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New Taiwan bird flu shows animal virus risk to humans

By Kate Kelland November 27, 2013

A woman in Taiwan has become the first person in the world with a confirmed case of a new strain of bird flu, adding to a growing body of evidence of the potential threat from animal viruses that mutate to be able to infect people. Scientists from Taiwan said the infection — with a bird

Beef cattle, Livestock

CFIA hands over anthrax control to provincial authorities

By Daniel Winters June 19, 2013

Manitoba’s Office of the Chief Veterinarian is moving in as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency pulls out of the anthrax business. The agency announced last fall it would be handing over responsibility to provincial authorities, saying the endemic presence of anthrax in some areas means eradication is not feasible. It wants its staff to focus

PED is a virus spread by fecal matter, and when a swine herd is infected, 70 to 100 per cent of newborn piglets typically die. FILE PHOTO

Hogs, Livestock

Deadly new hog disease has officials on high alert

By Daniel Winters June 12, 2013

Deadly new hog disease has officials on high alert Keeping an emerging and devastating swine disease out of Manitoba will require a team effort, says the Manitoba Pork Council’s point man on the issue. That means truckers, gathering yards, and farmers need to work together to keep Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) out of the province,

Livestock

U.K. scientists develop safer foot-and-mouth vaccine

By Ben Hirschler April 9, 2013

Reuters / British scientists have developed a new vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and easier to manufacture, an advance they believe should greatly increase production capacity and reduce costs. The technology behind the livestock product might also be applied to make improved human vaccines to protect against similar viruses, including polio. The new

Livestock

Russian meat producer denies swine fever

March 28, 2013

moscow / reuters / Russia’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) reported suspected outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) at units of Cherkizovo March 22, but the meat producer said independent tests had come back clean. The genetic material of the ASF pathogen was identified in samples from pigs supplied this month to a meat-processing

Livestock, Other livestock

Strangles — highly contagious, but most horses recover

By Carol Shwetz January 17, 2013

Strangles, also known as equine distemper, is a highly contagious upper respiratory disease of horses, mules, and donkeys. Strangles infection, or the fear of strangles infection, tends to unsettle many horse owners despite that fact that strangles itself is rarely fatal. The stigma attached to this disease is fuelled by its highly contagious nature and

Hogs, Livestock, News

Flu season is here again — and not just for humans

By Shannon VanRaes October 26, 2012

Claude Vielfaure is rolling up his sleeves, but he’s not heading into the barn, he’s getting his flu shot. “I think it is important to protect yourself against the flu and we like all of our employees to get the shot,” said the La Broquerie hog producer. He was one of dozens to line up

Hogs, Livestock, News

Ontario man contracts H1N1 variant after contact with pigs

October 10, 2012

Reuters – An Ontario man has been infected with an H1N1 variant influenza virus after having had close contact with pigs. “I would like to reassure Ontarians that this variant influenza virus rarely spreads from animals to humans,” said Arlene King, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health. “Subsequent human-to-human transmission is also rare. I would

Forages, Livestock

Keeping an eye on tame pastures

May 14, 2012

Agri-News / Pasture assessments help producers decide if a pasture needs to be rejuvenated and if so, how best to rejuvenate it. The Alberta Tame Pasture Scorecard is a quick and easy way of doing a pasture assessment. The Sustainable Resource Development Health Assessment forms are another good tool that provides a more detailed assessment.

Livestock, News, Other livestock

FAO raises alarm over new foot-and-mouth disease strain

March 29, 2012

reuters / A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has hit Egypt and threatens to spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, jeopardizing food security in the region, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said March 22. There have been 40,222 suspected cases of the disease in Egypt and 4,658 animals, mostly

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise

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