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Pig Health & Disease

Novel approach to control of classical swine fever

As South Korea moves toward CSF-free status, a new case is reported in a wild boar in Japan, and Indonesia has recorded new outbreaks in domestic pigs.

Avian Influenza

Study: 2 key mutations allowed H5N1 to sicken cows, other species

The mutations associated with avian influenza outbreaks in cows are now found in nearly all North American strains of bird flu, researcher says.

Antibiotic-free Production

Vietnam tightens controls on antibiotic use in farming

With the view to increasing food safety, the government has announced it is raising fines for violations, particularly in the animal production and feed sectors.

African Swine Fever

Resurgence of ASF reported in 2 Indian states

Over the past week, there has also been a handful of new ASF outbreaks in European pig herds, while the number of cases in wild boar creeps ever upwards.

Avian Influenza

US resident hospitalized with H5N5 avian influenza

The Washington State Department of Health said this is the first time the H5N5 variant has been detected in a human.

Legal News

Court: Purina must issue retraction for feed’s avian flu protection claims

Kalmbach Feeds, a direct competitor of Purina, filed suit for false and misleading health claims on Farm to Flock poultry feed.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

USDA opens sterile fly dispersal facility to combat New World screwworm

Facility will allow USDA to disperse sterile flies aerially across northeastern Mexico to help stop the spread of New World screwworm.

Avian Influenza

Pasteurization found to prevent spread of H5N1 in milk

Consuming unpasteurized milk from infected cattle may lead to disease, research says.

African Swine Fever

Further repercussions from ASF outbreak in Taiwan

Elsewhere in Asia, further outbreaks are reported in India and Vietnam; in Europe, the number of ASF cases in wild boar continues to rise well above last year’s total, with a particularly sharp increase in Bulgaria.

Regulatory Updates

Wisconsin proposes substantial revisions to animal health program fee plan

Originally proposed changes to the administrative rules would have increased animal health program fees by as much as 1,700%.

African Swine Fever

Food waste blamed for Taiwan’s only ASF outbreak

Investigations into the territory’s only outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) so far point to poorly processed food waste as the source of the virus, while two members of the farm family are being held by officials amid other related allegations.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Maryland Department of Ag expands animal health diagnostic services

Significant expansion of animal health diagnostic services includes the addition of a veterinary anatomic pathologist to the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory team.

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