Again possible case foot and mouth disease in Japan
03 Sep 2010 - A cow in the Japanese region Miyazaki is being suspected for having foot and mouth disease. Read more >>
Europa continues prevention of IBR and BVD in cattle
03 Sep 2010 - As of July 1st, the German state Bayern has been added to the list of official IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis) free countries in the European Union. New rules for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) are on the list as well. Read more >>
Effect production system and human influence on emerging animal diseases
03 Sep 2010 - The detection of links between animal production systems around the world, climate change and the epidemiological evolution of animal diseases was the focus of a meeting organised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) with experts from several continents. Read more >>
Animal health regulation changes expected for late 2010/begin 2011
03 Sep 2010 - The Canadian Pork Council expects planned amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations to accommodate swine traceability to become effective by late 2010 or early 2011. Read more >>
Faster E. coli detection with infrared spectroscopy
01 Sep 2010 - Infrared spectroscopy can detect E. coli faster than current testing methods and can cut days off investigations of outbreaks, according to a study at Purdue University in the US.
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International conference on lameness in ruminants
01 Sep 2010 - The 16th Symposium and 8th Conference on Lameness in Ruminants will be held February 28 – March 3, 2011, in Rotorua, New Zealand. Dr. Richard Laven has been appointed as the official chairperson and Zinpro Corporation has been announced as the sole platinum sponsor for the event. Read more >>
Vets treat dislocated knee cap in 2 weeks old calf
31 Aug 2010 - Leg and foot disorders are the major welfare problem for dairy cattle. Whether or not to treat joint injuries depends on the farmer. A Dutch farmer decided to proceed with a surgery for a dislocated knee cap in one of his breeding calves. Read more >>
Bovine TB discovered in South West France
30 Aug 2010 - On a farm in Ariège in the Southern of France, bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) has been detected on a farm. Read more >>
Animal welfare: a science or not?
27 Aug 2010 - Treating animals with care and respect is very important and (I hope) there is hardly any discussion about its importance in animal production. But there seems to be a discussion going on whether 'animal welfare' is considered a real science or just a combination of values, emotions and interpretations. But does it really matter? Read more >>
New report on 10 years of Salmonella investigation in Belgium
27 Aug 2010 - The Laboratory of General and Molecular Bacteriology of (CODA-CERVA) - the Belgian reference laboratory for Salmonella, animal health - has released its report "Salmonella 2009". Read more >>
FMD breaks out in southern Zimbabwe
26 Aug 2010 - An outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been reported in the southern Beitbridge District of Zimbabwe amid suspicion that the disease could have originated from 25 buffaloes that strayed from nearby South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Read more >>
Young cattle shed more Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
25 Aug 2010 - Researchers at the Animal Health Service (GD) in Deventer, the The Netherlands studied the age at which dairy cattle become Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis faecal culture positive. Read more >>
Bovine besnoitiosis: Keep an eye on skin lesions
25 Aug 2010 - Although the skin disease Bovine besnoitiosis is not yet considered as a real threat, recent epidemiological data confirm an increased number of cases in some EU member states. Farmers should therefore be alert for this disease when importing cattle. Read more >>
$1.4 million for feed and vaccines to Pakistan livestock
24 Aug 2010 - Millions of livestock have been affected by the floods in Pakistan and are badly in need of food and medicine, FAO said today. Read more >>
Repellent collars on cattle keep tsetse flies away
24 Aug 2010 - Scented cattle will be roaming East Africa in increasing numbers over the next three years thanks to a grant to perfect a technology that keeps tsetse flies away. Read more >>
Photo gallery: Dairy Education and Research Centre in Canada
20 Aug 2010 - The Dairy Education and Research Centre of the University of British Colombia in Agassiz, Canada provides state of the art research facilities for students and scientists. Read more >>
What are dairy veterinarians doing to avoid drug residues?
19 Aug 2010 - Regulators in the US want to know what veterinarians are doing to avoid drug residues in the meat of dairy cows sent to slaughter. Read more >>
Veterinary students train to help in agro-terrorism situations
18 Aug 2010 - Four Kansas State University veterinary medicine students experienced a summer filled with disease and disaster - and that's just what they wanted. Read more >>
BVA Congress tackles question of over treatment
17 Aug 2010 - The BBC’s Bionic Vet Noel Fitzpatrick will be attending this year’s British Veterinary Association (BVA) Congress to discuss over treating of animals in a debate titled ‘Treatment too far?’ on Friday 24th September at 4pm. Read more >>
Brucellosis: alternative strategies should be promoted
17 Aug 2010 - The biology and epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnostics, public health aspects, vaccination and control of brucellosis have been reviewed by researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in the US. Read more >>
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