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Q fever outbreak affects people, goats in West
A Q fever outbreak affected goats on at least 16 farms in Washington and Montana and caused at least 15 human illnesses, federal
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Measuring and applying welfare
Dr. Sarah Probst Miller teaches farm employees how to improve their interactions with pigs, and says that her teaching philosophy is guided by the…
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Supreme Court hears arguments on downed swine
Meat industry and state government representatives argued before Supreme Court justices whether a California state law can
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Data show volume of antimicrobials sold
About 28.7 million pounds of antimicrobials were sold for use in food-producing animals in 2009, Food and Drug Administration data state.
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Tissue tests locate penicillin G residues
Illegal penicillin residues were found in swine tissue samples when the Department of Agriculture implemented testing for specific beta-lactam…
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International swine experts discuss health, management, consumer issues at congress
The 17th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress was held June 2-5 in Ames, Iowa.
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Campaign to outlaw sow housing in Florida advances
Individual gestation stalls are used by some pork producers to house pregnant sows throughout most of their pregnancy
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Officials identify suspect in theft of infectious agent from MSU laboratory
Veterinarians and pork producers TO REMAIN ALERT for suspicious illnesses
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Review finds U.S. animal disease control system adequate, but needing improvement
A review of the nation's ability to protect livestock and poultry against foreign animal diseases describes the state of disease