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

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
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
Livestock

First TGE Outbreak In Three Years

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After three years of Manitoba hog barns being free of Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE), the uncommon disease tested positive in a sow and nursery operation in southern Manitoba last May. “It was rather surprising, but good that it did not cause as much trouble as it could have. When it tends to hit it usually is
Hogs, Livestock

West Hawk Lake Now Divides East And West

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West Hawk Lake is up and running as a biosecurity dividing point between Eastern and Western Canada. It has taken 10 years to implement the project, formally known as the West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative, said Curtis Littlejohn, a director of Ontario Pork and the Canadian Pork Council. The Manitoba community near the Ontario border
Crops

Potato Biosecurity Standards In Pipeline

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An advisory group picked from the private and public sectors of Canada’s potato industry has been set up to develop a new voluntary, nationwide farm-level biosecurity standard. The group, set up by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency working with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Horticultural Council’s potato committee executive, other potato organizations and provincial
Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Nov. 11, 2010

Protecting biodiversity: Delegates from nearly 200 nations agreed Oct. 29 to a sweeping plan to put the brakes on loss of species by setting new 2020 targets to ensure greater protection of nature and enshrine the benefits it gives mankind. Environment ministers from around the globe also agreed on rules for sharing the benefits from
Dairy cattle, Livestock

On-Farm Vet Visits Supported

Farmers can still tap into a federal-provincial program that pays the cost of an on-site consultation with a veterinarian to assess and improve their on-farm food safety, traceability and biosecurity strategies, a Manitoba government release says. More than 150 Manitoba beef producers have already participated in the project, Beef Herd Biosecurity Assessment program, in which
Livestock

On The Lookout For FMD

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding veterinarians across Canada to consider serious animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their list of differential diagnoses. The recent outbreaks of FMD in Japan and other Asian countries are strong reminders of the importance of spotting the disease early, and practising sound biosecurity when visiting
Livestock, Opinion

Monitoring Wildlife Disease Key To Protecting Livestock

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“You cannot effectively find the source if you are only testing cattle.” The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association read with interest the article on the front page of the Manitoba Co-operator April 29 edition on the issue of anaplasmosis and disease surveillance in Manitoba. However, there were vital points not covered in the article. The CFIA’s
News

FAO On Disease Alert

The global threat from the animal sickness foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has increased after recent outbreaks in Japan and South Korea, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said April 28. “We … have to ask ourselves if we aren’t facing a possible replay of the disastrous 2001 FMD transcontinental epidemic which spread to South

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