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Pig DNA Mapped: May Help With Breeding, Vaccines

An international team of researchers said Nov. 2 it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say that could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu. They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in pigs, which are
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Pandemic H1N1 Hits Commercial U. S. Herd

The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus has been found for the first time in a commercial swine herd, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Nov. 2. The sick herd was found in Indiana, the USDA said, noting both the pigs and their caretakers have fully recovered from the virus, commonly called swine flu. USDA said the
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USDA Finds More Show Pigs With H1N1 Flu Virus

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Six pigs shown at the Minnesota State Fair last month have been confirmed as having had the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Oct. 29. The USDA said it is running confirmatory tests on samples from another six pigs that tested positive for the virus during preliminary tests. Some of those
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Swine Fever May Impede Growth In Russia Herd

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The spread of African swine fever, a deadly hog disease, to near St. Petersburg could threaten Russia’s attempts to become self-sufficient in pork production, the U. S. Meat Export Federation said Oct. 28 in a note to members. “If recent ASF outbreaks in Russia are as widespread as available information indicates, they could represent a
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Get Your H1N1 Flu Shot

Turkeys on a farm in Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government officials said Oct. 20. The infection poses minimal risk to human health, Dr. Arlene King, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said in a news conference in
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Russia To Lift All H1N1-Related Meat Bans

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Major meat importer Russia will from Oct. 15 lift all remaining meat import bans related to the H1N1 virus as the risk of infection through food products is low, its animal and plant health watchdog said Oct. 14. The last remaining bans to be removed apply to live pigs and raw pork imports from Great
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H1N1 Was In Pigs For Years: Study

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“This lineage has been circulating under the radar for the better part of a decade.” – MICHAEL WOROBEY Ever since the H1N1 flu virus emerged earlier this year, pork producers have objected to its commonly used name: swine flu. Producers argue the virus is about people, not pigs, and the term is unfair to themselves
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Limited Market For Swine Vaccine

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Dr. Cate Dewey, professor of swine health management at the University of Guelph, said that a vaccine to prevent “classical” H1N1 influenza infection in swine has existed for years. “But we don’t have information on how well that vaccine is going to protect pigs from the novel virus,” she said. The “novel” H1N1 virus is
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USDA Tries To Speed New H1N1 Flu Vaccine For Hogs

The U. S. Agriculture Department is trying to speed the development of an H1N1 flu vaccine for hogs by providing two master seed viruses to five veterinary vaccine makers, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Sept. 10. The new pandemic flu strain, a mix of human, avian and swine vi ruses of ten referred to as
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H1N1 In Manitoba Hogs

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The H1N1 virus has been detected in Manitoba hogs since late June, according to Dr. Wayne Lees, Manitoba’s chief provincial vet. A “handful” of sow, nursery and feeder herds in barns located around the province have come down with the virus, which is believed to have been spread to them by their human handlers. “It’s

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