IDT: Quicker diagnosis of E coli possible
A quicker, easier — and possibly cheaper — method of diagnosing oedema disease in pigs using the PCR test on faeces may be possible in the future
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MOFA Global Provides the Ultimate Quality Assurance for Boar Semen Extenders through Field Performance Testing
MOFA Global is proud to introduce its field performance testing program, Certified Pigs on the Ground™ to address the challenges, demands and needs of todays modern boar studs
IPVS and ESPHM 2016
The 24th International Pig Veterinary Congress and the 8th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management are holding in Dublin, Ireland from June 7th - 10th 2016.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Research Monitors Genetic Diversity of European PRRSV
Diagnostic research presented at International Pig Veterinary Society Congress
FAO meat price index rose
The FAO Meat Price Index rose 2 percent, spurred by brisk import demand from Asia for pigmeat from the European Union.
Second PED case confirmed in Manitoba finisher barn
On June 2, 2016, Manitoba’s Office of the Chief Veterinarian (CVO) confirmed that a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) has been found in a finisher barn in southeastern Manitoba.
Canada: CFIA lifted the temporary emergency livestock transportation protocol
Canadian Pork Council and other provincial pork associations will continue to press the federal government to amend this regulation and allow transporters to wash at Canadian facilities.
Tonisity Launches First Isotonic Protein Drink for Pigs
Tonisity Px contains sodium, potassium, chlorine and dextrose in concentrations similar to those recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for humans.
Brazil: 14 states acknowledged as CSF-free
Up to now only two states had the WOAH's certificate: Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
Peru wants to double pork consumption in 2021
Pork consumption per capita in Peru hardly reaches 5.5 kg.
Increase of the pig slaughterings in France
During April 2016, the pig slaughterings showed a high growth (+11% in terms of heads and +12% in terms of weight).
G20 Agriculture Ministers commit to sustainable agriculture and antibiotics resistance
The EC welcomes the commitment by the G20 Agriculture Ministerial meeting to support sustainable agriculture for ensuring global food security and to fight antimicrobial resistance, including the phasing out of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals.
FAO raises its global wheat and maize output forecasts
FAO raised its world cereal production forecast for 2016 to 2 543 million tonnes, just 0.7 percent below the record high of 2014.
Vesicular lesions and lameness associated with Senecavirus A in a U.S. sow farm
This is the first case report in the United States associating SV-A with a clinical course of severe but transient neonatal morbidity and mortality followed by vesicular lesions in breeding stock animals.
China Q1 pork, beef imports exceed 90%
Pork imports totalled 286,000 tonnes during the period, up 90.3% from a year earlier.
New PEDv outbreak in Manitoba (Canada)
This is the first case of PED in southeast Manitoba since January 2015.