OIE: Towards global foot and mouth disease control
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) remains one of the world’s most widespread epizootic animal diseases.
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USA: USDA streamlines guidance on live animal imports
The proposed changes will clarify the information requested from the foreign nations to allow for a more expeditious evaluation process.
Korea forced to import more pork than ever last year
The self-sufficiency ratio of the meat stood at 60.3 percent at the end of last year, down 20.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
Bulgaria: financial contribution from the Union towards certain measures to eradicate FMD
The European Commission has approved to grant a financial contribution from the Union towards certain measures to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in wild animals in the south-east of Bulgaria in 2011-2012.
Germany: measures to improve the control of antibiotics in livestock
The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) of Germany announced late last year that they are developing a package of measures to improve monitoring and control of the use of antibiotics in livestock.
Canada: Government helps keep pork industry healthy
The investment of $294,500 under the CAAP will provide tools, coordination and funds to initiate small-scale projects for controlling and eradicating PRRS.
South Africa confirms an outbreak of FMD
The South African Department of Agriculture has informed the OIE of an outbreak of FMD. The outbreak is located in Mbombela (Mpumalanga) and affects only cattle.
China: Foot-and-mouth disease found in hogs
Live pigs in Central China's Hubei province have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday.
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus: area regional control and elimination, the next level
The objectives of this abstract are to present the methodology followed in PRRS area regional control and elimination (ARCE) projects in the United States and to report the advancement of these projects.
Paraguay: new outbreak of FMD
This new outbreak notified in this report is epidemiologically linked with the previous event notified on 18 September 2011 and closed on 30 December 2011.
Tiamulin hydrogen fumerate in-feed antibiotic for the control of PRDC
Under the conditions of this study, in-feed tiamulin hydrogen fumerate produces a positive clinical benefit in pigs experiencing PRDC or experimentally challenged with M hyo.
Odds ratios as a field diagnostic tool
Patterns of association are quite helpful in helping focus resources whether that is time, money, or any intervention we are seeking to implement.
Taiwan: new outbreak of FMD
Pigs with vesicular lesions were reported by a private veterinarian on a pig farm in Tainan City with 2667 susceptible animals and 983 cases.
Survey of pleuritis and pulmonary lesions in pigs at abattoir with a focus on the extent of the condition and herd risk factors
A total of 4889 animals, ranging in age from 9 to 10months, from 48 batches of pigs belonging to an equal number of herds, were included in the study.
Swine influenza virus infection in different age groups of pigs in farrow-to-finish farms in Thailand
The present study provided important information on SIV surveillance that will enable better understanding of SIV ecology in farrow-to-finish farms.
Guatemala: no other outbreaks of CSF detected
No other outbreaks of classical swine fever have been detected so far by the official veterinary services in pigs from the villages or farms around the outbreaks.