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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Smithfield Packaged Meats to create disease preparedness plan for US plants
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. recently agreed to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will implement at all of its processing facilities in the United States.
Monday, November 8, 2021
ASF hits Polish voivodeship that was previously unaffected by disease
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in a voivodeship in Poland, where the disease had not been diagnosed this year.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
FAO launches new global system for animal diseases
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had launched a new global animal disease information system, as it urged countries to be alert to new threats from animal diseases.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Roslin Institute: Gene editing identifies disease resistance gene in salmon
A gene affecting resistance to a viral disease in Atlantic salmon has been identified using CRISPR gene-editing technology, the Roslin Institute announced on September 23.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Russia imposes restrictions on meatpackers in Brazil following mad cow disease cases
Russia has imposed restrictions on Brazilian meatpackers after two atypical cases of mad cow disease were detected this month, the Valor Economico newspaper reported on September 17.
Monday, September 6, 2021
USDA sets aside US$300 million to support surveillance of animal diseases and COVID-19
The United States Department of Agriculture is dedicating US$300 million in the American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases in susceptible animals and build an early warni ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Roslin: DNA region linked to disease resistance in tilapia
A specific region in the genome of Nile tilapia - a key aquaculture species that is worth nearly $10 billion globally - has a major effect on mortality levels during an outbreak of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV), a study led by the Roslin Instit ...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Roslin Institute, Genus in agreement to produce disease-resistant pigs
The Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus have signed an agreement to produce pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease which causes around $2.5 billion in losses each year in the United States and Europe alone.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
New electronic recording system to help protect Australia's pork industry from diseases
Data Pig, a novel electronic recording system developed by Apiam Animal Health, will be at the forefront of protecting Australia's $5 billion pork industry from potential decimation caused by diseases.
Monday, June 28, 2021
OIE, ASEAN sign MoU to support fight against animal diseases
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a new memorandum of understanding in May to strengthen cooperation and further support the control, prevention and eradication ...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Poultry disease infects quarter of a million birds in Northern Irish farms
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), a poultry disease, have infected a quarter of a million birds in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture (Daera) has said.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
FEFAC: EU's 2020 compound feed production stable despite pandemic, animal diseases
Industrial compound feed production in the European Union remained stable in 2020 despite the combined effect of the spread of animal diseases (African swine fever and avian influenza) and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, said the European Fe ...
Friday, May 21, 2021
Triggering disease - endotoxins in animal production should not be underestimated
Bad health status of the animals in stressful situations or an aggravation of the disease after antibiotic treatment? The answer might be endotoxins.
Monday, April 26, 2021
Taiwan distributes lumpy skin disease vaccines nationwide
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) has begun distributing lumpy skin disease vaccines nationwide to protect the country's TWD 14 billion beef and dairy sectors, aiming to inoculate all cattle in Taiwan by April 28, 2021, Taipei Times rep ...
Monday, April 19, 2021
Philippines approves guidelines for animal transboundary disease center
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar has approved the implementation of guidelines for establishing the Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (CenTrAD), a joint undertaking between the DA-Bureau of Animal ...

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