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.
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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.
Mexico announced restrictions on imports of live swine from the United States
SENASICA announced its measures to prevent the introduction of PED into Mexico through a press release issued on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
United Kingdom: AHVLA is now an international reference laboratory for swine influenza
The Weybridge laboratory now joins three other swine influenza reference laboratories in Italy, Japan and the United States.
Belarus: first African Swine Fever outbreak
This is the first confirmation of the disease in the territory of Belarus.
Experimental reproduction of brachyspiral colitis in pigs infected with Brachyspira hampsonii
The present study successfully demonstrated the experimental reproduction of the brachyspiral colitis caused by “B hampsonii”.
Russia: 17 new African Swine fever outbreaks
The outbreaks are located in Smolenskaya (1 outbreak), Voronezhskaya (14) and Volgogradskaya (2).
Mycoplasma hyorhinis - not just a commensal
Although a commensal, M. hyorhinis may cause serious systemic disease through mechanisms that are not fully understood.