Animal Health
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Trouw Nutrition IPVS research preview: Six insights on science and nutrition to support pig health, profitability
Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's animal livestock feed business line, is previewing findings from oral and poster presentations that will be presented during the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) conference held on June 21-24 in Rio De ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Farmers in Lampang, Thailand replace chicken antibiotics with cannabis
A community of poultry farmers in Lampang, Thailand, has been feeding cannabis to its chickens, claiming that the quality of the meat and eggs has improved, The Straits Times reported.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
ASF test kit developed in Philippines may be available by end-2022
A test kit developed in the Philippines and that could detect African swine fever (ASF) may be available by the end of the year, while research is also underway for a possible vaccine against the disease, the country's Department of Science ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
1,000 hogs in Zamboanga, Philippines, dead due to ASF
Some 1,000 hogs died in Zamboanga City, the Philippines, during the past weeks due to African swine fever (ASF), records of the Office of the City Veterinarian (OCVET) showed.
Monday, June 13, 2022
Italy to cull 1,000 swine after two cases of African swine fever were detected
1,000 swine are expected to be culled in Italy after two cases of African swine fever (ASF) were detected on a farm in the Lazio region, Rome, which raised concerns that it might affect the country's pork sector, AFP reported.
Monday, June 13, 2022
More than 100,000 birds in Netherlands affected by avian influenza outbreaks
Two new possible outbreaks of avian influenza have been reported in the Netherlands, according to an update from Wageningen University and Research (WUR).
Monday, June 13, 2022
Zoetis releases 2021 sustainability update
Zoetis published on June 8 its 2021 Sustainability Progress Update describing the company's progress toward achieving its "Driven to Care" long-term sustainability aspirations and continued disclosure on environmental, social and ...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Poland's Greater Poland region struck by ASF outbreak
An African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has struck Greater Poland, Poland's biggest pig-producing region, affecting nearly 2,000 pigs.
Monday, June 13, 2022
Mexico inaugurates new animal diseases center
Mexico's National Reference Center for the Diagnosis and Research of Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases was inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the Mexico-US Commission for Prevention of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Other Exotic Animal Di ...
Monday, June 13, 2022
US FDA warns companies for selling unapproved animal drugs containing cannabidiol
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to four companies illegally selling unapproved animal drugs containing cannabidiol (CBD) that are intended for use in food-producing animals, it was reported last month.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Indonesia to import three million does of FMD vaccine
Indonesia's director-general of Livestock and Animal Health (PKH) of the Agriculture Ministry, Nasrullah, said that imports of three million doses of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine will commence next week.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Michigan State University aims to create cell phone-based test to detect bacteria on poultry
Researchers at Michigan State University are working on a rapid testing cell phone method to detect bacteria on poultry that causes human illnesses such as infections from salmonella and campylobacter.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Zoetis' bivalent vaccine outperformed monovalent vaccine amid emerging PCV2 variants
Zoetis Inc. announced on June 8 that new research recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Veterinary Research and shared at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 2022 Annual Meeting shows that when compared to monovalent v ...
Thursday, June 9, 2022
New device can diagnose cattle health using milk samples in under 10 seconds
A new device by Labby, a startup founded by two alumni from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is able to diagnose cattle health using milk samples taken from individual cows in under 10 seconds, MIT News reported.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
University of Wisconsin team works on avian flu vaccine as disease threatens US poultry
To prepare for and help prevent future bird flu outbreaks in the United States, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine are developing an avian flu vaccine to protect poultry flocks and prevent widespread ci ...

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