Feeding citrus could reduce Salmonella and E. coli
11 Mar 2010 - The essential oils in orange peel and pulp kill E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, according to research presented at the 2010 Beef Industry Safety Summit. Read more >>
The Netherlands make restart Q fever vaccination
09 Mar 2010 - On March 8, a restart of the Q fever programme has been made in the Netherlands with vaccinating the first goat farm in Sellingen. All the nearly 900 animals on the organic farm were vaccinated for the first time. Uptill now, there was not enough vaccine available. Read more >>
Australian dairy herd found free from EBL
05 Mar 2010 - Australian dairy exporters will benefit from improved access to overseas markets after every dairy herd in the nation was found to be free from Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL), an occasional infectious viral disease of dairy cattle.
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Elanco: tilmicosin injection offers label updates
05 Mar 2010 - US animal health company Elanco announced that its product Micotil for cattle and sheep is now approved for a flexible dose range from 10 mg/kg (1.5 mL/cwt) to 20 mg/kg (3.0 mL/cwt) for both metaphylaxis and individual pull-and-treat BRD treatment. Read more >>
OIE: $2 mln from Canada for animal health activities
04 Mar 2010 - Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced on a visit to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) that Canada will contribute CAN$2 mln to support OIE activities. Read more >>
Higher level of Mycobacterium avium in dairy vs non dairy cattle
03 Mar 2010 - The prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in adult Danish non-dairy cattle sampled at slaughter was studied at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Read more >>
New combination sheep fluke and worm drench
01 Mar 2010 - Pfizer Animal Health launched a new fluke and worm drench combination for sheep. Read more >>
Australian cattle producers warned of virus threat
01 Mar 2010 - Biosecurity Queensland in Australia has renewed its call for producers to look out for a virus threatening cattle. Read more >>
Montana state veterinarian calls for brucellosis vaccinations
26 Feb 2010 - Montana’s state veterinarian Marty Zaluski in the US is pushing for brucellosis vaccinations for all sexually intact female calves. "Mandatory statewide vaccination would bring Montana in line with measures already taken in Wyoming and Idaho" he said. Read more >>
Foreign specialists question Dutch Q fever approach
26 Feb 2010 - Q-fever specialists from France and Australia question the Dutch approach to fight Q fever in the country. Read more >>
Livestock groups discuss antibiotic use in Washington, DC
25 Feb 2010 - Livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings this week in Washington, DC about antibiotic use in raising food animals two weeks after a CBS Evening News report questioned the practice. Read more >>
South Korea develops gene-based testing liquid for FMD type A
25 Feb 2010 - South Korea has developed the world' s first gene-based testing liquid for detection of "Type A" foot- and-mouth disease (FMD) on animals. Read more >>
New bovine tuberculosis test developed
24 Feb 2010 - A new test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has been developed by Dr. William Davis, professor in the Washington State University (WSU) Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology in the US. Read more >>
Untied cows are more reproductive and suffer less teat injuries
24 Feb 2010 - 'Free-stall', untied cattle in small herds produce less milk than cows tied to their stalls but have a higher reproductive performance and suffer less teat injuries and metabolic diseases. Read more >>
Veterinarians advised to look out for coccidiosis in lambs
24 Feb 2010 - Janssen Animal Health is advising vets to be on the look out for coccidiosis in lambs: cases usually rise in March and peak in April and May. Read more >>
Belgium relaxes brucellosis and leucosis controls in cattle
23 Feb 2010 - The control of bovine brucellosis was started in 1964 and control measures against bovine leucosis in 1991. The European Commission officially declared Belgium free of bovine leucosis in 1999 and bovine brucellosis in 2003. By maintaining this officially-free status for more than 5 years, the monitoring programmes for both diseases are further reduced now. Read more >>
South Korea to step up FMD eradication
22 Feb 2010 - South Korea plans to expand international cooperation to cope quickly with possible outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) down the road, the state quarantine service said. Read more >>
Stronger welfare rules for organic cattle farms in the US
19 Feb 2010 - The proposed regulations for the care of organic dairy cows by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) have been approved. Read more >>
Switzerland: 13% of farmers does not want a bluetongue vaccination
19 Feb 2010 - Thirteen percent of the cattle and sheep farmers in Switzerland do not want to vaccinate their animals against bluetongue disease, despite the call of the Federal Veterinary Office to start a mandatory programme. Read more >>
BSE testing age back on European agenda
18 Feb 2010 - The European Commission will revise its current BSE measures in the course of 2010. Increasing the age of testing and reintroduction of meat and bone meal in livestock diets are important topics in this revision. Read more >>
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