Animal Health
Monday, March 29, 2021
OIE launches reference platform for animal disease and veterinary capacities reporting
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has launched the World Animal Health Information System (OIE-WAHIS), a reference platform for animal disease and veterinary capacities reporting.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Poland confirms ASF outbreak on large farm in Lubuskie province
Poland's veterinary authorities reported in mid-March the presence of African swine fever (ASF) on a pig farm of 15,938 pigs, located in Niedźwiady, Świebodzin county, Lubuskie province.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Rabobank: Uncertainty for China's swine sector due to ASF
African swine fever is causing much "uncertainty in key areas, such as China's herd numbers and the outlook for 2021, especially for the sow population," as well as the country's pork production and pork prices, according to Justi ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Novus research explains impact of dietary supplementation with aromatic compound on piglet health
The next issue of Livestock Science, a peer-reviewed journal, will feature new research from Novus International, Inc.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
UK biotech company gets more funds in combating new microbial threats
Pioneering UK biotechnology business, Fixed Phage, has secured additional investment to scale up its fight against new microbial threats that pose risks to human health and agricultural production.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Novus research explains impact of dietary supplementation with aromatic compound on piglet health
The next issue of Livestock Science, a peer-reviewed journal, will feature new research from Novus International, Inc.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Scientists using gene editing tool in development of ASF vaccine
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are employing CRISPR Cas9 editing and synthetic biology to modify the African swine fever virus (ASFV) genome in order to attenuate the virus for a live vaccine to help red ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
ASF cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, rise to 812
The total number of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Brandenburg and Saxony, Germany, has climbed to 812, German authorities revealed this month.
Monday, March 22, 2021
GAA reemphasises longtime commitment to animal health and welfare
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is calling on animal-welfare advocates to engage in the nonprofit organisation's animal-welfare journey by participating in the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards review process as well as its p ...
Monday, March 22, 2021
South Korea's wild boar population reduced to control ASF infections
South Korea has been carrying out intensive quarantine management in close cooperation with related ministries since the first reported outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the country in September 2019.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Brazilian states get favourable OIE opinion for being FMD-free
Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tereza Cristina, has announced that the country has received a favorable opinion from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for Brazilian states that are declared free of foot ...
Friday, March 19, 2021
USDA partners with Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture to eradicate cattle ticks
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that cattle ticks resistant to multi-pesticide have been eliminated using a vaccine in a dairy and beef production farm in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
77,000 chickens to be culled in Tochigi, Japan due to bird flu
About 77,000 chickens will be culled in Tochigi prefecture, Japan, after an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a farm there, ANI news reported.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Another H5N8 bird flu case detected in South Korea, total cases 106
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed a new highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu case at an egg farm in Chungju, 147 km south of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Russia warns of mutating H5N8 bird flu human-to-human transmission
Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's health watchdog, said the mutating H5N8 bird flu has a high risk of human-to-human transmission, The Moscow Times reported.

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