New Zealand - Pork Import Health Standards effectively manage risk
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) issued updates to four Import Heath Standards for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.
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Detection of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) viremia in diseased versus healthy US pigs by qualitative and quantitative real-time RT-PCR
Previous studies have linked levels of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) with poor health and disease in pigs. To determine the levels of expression of PERVs and their potential association with disease expression, real-time reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR assays were used to assess PERV-ABC, PERV-C and PERV-A/C levels in three commercial swine operations in the United States.
Bulgaria - Agriculture Fund starts paying compensations to farmers in FMD affected areas
SFA begins paying compensations to farmers affected by FMD in municipalities of Sredets, Tsarevo and Malko Turnovo, Burgas, upon the decision of the Management Board of the SFA. The funds will be transferred till the end of the quarantine period of 3 months.
Russia – New outbreak of ASF in Nizhegorodskaya
The Russian authorities have informed the OIE about a new outbreak of ASF in Nizhegorodskaya Oblast.
South Korea not to raise FMD alert level despite new outbreak
South Korea will not raise its present foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) alert level despite a fresh outbreak in the southeastern part of the country over the weekend, a government official said Monday.
North Korea – More outbreaks of foot and mouth disease
On 18 April 2011, the North Korean veterinary authorities informed the OIE about the confirmation of 4 new outbreaks of FMD.
Short-lived carriage of foot-and-mouth disease virus in human nasal cavities after exposure to infected animals
The results of this study indicates a low risk of prolonged carriage of FMD virus in the human nasal cavities after exposure to infected animals.
Bulgaria – New outbreak of FMD
On 7 April 2011, the Bulgarian authorities informed the Commission about the confirmation of a new FMD outbreak (outbreak 11) in domestic animals in Sredets municipality.
Russia - ASF outbreak in the Arkhangelsk oblast
The All-Russia Research Institute of Veterinary Virology and Microbiology tested pathological material taken from pigs found dead in the private holding in closed administrative-territorial unit Mirny, Plesetsky Rayon, the Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Canada - Sask Pork prepares to launch western Canada PRRS-Free herd certification pilot project
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board hopes to begin testing swine herds in western Canada for PRRS-Free Herd Certification within the next few months.
Belarus bans pork import from Murmansk Oblast
Due to the occurrence of a new outbreak of ASF in Murmansk Oblast (Russia), Belarus Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a temporary ban on the import of pork from Murmansk Oblast.
China – New outbreak of FMD
According to information submitted to the OIE by Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, a new outbreak of FMD has been confirmed in Jing Xiang village (GUIZHOU).
Colibacilosis in lactating piglets
Escherichia coli is an enterobacteria that forms part of the normal intestinal microbiota of healthy animals. Usually, E. coli present in animals are communal antipathogenic strains and they even play a beneficial role, since they compete in several ways with the pathogenic strains in the ecological niche of the lumen.
Elimination of Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus
A research protocol was designed to eradicate the virus in pigs sourced from a PRCV positive sow herd. The sow herd is a 150 farrow to finish herd, under one roof, and is PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae negative. Forty piglets were weaned from nursing gilts/sows at 5 days of age and removed to a separate nursery which had been thoroughly disinfected and cleaned.
COSALFA defines the next stages in the fight against foot and mouth disease
The 38th Meeting of the South American Commission for the Fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (COSALFA) took place last week in Recife (Brazil), with the objective of defining the next steps to take in the fight against foot and mouth disease in the 2011-2020 Foot and Mouth Disease Eradication Plan of Action (PHEFA).
South Korea reopens livestock markets
South Korea will reopen all 85 of its livestock markets today, almost four months after they were closed at the end of November last year when FMD surfaced.