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Animal Nutrition Views

Hemoglobin levels and piglet performance

Ioannis Mavromichalis: Hemoglobin is crucial for oxygen transport in the blood, and its levels are a good indicator of the piglet’s overall health, particularly in relation to iron levels and anemia.

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African Swine Fever

Philippines begins controlled ASF vaccination campaign

Elsewhere, a new virus variant has been detected in Vietnam, and more African swine fever outbreaks have been reported in Bhutan, India and Indonesia.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

California confirms H5N1 in 3 dairy herds

The agency said on August 29 that it was investigating the situation, and confirmed the positive tests on August 30. These cases are the state’s first cases of H5N1 in cattle.

Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA funds animal health programs for tribal partners

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will award US$380,000 to support four new cooperative agreements with tribal partners through the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

California reports suspected H5N1 cases in cattle

Samples have been taken from herds at three dairy farms in the state.

African Swine Fever

African swine fever spread in Europe hits backyard herds, wild boar

So far this year, total outbreaks in this population are significantly lower than at the same point in 2023, while cases in wild boar have passed 4,600.

Poultry Health & Disease

How to prevent metapneumovirus in commercial poultry

Finding ways to halt secondary infections can be critical to stopping the spread of this respiratory virus.

African Swine Fever

ASF vaccination set to commence in the Philippines

Vaccination of domestic pigs against African swine fever (ASF) is scheduled to start in the Philippines at the end of this week.

Pig Health & Disease

WOAH names USDA facility to lead swine virus research

The World Organisation for Animal Health has designated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility as the Collaborating Centre for Genomic Monitoring of Viral Swine Diseases.

Biosecurity

Study eyes swine producers’ attitudes toward biosecurity

The new study, published August 5, is the first the examine human behavior in biosecurity adoption among swine producers.

Avian Influenza

CDC: US sees 13 human cases of H5N1 since April

H5N1 cases in dairy herds and poultry flocks continues to grow, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Mycotoxins

Researchers look to control aflatoxin in corn

Researchers at Arizona State University and their international colleagues have demonstrated a promising sterilization technique that uses X-ray irradiation to reduce Aspergillus flavus viability in contaminated corn.

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