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Friday, May 24, 2013
Weekly Overview: Study Reveals Extent of Breaks in Animal Health Product Cold Chain
ANALYSIS – A new study from the US shows just how poor storage conditions can be at retailers and on farms for animal health products. If the results represent the industry generally, it is little wonder that vaccines, antibiotics and other products...
Future of Zoonosis Linked to Farming and Environment
GLOBAL – As agriculture intensifies and climate changes, so too will the risk posed to us by zoonotic diseases....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Weekly Overview: Counting the Cost – of Poultry to the Environment and Avian Flu to the Industry
ANALYSIS – A University of Delaware study has found poultry manure to be less environment-polluting than previous thought. A new report, however, highlights the contribution of livestock to greenhouse gas emissions, while researchers have identified...
Friday, May 10, 2013
Bird Flu in China Hits McDonald's Results
GLOBAL - McDonald's Corporation reports comparable sales in April 0.6 per cent below the same month in 2012 with a 2.9 per cent fall in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA), which the company attributed to the impact of bird flu, especially in...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Weekly Overview: Avian Flu Concerns in Mexico and China
ANALYSIS - While human cases of H7N9 flu are causing concern in China, the situation with the H7N3 virus in birds is creating alarm in the Mexican poultry industry as it spreads over long distances and to all chicken sectors. A new bill in the US is the...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Biomin Unveils Mycotoxin Risk App for iOS and Android
GLOBAL - In time for the upcoming 2012 Global Mycotoxin Survey Report, Biomin launches the Mycotoxin Risk Management app, the first application to allow instant access to worldwide data on mycotoxin occurrence and information on the possible risks resulting...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Weekly Overview: H7N9 Bird Flu Impacts Poultry Markets in China and Viet Nam
ANALYSIS - In China, it appears that live markets are a key source of the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus although an official report says the virus has not been found on any poultry farms. Demand for poultry meat and eggs products in Viet Nam has fallen...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Celebrating World Veterinary Day
GLOBAL - In many countries around the world, World Veterinary Day (WVD) was celebrated on 27 April for its thirteenth year. ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Weekly Overview: Poultry Industry Aims for Greater Sustainability; Latest on H7N9 Flu in China
ANALYSIS - With a new study into the use of locally grown protein for poultry diets in the UK and the global egg industry association meeting looking to balancing the needs of the 'Three Ps', our industry is doing its utmost to boost its sustainability....
Monday, April 22, 2013
Global Mycotoxin Survey Report 2012 Published by Biomin
GLOBAL - Biomin has published its mycotoxin analysis results for the period January and December 2012. ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Trouw Launches Livestock Anti-Oxidant Protection Innovation
GLOBAL - Trouw Nutrition has launched Trouw AO-mix for Ruminants and Trouw AO-mix for Monogastrics, the company’s latest innovation in nutrition for the animal feed industry....
Monday, April 15, 2013
FAO Analyses Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus
GLOBAL - FAO expert teams are analysing the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus for enhanced detection and management....
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Weekly Overview: H7N9 Influenza in China
ANALYSIS - The influenza A virus that has so far caused 28 confirmed human infection in eastern China is caused by the H7N9 subtype. It is thought to be the result of a genetic reassortment of viruses from wild birds and poultry in the region. The source...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Weekly Overview: Diseases of Chickens, Humans and Ones We Share
ANALYSIS - A poultry health specialist explains the difference between coccidiosis and coccidiasis on an exclusive video clip, and there is news of a promising new method of controlling the foodborne pathogen, Listeria. There is also an update on a new...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Zoetis Looks to the Future
GLOBAL - Zoetis is the new name for Pfizer Animal Health following an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange on 1 February 2013....
Thursday, March 28, 2013
New Vaccine to be 'Holy Grail' for Global Disease Control
UK - A new synthetic vaccination could signal a new era in vaccine development. ...
Weekly Overview: Significant Advances Made in Disease Control
ANALYSIS - Scientists in the UK have developed a new synthetic vaccine, which is being hailed as the start of a new era in vaccine development. A probiotic undergoing testing as a measure to control necrotic enteritis, and it has been established that...
Study Shows MRSA Transmission from Animals to Humans
GLOBAL - A new study has shown that MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - can be transmitted from animals to humans....
Thursday, March 21, 2013
E-learning Modules on Bioinformatics in Animal Viral Pathogens
GLOBAL - With the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the joint FAO/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) division, the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) initiated the development of a publicly accessible...
Monday, March 18, 2013
Solidarity Against Antimicrobial Resistance
GLOBAL - National, regional and global experts and stakeholders in the field of pharmacology, epidemiology, animal health and human health, gathered for the three-day OIE Global Conference on the Responsible and Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Agents for...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Ceva Confirms Early Vectormune AI Field Results
GLOBAL - Ceva has confirmed that initial results in Egypt for Vectormune AI are positive, supporting the high hopes that the company has for its ground-breaking vector vaccine for H5 avian influenza....
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Impact of Unchecked Antibiotic Use in Animals on Global Human Health
GLOBAL - The increasing production and use of antibiotics, about half of which is used in animal production, is mirrored by the growing number of antibiotic resistance genes, or ARGs, effectively reducing antibiotics' ability to fend off diseases –...
Monday, February 11, 2013
UAE Temporarily Bans Poultry Import from Bulgaria
UAE & BULGARIA - Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd, UAE's Minister of Environment and Water, has issued a number of ministerial decisions to organize the import of animals and birds in the country....
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
FAO Urges Stronger Measures on Global Health Threats
GLOBAL - The world risks a repeat of the disastrous 2006 bird flu outbreaks unless surveillance and control of this and other dangerous animal diseases is strengthened globally, FAO warns. ...
 
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