WCVM Expands to Meet Demand for Vet Services
CANADA - The dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the demand for veterinary services continues to expand, writes Bruce Cochrane.

FMD NEWS: Disease Hits Taiwan
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

McDonalds Launches Flagship Farms Programme
EU - Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's Europe has launched a new Flagship Farms programme, designed to promote and share the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices via real case studies from...

Pork Industry Not Backing Quarantine Reforms
AUSTRALIA - Livestock exporters are calling on cross-benchers and the Opposition to support the Federal Government's new quarantine fee structure.

Action Prompted Against Swine Disease
CANADA - A director on the Canadian Swine Health Board says losses inflicted on the Canadian swine industry by circovirus brought about the realization that action was needed to prevent and control disease...

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...

Swine Health Forum to Deal with Emerging Diseases
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is confident an international swine health conference slated for next month will help provide clearer direction for dealing with new and emerging diseases within...

Consumer Prioritised in Listeria Aftermath
OTTAWA, CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency must focus its activities on the protection of Canadians.

ASF: Delta Discovery Affects Only Pigs, Says FG
NIGERIA - The Federal Ministry of Health yesterday said the case of swine fever reported in Delta State is a zoonotic disease, which affects only pigs and not humans as widely believed.

Tests Evaluation Activity of EWABO´s Products
GERMANY - In the course of a consistent evaluation of biocides, several EWABO products used in the veterinary sector have been tested with the EU directives DIN EN 1656 (bactericidal), 1657 (fungicidal/levurocidal),...

WPE REPORT: Research Leads to Hope of Eradication of PRRS
US - New research from the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim and numerous US organisations is leading to ways to contain and eradicate PRRS, writes...

EWABO Gains ISO Certificate
GERMANY - German animal hygiene company EWABO has successfully passed all stages required for the DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Walk the Pens Virtually with a New Simulator
US -Pfizer Animal Health is launching a new on-line educational simulation that can be played from any standard computer, "Virtual Walking the Pens," to help demonstrate the importance of Individual Pig...

WPE REPORT: Certification in PQA Plus Called for
US - The US National Pork Board is calling on pork producers to become certified in the in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus programme, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Award for Amphokal and Multiclean CS
POLAND - German animal hygiene company, EWABO, has received a top awards for its products Amphokal and Multiclean CS at the Pig and Poultry Farm fair that took place in Poznan, Poland from 24-26 April...

World First: Chinese Scientists Create Pig Stem Cells
CHINA - Scientists have managed to induce cells from pigs to transform into pluripotent stem cells – cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of developing into any type of cell in the body....

Role of Pork Checkoff in Today's Industry
US - The Pork Checkoff is helping US pork producers as they work to earn the trust of their customers by demonstrating accountability and social responsibility in all they do.

Reducing PRRS Transmission
US - A simple biosecurity protocol – Danish entries – can help reduce porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) transmission. That's the findings of a health monitoring project in contract nursery/finishing...

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.

Salmonella's Sugar Craving Paves Way to Vaccine
UK - For the first time UK scientists have shown what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive as it causes infection: glucose.

Pork Checkoff Presents PORK Academy at Expo
US - The Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy Wednesday, 3 June through Friday, 5 June during World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des...

H1N1 Influenza Not Considered a Food Safety Risk
CANADA - An associate professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is assuring the public, it's not possible for people to contract influenza from eating pork, reports Bruce Cochrane.

Safety of Pork Stressed Amid H1N1 Concerns
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is assuring the public of the safety of pork following the discovery of H1N1 flu in an Alberta swine herd, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Alberta Swine Herd Investigated for H1N1 Flu Virus
CANADA - On 2 May, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has indicated that it has found H1N1 flu virus in a swine herd in Alberta. However, the safety of the food supply is not affected.

Global Hog Markets Suffer from Unfair Concerns
GLOBAL - Health officials assure consumers that pork is safe to eat and no victims in the current flu outbreak had contact with hogs, but neither fact has protected market prices or import restrictions...