Animal Health
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Free-range eggs unavailable in the UK due to bird flu outbreaks
Consumers in the UK are no longer permitted to purchase free-range eggs in the UK because of the length of time the hens have been kept indoors because of bird flu outbreaks in the country, BBC News reported.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Researchers in Canada are exploring ways to limit antimicrobial use in livestock
University of Calgary researchers are using beef and dairy cattle from Alberta state, Canada to find ways to limit antimicrobial use in livestock, Yahoo! News reported.
Monday, March 21, 2022
Russia to increase domestic production of veterinary vaccines
Russia's Federal Animal Health Center (FGBU VNIIZH), which is under the jurisdiction of Rosselkhoznadzor, has decided to increase the production capacity of the country's own veterinary vaccines.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
2.75 million chickens to be culled in Wisconsin, US due to bird flu
2.75 million egg-laying chickens at a commercial farm in Wisconsin state, US will be culled to prevent the spread highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
New swine vaccine by Boehringer Ingelheim to combat reproductive diseases
Boehringer Ingelheim has introduced a new swine vaccine to help producers fight against reproductive diseases.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Lumpy skin disease strikes more than 23,227 animals in Sindh, Pakistan
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) has so far been found in 23,227 animals in Sindh, Pakistan, of which 136 have died, said Sindh Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Abdul Bari Khan Pitafi.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Iowa, US veterinarians investigating bacterial strain in state pork production facilities
Iowa State University veterinarians are investigating the Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) bacterial strain that has been detected in nine US pork production facilities in central Iowa state since November 2021, KCRG reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
France to cull several million poultry birds due to bird flu
France's Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry is set to slaughter several million poultry in a second mass cull as it tries to contain a bird flu outbreak, Reuters reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Sarawak state, Malaysia culls swine, closes abattoir due to African swine fever
585 swine were culled in Miri, Sarawak state, Malaysia due to African swine fever (ASF), while the state's abattoir in Sibu was ordered to be closed after the disease was detected there, Borneo Post and The Star Malaysia reported.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Adisseo to participate at 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture: Health and Disease Management
Adisseo is invited to speak on March 18, 2022, at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture organised by Thailand's National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Age ...
Monday, March 14, 2022
EU still sees drop in veterinary drug residues in animal products
Veterinary drug residues in animal products continue to decrease in the European Union, according to an European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report.
Monday, March 14, 2022
USDA-APHIS avails Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has made available the Swine Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System dashboard.
Friday, March 11, 2022
Perstorp to host GastriVision 2022, glimpsing into "bright future" for gut health
Perstorp continues to take important strides into the future of animal health and to share its knowledge and vision, the company will host a two-hour online event which will take participants on a journey towards a "brighter future" in gut ...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Biggest Australian pork producer confirms Japanese encephalitis outbreak
SunPork, Australia's biggest pork producer, has confirmed several of its swine farms in the eastern states of the country have been impacted by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), Queensland Country Life reported.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Swine breeders in Sarawak, Malaysia urged to improve biosecurity
Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom, Malaysia's Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development, has urged swine breeders in Sarawak state, Malaysia to improve biosecurity at their farms, which includes adding facilities such a ...

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