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Thursday, March 16, 2023
New project aims to explore drivers of livestock diseases in Southeast Asia
A new project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and International Development Research Centre aims to explore the socio-economic drivers of diseases in livestock in the Philippines, Indonesia, a ...
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Seminar held in Punjab, India, to address livestock disease issues
In a significant step to assist Indian states in controlling animal diseases under the Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) scheme — and increase the share of animal husbandry in Punjab GDP, India — a stat ...
Friday, March 3, 2023
APC's Dr. Joe Crenshaw: Armouring pigs' defense against diseases with plasma
APC, a global leader in functional proteins, started in 1981 following the discovery of the advantages plasma-derived functional proteins offer to better support and maintain animals' immune function, according to the company's history.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Philippines boosts public awareness of ASF as disease spreads to Capiz
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas saw the need to boost public awareness on the impact of African swine fever (ASF) as the animal disease is now affecting the province of Capiz, the Philippine News Agency reporte ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
US NASDA members support new incentives to help farmers respond against animal diseases
Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) in the United States recently supported creating new incentives to assist US farmers in the development of response plans to prepare for and prevent animal dise ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
USDA-APHIS to acquire animal disease test kits for vaccine bank
The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) is announcing the purchase of diagnostic test kits for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
US university researchers splice alligator genes into catfish, improve disease resistance
A group of scientists at Auburn University (Alabama, US) published a paper in January detailing their efforts to genetically modify catfish with the cathelicidin gene of an alligator.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
One case of mad cow disease detected in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has confirmed a case of mad cow disease on a Dutch farm after a deceased cow tested positive for the illness, marking a rare instance of the cattle affliction that can lead to a fatal brain disease in humans who consume infe ...
Friday, February 3, 2023
Potential for microplastics to raise severity of viral fish disease, study shows
Microplastics — tiny particles generated as plastics weather and fragment — pose a growing threat to the ecosystem, with a new study showing that these threats extend beyond direct physical or chemical impacts, and revealing tha ...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
US roundtable addresses new farm bill, need to prepare for livestock disease outbreaks
Preparing for a variety of potential livestock disease outbreaks is high on the list of needs in a new US farm bill, as well as helping rural communities in the United States to build workforce housing and provide day care to attract worker ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
1.6% of Jordan's cattle infected with foot-and-mouth disease
Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture said 1.6% or 1,478 head of cattle out of 92,000 cows total in the country have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease since the outbreak was first detected, Jordan News reported.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
New animal health bill in Gambia to address shortfalls in dealing with animal diseases
A bill, known as the Animal Health Bill 2020, was recently presented in The Gambia to the country's Joint Committee on Agriculture and Health of the National Assembly for review.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Queensland, Australia, set to have more potent surveillance for major animal diseases with funding
Australia's Queensland state, in partnership with the Northern Territory and Western Australia, will have even stronger surveillance and preparedness for emergency animal diseases with an injection of $4.33 million in federal funding.
Thursday, January 19, 2023
USDA seeks public comment on proposal to strengthen animal disease traceability regulations
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend animal disease traceability regulations and require electronic identification for interstate movement of certain c ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Research discovers four risk factors behind disease outbreaks in US swine sector
Experts in the US swine industry researching potential origins of virus exposure have determined that livestock transportation and farm-to-farm movement are largely responsible for disease outbreaks and not feed additives as previously thou ...

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