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Antibiotic-free Production
Three EU lessons towards antibiotic-free pork, chicken
As the U.S. heads towards antibiotic-free pork and chicken, there is scope in studying what happened in the EU when the same process was undertaken.
March 5, 2015
Poultry
EU report provides insight on antimicrobial resistance
The use of certain antimicrobials in animals and humans has beenassociated with resistance to these antimicrobials in bacteria from animals andhumans. There are also important differences in the consumption ofantimicrobials in animals and in humans between European countries.
January 30, 2015
PEDv
EU against animal plasma to prevent PEDv spread
Right or wrong, I will let others debate it. But what do we do now? Theanswer is easy, and it has been clarified many years ago.
January 20, 2015
PEDv
OIE finds no link between PEDv, pig blood products
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed that, contrary to earlier reports, pig blood products such as dried plasma are not a likely source of infectious porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus, provided that good manufacturing practices and biosecurity standards are followed.
October 8, 2014
PEDv
Research: Risk management strategies vital to combat PEDv
Encouraging new research from Pipestone Veterinary Services appears in BMC Veterinary Researchwhich suggests it may be possible to secure feed against the deadly porcineepidemic diarrhea virus.
September 29, 2014
Poultry Health & Disease
New bacteria strains may be used as probiotics in poultry
Researchers in Malaysia have identified three new strains of bacteria that show good potential as probiotics for poultry production.
September 24, 2014
Swine
Learn how to optimize pig gut health
Register to attend the webinar, “Establishing pig gut health – challenges and considerations,” sponsored by DuPont/Danisco and presented by WATT Global Media. The webinar will be presented Thursday, October 2, 2014, at 9 a.m. CDT.
September 12, 2014
Animal Feed Manufacturing
Study: Zilmax not harmful to bovine health
Feed additive Zilmax does no noticeable harm to cattlehealth, according to research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and theUSDA.
July 15, 2014
Poultry
Register for webinar on broiler chick gut health
Register to attend the webinar, “Optimizing the gut environment for improved performance,” sponsored by MSD Animal Health and presented by WATT Global Media, on Thursday, June 19 at 8:30 a.m. CDT.
May 14, 2014
PEDv
NGFA donates $60,000 for PEDv research
The National Grain and Feed Foundation (NGFF) has contributed $60,000 to the National Pork Board (NPB) to be used to pursue research on the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus that has infected swine herds in the United States.The virus has infected and killed millions of young pigs on farms of all sizes in 29 states since May 2013, as well as in four Canadian provinces since January 2014.
May 13, 2014
Poultry
Zinpro Corporation realigns US sales team
Zinpro Corporation, aleader in trace mineral nutrition, recently realigned its U.S. sales team toform a single sales region. With this newly established structure, new rolesand responsibilities within the sales team have been announced.
April 24, 2014
PEDv
PED virus ‘wakeup call’ for US agriculture
In response to the feed industry’s demand for more PED virus information, AFIA dedicated a number of sessions to the disease at its annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC). During her presentation, “Biosecurity, protecting the feed ingredient supply chain and what you need to know,” Dr. Marty Vanier, director of operations for Kansas State University’s National and Cultural Biosecurity Center, offered an overview of the biosecurity challenges facing U.S. agriculture.
April 21, 2014
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