - Strengthened coordination to improve results in a number of areas features in a new medium-term strategy for 2012-16. The strategy will help developing countries meet international standards on...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Failures in ASF Action Plan in Moscow RegionRUSSIA - In 2011, the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office with specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor veterinary service visited 15 pig farms and two military farms in the region to verify compliance of veterinary...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Ministry Intensifies Fight Against ASF in BelarusBELARUS - Because of the rapid deterioration of the epizootic situation of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of Belarus calls on regional authorities to take...
Monday, January 09, 2012
Antibiotic Rule - a Small Step and a Sad IndictmentANALYSIS - The US Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban 'extra-label' or unapproved uses for certain antibiotics is a small step in the direction towards reducing the potential risk of antibiotic...
Friday, January 06, 2012
New Efforts Announced Aimed at Controlling PRRSCANADA - A new two-year project announced earlier this week will bring together pork producers, veterinarians and industry to pilot a strategy aimed at reducing the transmission of porcine reproductive...
Thursday, January 05, 2012
ASF: Govt Bans Movement of Pigs in EntebbeUGANDA - The government has instituted a ban on movement of pigs in Wakiso District following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) that has claimed many pigs.
Pigs from Indore May Have Carried JE VirusNEW DELHI, INDIA - Pigs brought to New Delhi from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, could be behind the spread of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the city.
Friday, December 30, 2011
How to Defend against PRRSUK - Robin Brice from Rattlerow Farms invested several years' efforts to eradicate porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) from one unit.
NPA Biosecurity Flyer for Pig ProducersUK - The A4 flyer above has been produced by NPA as part of its campaign to ensure hobby pig-keepers are registered.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Police Seize 500kg of Illegal Beef and PorkRWANDA - Police seized a truck in Ntarabana Sector, Rulindo District, containing 500kg of beef and pork last week and arrested five people transporting unchecked beef to Kigali City.
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