NZ: PRRS fears increased due to new pork import standards
25 May 2012 - The High Court in New Zealand is permitting new health standards when it comes to pork meat imports. This has sparked The Pork Industry Board to appeal the High Court’s decision - the board said that there will be a higher risk of bringing Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) into the country.
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Russia allocates funds to fight ASF and FMD
24 May 2012 - To fight African Swine Fever(ASF), Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Siberian plague in 2012, the Russian government will allocate 2.6 billion rubles (US$ 870 mln) from the federal budget, the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Elena Skrynnik said at a recent meeting -‘Preparedness for emergency prevention of an infectious nature.’
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NZ: More effective rules wanted regarding raw meat fed to pigs
23 May 2012 - In New Zealand better and more effective regulations are called for regarding banning raw meat fed to pigs. This has been urged by Primary Industries Ministry officials.
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Importing countries to ban Russian feed grains
23 May 2012 - “Importing countries may prohibit the supply of feed grain from Russia due to the active spread of African Swine Fever (ASF), which reached the central part of Russia,” according to Deputy Head of Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary (Rosselkhoznadzor) Nikolai Vlasov, in St. Petersburg on Monday.
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Pulse NeedleFree swine vaccination available in Japan
18 May 2012 - Pulse NeedleFree Systems, a supplier of needle-free injection solutions to the animal health industry, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with I.P. Tsusho for the Japanese swine market.
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Guatemala reports outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever
17 May 2012 - Classical Swine Fever has been reported in two farm sites in Guatemala. Of a total population of 220 susceptible pigs, 33 pigs were found to carry the virus. Read more >>
Vet services cannot eliminate ASF outbreak near Moscow
17 May 2012 - Russian veterinarians have indicated that they are unable to eliminate the infection source for African Swine Fever in the Leninsky district of the Tula region, registered early May. Read more >>
Vietnam still under PRRS attack
15 May 2012 - There have been reports of new outbreaks of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the northern provinces of Vietnam. The provinces affected with the outbreak now are Bac Ninh and Lao Cai.
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African Swine Fever discovered in Novgorod area
14 May 2012 - African Swine Fever virus of last week, was firstly recorded in the Novgorod region, stated representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor.
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New Zealand court upholds pork import standards
08 May 2012 - New Zealand’s High Court has validated the rules used by the Ministry for Primary Industries when developing import requirements for pork from countries where PRRS occurs.
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RESEARCH: S. aureus in 16% of state fair pigs in USA
08 May 2012 - Pigs are a potential reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in US state fairs, as antibiotic-resistant S. aureus have been found in exhibited pigs at two state fairs. S. aureus was found in almost 16% of the tested pigs. Read more >>
Russia: Outbreaks of ASF continue, even near Moscow
07 May 2012 - Early May, during routine inspections, specialists of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor, found 13 carcasses of dead wild boars in the Tula. The boars had died from African Swine Fever. Read more >>
Ceva's Berlin symposium zooms in on sow reproduction
07 May 2012 - Approximately 150 veterinarians, swine producers and scientists from 18 countries recently gathered in Berlin, Germany to attend a symposium on sow reproduction, organised by animal health company Ceva Santé Animale. Read more >>
Bruges pig vet symposium attracts record of 937 delegates
04 May 2012 - The European Symposium for Porcine Health Management, held in Bruges last week, can be considered an unexpected success. Instead of an expected 300-400 delegates, 937 made it to the Belgian city. Read more >>
Bulgaria moves away from plan to control FMD by fence
03 May 2012 - Bulgaria has scrapped its idea to build a border fence with Turkey that was supposed to keep animals infected with Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) from entering the country. Bulgaria cannot afford the construction of the planned 181 km border fence. Read more >>
RESEARCH: Powder disinfectant effective against PRRS virus
01 May 2012 - The use of a powder disinfectant has been proven to work as a good alternative to increase biosecurity in hog operations. This was shown in research by the University of Minnesota. Read more >>
Russia introduces compulsory insurance against ASF
30 Apr 2012 - Starting January 2013 the government of Russia is planning to introduce compulsory insurance for pig farms against the outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF).
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PRRS spreading in Vietnam, new outbreaks
26 Apr 2012 - According to deputy director of the Animal Health Department in Vietnam, Dam Xuan Thanh, there have been new outbreaks of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) which are being discovered in northern parts of Vietnam.
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Optivite: Salmonella control programme for pigs launched
24 Apr 2012 - Optivite, one of the UK's largest specialist animal nutrition companies, has launched a new ‘solution driven’ salmonella control programme for pigs.
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Two outbreaks of classical swine fever in Russia
23 Apr 2012 - In the middle of March representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia said that classical swine fever in Russia has been completely eliminated, because outbreaks in the country were registered for several months. However, in Russia last week two new outbreaks of classical swine fever were found.
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