Animal Health
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Catalonia, Spain, confirms 18 more wild boar hit by ASF
The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia, Spain, announced on January 5 that 18 more wild boar have fallen prey to African swine fever (ASF) near Cerdanyola del Vallès.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Bird flu detected at commerical poultry farm near York, England, UK
A case of bird flu has been confirmed at a large commercial poultry farm near York, England, the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Japan discovers bird flu outbreak at Hokkaido poultry farm
Japan's agriculture ministry said on December 29 that genetic testing has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Hokkaido Prefecture, marking the 11th bird flu outbreak in the country this season.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Yobe, Nigeria, starts vaccination of cattle against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
The State Ministry of Livestock Development in Yobe, Nigeria, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, has commenced a vaccination campaign against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), with 2,500 cattle target ...
Monday, December 29, 2025
Poultry farms in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India, step up actions against bird flu
With reports of avian influenza outbreaks emerging from neighbouring Kerala, India, poultry farms in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal district, one of the largest egg-producing hubs in the country, have stepped up biosecurity and surveillance measures ...
Monday, December 29, 2025
Bird hits broiler farm in Deurne, Netherlands
Avian influenza has been confirmed at a broiler farm in Deurne, the Netherlands.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
USPOULTRY: Researchers explore mRNA vaccine technology for protection against poultry diseases
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced the completion of a research project focused on creating a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine platform for two major poultry viruses: infectious bronchitis virus and infectious laryngo ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Bird flu confirmed at duck farm in South Jeolia, South Korea
South Korea on December 21 reported another highly pathogenic avian influenza infection at a duck farm in South Jeolla Province, marking the 16th such case at a poultry farm this season.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Two bird flu cases confirmed in layer farms in South Korea's central region
South Korea reported two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at layer farms in its central region on December 17, bringing the total to 14 cases since the cold season began.
Monday, December 22, 2025
No indication that ASF outbreak in Spain originates from research center, agriculture minister says
The Agriculture Minister of Catalonia, Spain, Òscar Ordeig, has explained that experts from the European Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture have not yet found "any indication" that the origin of the African swine fever (ASF) outbrea ...
Monday, December 22, 2025
Spanish police raids animal health lab as authorities investigate cause of ASF in country
Police in Spain raided a leading animal health research laboratory on December 18 as part of an investigation into whether a recent outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) originated from research facilities.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Research on US poultry sector's antibiotic use released
New research was released on December 16 quantifying the US poultry industry's on-farm antibiotic use.
Monday, December 15, 2025
France's culling rules spark anger among farming union as LSD spreads
Strict culling rules ignite nationwide anger in France as cases of the deadly outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which cannot be passed on to humans, surge in the southwest of the country.
Monday, December 15, 2025
US FDA approves MSD Animal Health's EXZOLT CATTLE-CA1 for treatment of New World screwworm
MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., on December 4 announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted conditional approval for EXZOLT™ CATTLE-CA1 (fluralaner topical solution).
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Canada's agriculture sector calls for renewal of Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement
More than 80 Canadian agriculture and agri-food organisations, including leading aquaculture bodies, have signed an open letter urging Ottawa to back a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

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