Poland will review the plans for the building of a wall to stop ASF
Despite the rejection by the Government, the team comprised by several ministers will review the plans for the building of the wall.
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Brazil: new regulations on dead pigs on swine farms
The Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil has started a public survey regarding the devising of regulations for the management of dead pigs and fowls on the farms.
Occupational disease risks for handlers of pigs and pork
Most infections with occupational diseases occur at slaughter, when humans handle potentially infected meat or body fluids. We’ll introduce two major ones here: erysipelas and S. suis infection.
UK: development of a new Livestock Information Service
The development of a new Livestock Information Service to give farmers and processors accurate information about animals and their movements has been announced by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.
Wild boars (2/2) - health risks and preventive measures
The diseases shared by livestock and wildlife involve many players: mainly farmers, but also hunters and different public administrations.
Poland plans the implementation of the biosecurity regulations on all the pig farms in the country
The Work Group is preparing a regulation project that introduces the obligation of all the farms to adapt, so they fulfil the biosecurity programme principles.
Ukraine forbids the import of pigs and their products from Poland
The prohibition affects four voivodates.
Slovakia implements measures to avoid the entrance of ASF
It is necessary that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development implements urgent measures to avoid the entrance of the disease.
Wild boar (1/2) - Health risks and current situation
This article describes the main diseases that wild boars can transmit to the domestic pig, their prevalences and transmission routes. It also discusses the increase of the wild boar population in Europe.
Internal biosecurity: The enemy at home
Frequently, diseases become established on a farm because we culture them.
The five most common biosecurity mistakes
Curiously, when I started to think about it, what I had considered as my number one mistake for most of my professional life became the fifth in importance.
Biosecurity in PRRSV control
What is a priority and what is not? It depends on the risks and the PRRSV status of the farm…
Other alternatives for the control of salmonella in pigs?
We must come up with new strategies. The objective would be to prevent the animals going for slaughter from shedding Salmonella when they arrive at the abattoir, since they are the biggest responsible for carcass contamination.
Reducing antimicrobial usage in pig production without jeopardizing production parameters
Guided interventions as a team effort of farmer and herd veterinarian/other advisors have shown to be a promising method in the reduction of antimicrobial usage in pig production.
Safety around manure handling
Liquid manure in deep anaerobic storage, contains sulfur (from amino acids in feed, manure or in water) which certain bacteria (anaerobes) use as a substitute for oxygen. They produce H2S as an end product, which is toxic to living tissue, by stopping the energy supplying reactions in the tissue cells.