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PRRS can interact with other viruses

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, or PRRS virus, continues to be an issue for Manitoba hog producers. “Manitoba has always been focused on biosecurity on farms, and it continues to be a primary focus through government and industry programs,” said Blaine Tully. “And going forward we continue to focus on biosecurity on farms, primarily focused
Hogs, Livestock

Russia Reports Three More Swine Fever Outbreaks

news moscow / reuters / Russia s animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said Nov. 7 it had registered three new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), in the Rostov, Voronezh and Kursk regions bordering Ukraine. Unlike most previous cases, when ASF was discovered at small backyard farms, in Voronezh it was discovered at a
Hogs, Livestock

Russia Finds More Swine Fever

Russia s animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said Oct. 31 it had registered three new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), of which two were spotted in the south of the country and one in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. In all three cases the outbreaks of the disease, lethal to
Livestock

Don’t Just Worry. Practise Equine Biosecurity

staff / The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer issued an alert Oct. 19 urging Manitoba horse owners to incorporate basic biosecurity into their horse handling and travels after reports that a recent outbreak of Equine herpes virus myelonencephalopathy (EHM) may have a Brandon connection. Three horses from an out-of-province facility began exhibiting clinical signs
Hogs, Livestock

Don’t Bring This Baggage Home

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urging travellers to be mindful of the role they play in keeping Canada free of serious foreign animal diseases. “Travellers should be extra vigilant at the border in light of recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Asia, classical swine fever in Europe, and African swine fever in Russia. While
Livestock

South Korea Lifts Tariffs On Chilled Pork Imports

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SEOUL/REUTERS South Korea, battling to curb inflation while recovering from its worst outbreak of foot-and- mouth, will impose zero tariffs on all imports of chilled pork for food processing through Sept. 30, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Aug. 2. The move was “to ease tight supplies of raw pork due to foot-and-mouth,” the
Livestock

Saskatchewan Vet College Back In Action

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Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine resumed equine services at its Large Animal Clinic June 29. The University of Saskatchewan-based veterinary college voluntarily suspended equine clinical services June 21 following a confirmed diagnosis of equine herpes virus, Type 1 (EHV-1) in a Saskatoonarea horse brought to the clinic June 18. That horse, which was euthanized
Hogs, Livestock

Swine Fever May Hit All European Russia

African swine fever (ASF), lethal to pigs though harmless to humans, has reached central Russia and may spread to all European parts of the country, the country’s chief veterinarian said June 28. “We are on the verge of a new wave of proliferation of the virus,” Nikolai Vlasov, who is also deputy head of the
Livestock, Other livestock

Horse Owners Advised To Watch For Herpes Virus

Horse Health Acurrent rise in the incidence of Neurotropic equine herpesvirus-1 (nEHV-1) following a cutting event at the beginning of May in Ogden, Utah has sparked the interest and concern of the horse industry and has raised several questions. Equine herpesvirus-1 is a common virus in horses and many horses are exposed to EHV-1 at
Livestock

Disease Threats To Canadian Livestock Persist

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Despite a recent triumph in the battle against serious animal diseases, Canada must remain vigilant against new and old threats to its livestock industries, says the chief food safety officer. Climate change and global trade patterns are helping spread new viruses from Africa to Europe and other countries, Brian Evans, vice-president of the Canadian Food

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