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Dairy Cow Health & Disease

Study eyes air, wastewater as source of H5N1 transmission on dairy farms

A recent study by researchers from Emory University and their colleagues from California, Colorado, Michigan and Virginia found evidence of the H5N1 virus in the air and wastewater on affected dairy farms.

Feed Ingredients

United Soybean Board launches website to support livestock nutrition, health

New website shares the latest soy research insights and practical applications for the poultry and livestock industries.

Avian Influenza

HHS ends funding for avian flu mRNA vaccines for people

Future Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)-funded research will focus on “evidence-based, ethically grounded solutions – like whole virus vaccines and novel disease platforms.”

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

What to do if you suspect New World screwworm on your farm

Due to the current outbreak of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America and Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is preparing for a domestic response in case NWS is discovered in the U.S.

African Swine Fever

Researchers see promise in mRNA vaccines for ASF

While more conventional ASF vaccines are increasingly available, researchers say developing an mRNA vaccine could come with additional benefits.

African Swine Fever

Further ASF outbreaks recorded on farms in Asia, Europe, Africa

New outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have occurred in Malaysia, South Korea and two Indian states, while the virus continues to spend in Vietnam.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Legislation would establish standards for ‘downed’ pigs

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require a joint report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that tracks pathogens associated with nonambulatory, or “downed,” pigs.

Regulatory Updates

Save Our Bacon Act aims to counteract Proposition 12

Introduced by Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson on July 23, the Save Our Bacon Act “would alleviate this overregulation by prohibiting state and local governments from interfering with the production of livestock in other states.”

Pig Health & Disease

FFAR, SHIC, Pork Checkoff fund H5N1 swine research projects

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and the Pork Checkoff are funding 10 projects totaling US$2.1 million through the H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Program to enhance prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response capabilities for H5N1 influenza.

Animal Welfare

Pork state legislators say Proposition 12 harms pigs

House Agriculture Committee hears how the California law was 'drafted by people who have no experience' in working with livestock.

African Swine Fever

Study: US needs stricter controls to contain ASF

Current rules would likely fail to control a hypothetical outbreak in the U.S., research concludes.

Avian Influenza

Let-it-spread approach to HPAI 'dangerous and unethical,' researchers say

Allowing HPAI to run rampant in pursuit of herd immunity could devastate the industry and damage rural economies, researchers from Johns Hopkins University say.

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