Animal Health
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Philippines-developed ASF test kit included in official diagnostic kit list
The Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry recently released a list containing 10 registered African swine fever (ASF) diagnostic kits.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Hog raisers in Zamboanga, Philippines, receive indemnification for pigs dead from ASF
Hog raisers from Curuan Veterinary District in Zamboanga City, the Philippines, have received indemnification of pigs that were affected by the African swine fever (ASF) from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation of the Philippines (PCI ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
More than 100,000 chickens to be culled following bird flu case in north Germany
About 110,000 chickens are to be slaughtered after an outbreak of H5N8 bird flu on a farm in north Germany, authorities said on August 11.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Taiwan warns against bringing in pork from areas hit by ASF
Taiwan's National Immigration Agency repeated a call on August 14 for people not to bring pork into the country from areas affected by African swine fever (ASF), citing an increased number of contraventions by foreign nationals over the pas ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Two cases of new cattle disease confirmed in Kentucky, US
Two cases of a new, potentially dangerous disease of cattle has been detected in Kentucky, the United States, according to Kentucky State Veterinarian Katie Flynn.
Monday, August 15, 2022
India launches local vaccine for lumpy skin disease
India's Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, launched indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac last week to protect livestock from lumpy skin disease.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Rajasthan, India pushes efforts to fight lumpy skin disease
The government in Rajasthan, India, is going all out to control the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD), which has affected 23 of the state's 33 districts so far.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Philippines expected to recover from ASF in 2024
The Philippines' swine sector is expected to recover from African swine fever (ASF) in 2024, five years after the outbreak in 2019, based on the latest forecast of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United ...
Friday, August 12, 2022
Victoria, Australia to set up mobile animal disease command centres
Victoria, Australia will establish mobile emergency animal disease incident command centres and a portable testing laboratory to quicken first responses to local detections.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Infectious fish disease detected at salmon farm in Namsenfjorden, Norway
A highly infectious fish disease known as furunculosis has been discovered at a salmon farm in Namsenfjorden, central Norway.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Bird flu confirmed in backyard poultry in Flathead County, Montana, US
State livestock officials in Montana, the United States, have confirmed detections of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock in Flathead County, providing the latest evidence that this year's wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) c ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Australia's financial package to help Indonesia fight FMD and lumpy skin disease
Australia has announced a new $10 million biosecurity cooperation package to assist Indonesia as it responds to the outbreaks of both foot and mouth disease (FMD) and lumpy skin disease (LSD).
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Published study by US research team highlights need to create vaccine against bovine anaplasmosis
A recently published study on the urgent need for a bovine anaplasmosis vaccine involved researchers at Kansas State University's (K-State; US) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Indonesia assures FMD vaccine has no adverse impact
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture has assured that the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine is safe for farm animals and did not cause significant side effects.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
ASF warning issued in Gloucestershire, England, UK
A warning has been issued about the potential spread of African swine fever (ASF) in Gloucestershire, England, the United Kingdom.

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