Controlling disease in young pigs
Mycoplasmal pneumonia and porcine circovirus are two of the costliest diseases affecting pork producers. Helping provide protection before disease exposure is critical to the success of any vaccination program.
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Galvmed publishes database with vaccine information
The NGO Galvmed has published an online database with free access to information on all livestock vaccines, throughout the world.
Merck Animal Health announces European Union approval for PORCILIS M Hyo ID ONCE swine vaccine
Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada) today announced that it has received marketing authorization in the European Union for PORCILIS® M Hyo ID ONCE, the first single-shot vaccine against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M Hyo) infection in pigs for intradermal administration.
Effect of porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine on postweaning performance and carcass composition
PCV2 vaccination has a large impact on growth rate and on the proportion of pigs going to primary markets, but not on carcass fat depth, loin depth, or percent lean, measurements that are used to determine market value.
FMD situation in Paraguay
There are currently 25 teams in the zone around the outbreak and in the surveillance zone and 13,333 blood samples.
Protection of European domestic pigs from virulent African isolates of African swine fever virus by experimental immunization
Experimental immunisation of pigs with the non-virulent OURT88/3 genotype I isolate from Portugal followed by the closely related virulent OURT88/1 genotype I isolate could confer protection against challenge with virulent isolates from Africa.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals enters collaboration with U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to assess foot & mouth disease synthetic vaccines' potential to help ensure Nation's food supply safety
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of synthetic immunogens against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Plum Island Animal Disease Center. This collaboration will evaluate the efficacy of Inovio's SynCon® vaccines for foot & mouth disease (FMD) in important animal models including cattle, sheep, and pigs.
Effect of vaccination of pigs against experimental infection with high and low virulence Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strains
This study investigated the infection pattern and lung lesion development in pigs caused by a low and highly virulent Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain.
RespiSure-ONE® now registered for use in day old piglets
Canadian swine producers can now vaccinate for mycoplasma pneumonia when they process baby pigs. A new label claim makes RespiSure-ONE the only vaccine approved for administration at one day of age.
Pfizer Animal Health launches FosteraTM PCV a new porcine circovirus vaccine
Nearly every pig in Canada receives a vaccine for protection against porcine circovirus (PCV), and now swine producers have a new option for efficacious protection with the registration of Fostera PCV from Pfizer Animal Health.
Transmission patterns of influenza virus in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pig populations
The objective of this study was to determine Ro of flu in non-immune populations and in populations of pigs vaccinated with homologous or heterologous vaccines and to assess how vaccination may affect transmission.
Merck Animal Health expands vaccine manufacturing unit at Elkhorn Biotechnology Excellence Center
Merck Animal Health (MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada), formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, has opened today an expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Elkhorn Biotechnology Excellence Center.
Circovirus vaccination in pigs with subclinical porcine circovirus type 2 infection complicated by ileitis
This study demonstrated a clear benefit in vaccinating pigs subclinically infected with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) with a one-dose PCV2 vaccine.
SDSU, Boehringer Ingelheim team up against enterotoxic E. coli
South Dakota State University is partnering with animal health leader Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. to develop a new technology to protect pigs against a deadly form of E. coli.
Eradication of FMD in the Philippines (II)
In 1996, the NFMDTF drafted a national plan to address the 1995 FMD epidemic wherein 98,000 animals were reported to have been affected.
Merck Animal Health breaks ground for $18 million vaccine plant expansion
Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer campus in the Netherlands.