Low pathogenic avian influenza found in Denmark
10 Mar 2010 - At a Danish duck farm in Fuglebjerg, Southwest of the island of Sjælland, the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza type H7 has been reported, according to the Danish Ministry of Agriculture. Read more >>
New Bill: Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty
10 Mar 2010 - US Reps. Diane Watson, D-Calif., and Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., have introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act to set a higher animal welfare standard for food purchased by the federal government. Read more >>
Dutch veterinarians stop using cephalosporins in poultry
08 Mar 2010 - Following is the growing concern about the prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)-carrying bacteria in broilers, the Poultry Health Department of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine (KNMvD) urged veterinarians to stop using cephalosporins in poultry. 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 >>
Effect protein concentrates on subclinical necrotic enteritis
03 Mar 2010 - Researchers at Harper Adams University College in the UK studied the effect of dietary protein concentrates on the incidence of subclinical necrotic enteritis and growth performance of broiler chickens. Read more >>
Myocarditis associated with reovirus in turkey poults
02 Mar 2010 - Researchers from the University of California in the US found that Myocarditis is associated with reovirus in turkey poults. 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 >>
Alpharma Animal Health introduces coccidiosis rotation programme
23 Feb 2010 - At a press conference yesterday in Belgium, Maja Mariën of Alpharma Animal Health explained the new approach of fighting coccidiosis in poultry. The main message: rotate the use of different coccidiostats! Read more >>
Bird flu recurs in Vietnam
19 Feb 2010 - Bird flu has recurred in Nam Dinh and Soc Trang provinces in Vietnam with 2 flocks of ducks testing positive for the H5N1 virus, a local newspaper reports. Read more >>
Vaccination very effective against coccidiosis
19 Feb 2010 - On February 18, Herman Peek from Utrecht University in the Netherlands defended his PhD work on resistance to anticoccidial drugs: alternative strategies to control coccidiosis in broilers. Read more >>
Encapsulated lysozyme compared to antibiotics in poultry
17 Feb 2010 - Canadian researchers tested whether dry encapsulated lysozyme, a natural anti-microbial enzyme, can replace antibiotics in chicken feed. Trials showed that the dried, encapsulated enzyme permitted the same level of infection resistance as is normally obtained with pharmaceutical antibiotics. Read more >>
OIE updates technical online disease cards
16 Feb 2010 - OIE Reference Laboratories released an updated compilation of 33 technical disease cards, including 32 OIE-listed priority diseases such as foot and mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, rift valley fever and bluetongue. Read more >>
Antibiotics in animal manure limited by buffer strips of plants
15 Feb 2010 - Buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers according to scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry in the US. Read more >>
German Association of Vet Practitioners organises conference at EuroTier
12 Feb 2010 - Following the successful premiere in 2008, the German Association of Veterinary Practitioners (bpt) will again be organising its annual congress and its special veterinarian exhibition at the Exhibition Grounds in Hannover to partly overlap with EuroTier. Read more >>
AVMA defends therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock
11 Feb 2010 - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) - representing 80,000 U.S. veterinarians – stresses the importance of therapeutic use of antibiotics in food-animals. Read more >>
CRC close to registration new Fowl Cholera vaccine
10 Feb 2010 - A Poultry CRC project focused on the registration of a new live vaccine for Fowl Cholera in chickens is close to completion after six and a half years' work through the CRC. Read more >>
New outbreaks of bird flu (H5N1) in Asia
09 Feb 2010 - In three Asian countries, the high pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1 broke out, according to OIE reports. Read more >>
USDA to develop new animal disease traceability framework
09 Feb 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced this week that USDA will develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and undertake several other actions to further strengthen its disease prevention and response capabilities. Read more >>
Event: International Conference on Production diseases in Farm Animals
08 Feb 2010 - The International Conference on Production diseases in Farm Animals conference (ICPD) will be held from 20-24 of June 2010 in the city of Ghent (Belgium). Read more >>
Cambodia culls bird flu-affected ducks
08 Feb 2010 - Cambodian authorities have begun a mass killing of ducks after confirming a fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus. Read more >>
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