France increases the surveillance against African Swine Fever
The French Directorate General of Food has summoned veterinarians, farmers, technicians and all the operators in the pig sector to maximise the preventive measures against ASF.
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Lithuania bans imports of live pigs and pork from Belarus
26th June 2013, with a view to preventing a spread of this serious epidemic disease, the order of director of the State Food and Veterinary Service No. B1-451 was issued.
Reproductive failure by PCV2 infections
PCV2 may reach embryos/foetuses upon transplacental spread during viremia or upon insemination with contaminated semen.
United States: PEDv update
Results indicate 19 new case accessions in a total of 16 states (the first case in Texas was reported this week).
Mongolia:first occurrence of serotype A of foot and mouth
According to the historical data available, this finding constitutes the first occurrence of serotype A of foot and mouth disease in this country.
Program of vaccination and antibiotic treatment to control polyserositis caused by Haemophilus parasuis under field conditions
The present study investigated the effects of vaccinating sows and piglets or piglets alone against Haemophilus parasuis.
Germany: The Medicines Law amendment has been approved
One of the goals of the amendment is to reduce to a minimum the use of antibiotics in the animal production sector.
Assessment of the economic impact of PRRS virus on United States pork producers
Despite over 25 years of experience and research, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome remains a costly disease of pigs in the United States.
Belarus confirms a second outbreak of African Swine Fever
The outbreak is located on a farm with a total of 20611 susceptible pigs of wich 26 cases.
Dynamics of Mycoplasma hyorhinis infection in commercial swine herds
Knowledge of the dynamics of infection within the herd will allow implementation of better control strategies in affected herds.
Clinical case: Exudative epidermitis with Staphylococcus hyicus and Staphylococcus chromogenes
This particular case occurred in a multisite farrow to finish operation in South Western Ontario, Canada.
MRSA in pigs and farm workers on conventional and antibiotic-free swine farms in the USA
These results confirm the presence of LA-MRSA in pigs and swine farm workers in the USA, but the prevalence found is relatively low compared with European studies.
Russia confirms three outbreaks of FMD
The focus are located in Grodekovo (Blagoveshchensk rayon, Amurskaya Oblast), Andryuki and Psebay (Mostovskoy, Krasnodarskiy Kray).
Croatia: animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever
Following the accession of Croatia to the European Union and taking into account the epidemiological situation of CSF, measures to combat the disease in its territory sholud be stablished.
PRRS Immunology
Resolving the basis of viral and host variation will require identification and characterization of key B- and T-cell epitopes conserved among diverse PRRSV, and of the molecular and structural details of key effector antibodies, T-cell antigen receptors, and MHC molecules that mediate broad, cross-protective immunity.