Vaccinate At One Day

Canadian swine producers can now vaccinate for mycoplasma pneumonia when they process baby pigs. A new label claim makes RespiSure-ONE by Pfizer Animal Health the only vaccine approved for administration at one day of age, the company says in a release. Vaccination as early as one day of age with RespiSure-ONE effectively generates long-term protective

Disease Threats To Canadian Livestock Persist

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


Glaxo’s Rotavirus Vaccine Use Suspended

U. S. doctors have been told to temporarily stop using GlaxoSmithKline Plc’sRotarix vaccine against a diarrhea-causing virus called rotavirus because it is contaminated with porcine circovirus Type 1, the company said March 22. The virus is not known to cause disease in humans or animals, but the U. S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending

E. coli vaccine for cattle gets full licence

Ontario’s Bioniche Life Sciences has picked up full licensing approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for its vaccine to reduce shedding of E. coli 0157:H7 by cattle. The vaccine, to be marketed under the name Econiche, is now available for “unrestricted use” by Canadian cattle producers and their veterinarians, the Belleville company said. Supplies