Animal Health
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Amicogen-Lysando partnership to tackle mastitis in dairy cows
Amicogen, a biotech company focusing on industrial enzyme production and drug development, has teamed up with Lysando, which has a background in the development of antimicrobial Artilysin, to address the increasing issue of mastitis in dair ...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Purdue University's animal disease lab gets more funding from Indiana, US
A new two-year appropriations budget adopted by the General Assembly of Indiana, the United States, on April 28 contains good news for the Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL), the university's College of Veterinary ...
Monday, May 8, 2023
Philippines eyes World Bank funding for more effective measures against animal diseases
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking up to US$30 million in funding from the World Bank to improve measures for the prevention of animal diseases.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Roslin Institute experts advise UK government on bird flu
Scientists from the Roslin Institute have played a key role in developing a plan to support the UK government in managing bird flu, the institute said.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Better salmon heart health by switching production methods, research team found
Heart health in farmed salmon can be significantly improved by changing production methods, according to new research by a team at Norway's NMBU Veterinary College.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Indonesia gets help from FAO and Australia to fight LSD, FMD infections in livestock
Indonesia has moved another step closer to eliminating lumpy skin disease (LSD) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock with the support of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Australia.
Friday, May 5, 2023
UK's NOAH emphasises benefit of animal vaccines with vaccination guideline
The United Kingdom's National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is promoting the impact that vaccines have on sustainable farming, production and animal welfare through its Livestock Vaccination Guideline for on-farm use.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Philippines' current ASF protocols ineffective, according to officials
The Philippines Department of Agriculture and other related agencies will reevaluate the country's African swine fever (ASF) control and prevention measures as the disease continues to impact the industry across the country.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
UK introduces ASF communication campaign reaching out to Romanian community
The United Kingdom's Defra has introduced a new African swine fever (ASF) communications campaign targeting the UK's Romanian community, in response to concerns over the specific of imported pork from Romania.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Meat & Livestock Australia funds project for mRNA vaccines to fight LSD infection
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has funded a project to produce and test mRNA vaccines that can be rapidly mass produced in Australia in the event of a lumpy skin disease (LSD) or other exotic disease outbreak.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Philippines announces ASF recovery programme
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced a three-year development blueprint which aims to return local swine stock to pre-African swine fever (ASF) levels, at 12 million heads from the current 9 million heads, The Phili ...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Grecce reports ASF outbreak on local pig farm in late April
The Official Veterinary Services (SVO) of Greece reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) on a domestic pig farm on April 26.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Australia ill prepared for avian influenza hitting wildlife, conservationists claim
Conservationists have warned Australia is poorly prepared for the potential arrival of a deadly form of avian influenza that has killed millions of birds and thousands of mammals overseas.
Friday, April 28, 2023
New Zealand declares mycoplasma bovis eradicated from last remaining farm
The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries said that the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis has been eradicated from last remaining farm in the country, although the eradication campaign is far from over, according to RNZ.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Denmark reports fourth case of bird flu this year
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) announced that 30,000 chickens will be culled after bird flu was detected at farm in Augustenborg, 188 km southwest of the capital city of Copenhagen, the fourth outbreak of the virus in ...

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