Animal Health
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Boehringer Ingelheim launches new trivalent poultry vaccine
With VAXXITEK® HVT+IBD+H5, Boehringer Ingelheim is expanding its proven VAXXITEK® range with a new vaccine that protects against three severe poultry diseases: Marek's disease, Infectious Bursal Disease, and H5 avian influenza.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Nearly 2,000 pigs in Selangor, Malaysia, disposed to control ASF
A total of 1,868 pigs from two farms in Selangor, Malaysia, have been disposed of to control and prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Executive order in Northern Samar, Philippines, stops movement of live pigs to control ASF
The provincial government of Northern Samar, the Philippines, issued an executive order prohibiting the movement of live pigs and pork products in three towns for at least a month to combat the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Pig farms in Queensland, Australia, struck by Japanese encephalitis virus
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been detected at two pig farms in Queensland, Australia.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
US FDA's rejection of foreign shrimp due to banned antibiotics used at highest rates last year
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) refusals of foreign shrimp due to banned antibiotics used in 2024 were at their highest rates since 2016, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA).
Thursday, February 20, 2025
UK farmer urges vaccination of chickens against bird flu
An farmer in East Sussex, England, the United Kingdom, has called for chickens to be vaccinated to ward off bird flu.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
US releases study on H5N1 bird flu outbreak
The first study on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak from the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to make it to publication under the US President Donald Trump administration came out on February 13.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Arizona, US, confirms virus in milk from cows in Maricopa County
The Department of Agriculture of Arizona, the United States, announced on February 14 that it had found the virus in milk from a herd of cows in Maricopa County, which contains the state capital, Phoenix.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
UK farmers advised to be alert for Bluetongue
UK farmers and smallholders were urged to stay vigilant for signs of the Bluetongue virus.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Zoetis receives conditional license from USDA for avian influenza vaccine
Zoetis on February 14 announced that the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has issued the company a conditional license for its avian influenza vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus.
Friday, February 14, 2025
Pennsylvania, US dairy sector now officially free from avian influenza
US state Pennsylvania announced on February 12 that its dairy industry has reached a critical 'stage four' milestone granting avian influenza-free status in the US Department of Agriculture's National Milk Testing Strategy.
Friday, February 14, 2025
Australian livestock producers advised to report sick, dead birds following bird flu case in northern Victoria
Livestock producers in Australia have been reminded to report any sick or dead birds as a priority following confirmation of high pathogenicity avian influenza — H7 bird flu — in poultry at an egg farm near Euroa in northern Vic ...
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Bird flu spread in Andhra Pradesh, India district causes worries of further spread, affects chicken meat sales
Reports of a spread of the H5N1 avian influenza in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India, has sparked fears of a similar outbreak in Visakhapatnam district, with locals shunning meat shops for the past few days.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Close to 1.8 million birds in UK culled in last three months as avian flu spreads
Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months due to the spread of avian flu across the United Kingdom, the BBC has learned.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
WHO warns "limited information" on spread of bird flu in US after country withdraws from organisation
The World Health Organisation on February 12 warned that it has only "limited information" about the spread of bird flu in the United States, which has all but cut communications with the global health body.

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