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Thursday, August 1, 2024
US university research finds link between number of animals grown for meat and zoonotic disease outbreaks
New research conducted by three professors within the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington (US) has uncovered a systematic connection between the number of animals grown for meat and zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Monday, July 29, 2024
Newcastle disease outbreak in Brazil has ended, says country
Brazil said on July 26 that an outbreak of Newcastle disease that had blocked the country’s poultry exports has ended.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda sign animal disease information sharing protocol
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has signed an animal disease information sharing protocol for the Karamoja cluster, covering Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, an ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Share prices of China's chicken producers spiked as Brazil suspends exports due to Newcastle disease
Many Chinese chicken breeders logged a big jump in their share prices on July 19 after Brazil's Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) said that it is pausing exports of its chickens to many countries, including China, ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Newcastle disease strikes poultry farm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Officials at Brazil's Agriculture Ministry have recently confirmed an outbreak of Newcastle disease at a commercial poultry farm in Anta Gorda, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, the country's southernmost state.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim unveils PCV2 Decision Tree for improved swine disease management
Boehringer Ingelheim has launched the PCV2 Decision Tree to aid producers and veterinarians in making informed decisions regarding porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) management strategies, Farm Journal's Pork reported.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Portugal's pig farmers needed to declare animals as country seeks to control Aujeszky's disease
Pig farmers in Portugal are required to declare their animals in August, as part of measures to control Aujeszky's disease, said the General Directorate of Food and Veterinary (DGAV).
Friday, June 28, 2024
Roslin-Ugandan university collaboration analyses data of cattle trade to control animal diseases
A team of Roslin Institute researchers has collaborated with the University of Makerere in Uganda to compile and analyse official data detailing the movement of cattle trade across the East African country, the Roslin Institute said.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
USDA-APHIS to recognise Tuscany and Umbria, Italy, as free of swine vesicular disease
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it is in the process of recognising Italy's Tuscany and Umbria regions as free of swine vesicular disease.
Monday, June 24, 2024
Vietnam grapples with surge in animal diseases due to rampant smuggling
Animal diseases have rapidly spread in cattle and poultry across several cities and provinces in Vietnam in recent months, with rampant animal smuggling cited as the primary cause, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rur ...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Vietnam urges stricter measures against livestock diseases amid rising outbreaks
Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phung Duc Tien, emphasised the importance of prevention over cure at a conference on livestock and poultry diseases, Vietnam News reported.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Disease outbreaks impact livestock supply in Indonesia
Indonesia is facing a reduced supply of sacrificial livestock for this year Muslim festival Day of Sacrifice, with farmers remaining cautious due to ongoing disease outbreaks, The Jakarta Post reported.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Livestock diseases may increase due to climate change
The Irish government has warned of significant impacts on the agriculture sector due to climate change, including a rise in livestock diseases such as bluetongue, Agriland reported.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Kyrgyzstan develops national plan to combat fish diseases with FAO support
Kyrgyzstan, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is developing a national action plan for controlling fish diseases.
Friday, June 7, 2024
Higher Productivity In Pig Farming Via Improved Diets & Disease Prevention
Pig producers can still achieve improved profitability and sustainability with solutions already available in the market.

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