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Prognostications for swine medicine
The focus was on the future at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians' 37th annual meeting, held March 4-7 in Kansas City, Mo.
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UNDER REVIEWFeral swine
The AVMA supports scientifically based regulation and/or legislation related to feral swine.
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African swine fever reaches the Caribbean
The African swine fever virus killed pigs in dozens of outbreaks in the Dominican Republic, the first country in the Western Hemisphere with…
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Swine veterinarians, industry planning against disease threats
Swine health experts are two years into a four-year pilot program of developing a playbook against animal diseases. Participation in the program could…
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Swine fever outbreak blasts Britain's pigs
Great Britain has been fighting its first outbreak of classical swine fever in more than a decade
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USDA develops candidate African swine fever vaccine
A federal research team reported progress toward creating a commercial vaccine against the devastating African swine fever virus.
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Multiple vaccine candidates in the works for African swine fever
For years, researchers have been working to develop a safe, effective, and commercially available vaccine for African swine fever as it continues to…
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USDA continues monitoring for African swine fever as it persists globally
African swine fever (ASF) has not entered the U.S. thanks to continuing efforts to prevent this deadly swine disease from reaching the country’s…
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AASV basic guidelines of judicious therapeutic use of antimicrobials in swine
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians and AVMA both support these guidelines on judicious therapeutic antimicrobial use in pork production.
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KSU and St. Jude partner on one-health study of swine flu viruses
Two Kansas State University veterinarians have received a $1 million National Institutes of Health grant to study swine influenza viruses
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Urgency to defuse the ‘feral swine bomb’ of wild pigs
Feral pigs are a destructive and dangerous invasive species in 38 states costing the United State an estimated $1.5 billion annually in damages and…
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Pork program seeks to quiet public fear, increase foreign competitiveness
A major pilot program currently under way at participating pork farms and packing plants in the Midwest would certify swine herds
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H3N1 poses risks for people, pigs
H3N1 influenza strains recently seen in U.S. swine could pose risks for people and pigs, according to federal animal health authorities.
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Sample submissions drop despite novel H1N1 concerns
Department of Agriculture officials are encouraging monitoring and surveillance to mitigate the novel H1N1 virus' potential harm to U.S. swine herds.
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Pig drug may be withdrawn over residues
Food and Drug Administration officials are working to rescind approval of a swine-use drug that may leave carcinogenic residues in pork.
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Influenza virus in China’s pigs may have pandemic potential
An influenza virus circulating among Chinese pigs has the genetic potential of a pandemic virus in humans, according to a scientific report. The virus…
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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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APHIS funds animal disease programs
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded over $14 million to more than 70 projects aimed at protecting U.S.…
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Antimicrobial sales rise in 2018 but remain down over decade
Data show one-year rises among products for pigs, cattle
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Brucellosis
Continued support for disease control efforts toward the ultimate elimination of brucellosis should remain a national priority.
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APHIS announces $16M in funding to protect animal health
The 2018 Farm Bill provided funding for programs to help prevent animal pests and diseases from entering the United States and to reduce the spread…
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Ammonia capture may reduce risks to humans, pigs
Gas permeable membranes could be used to capture ammonia in livestock wastewater, improving air quality in barns and providing