News Updates : Tuesday, Feburary 7, 2012
Swine dysentery - A re-emerging threat
Over the past several years, swine dysentery, or bloody scours, has begun to re-emerge in the Midwest as well as Canadian operations, according to an Iowa State University publication.
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Kinmen slaughters 530 pigs due to foot and mouth epidemic
Kinmen County killed 530 pigs Friday as an emergency measure to prevent the further spread of a "type O pan Asia" foot and mouth epidemic that had already affected two pig farms, the county government said Friday.
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Prevalence and Mechanism of Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Diseased Cattle, Swine and Chickens in Japan
Antimicrobial administration is essential for the control and treatment of diseases in animals, but the emergence and prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a significant concern during animal production.For full story »
News Updates : Monday, February 6, 2012
Canadian Swine Health Board to present at One Health Summit
The Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) has been invited to present one of its projects at the 2012 One Health Summit later this month in Davos, Switzerland.
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Italy: swine vesicular disease
Five outbreaks have been confirmed so far in Campobasso Province (Molise region). The source of infection has been traced in one holding, which moved animals to the other four.
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Development of a fluorescent microsphere immunoassay for detection of antibodies against PRRSV using oral fluid samples as an alternative to serum-based assays
For effective disease surveillance, rapid and sensitive assays are needed to detect antibodies developed in response to PRRS virus (PRRSV) infection.
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News Updates : Friday, February 3, 2012
Germans will cull 2,400 pigs due to chloramphenicol
About 2,400 German pigs have to be culled after having been fed pig feed contaminated with the banned antibiotic chloramphenicol. The contamination in pigs was discovered last week when chloramphenicol residues were found in pig urine. Twenty-six pig farms were temporarily closed as a result.
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PRRS Projects Yield Mixed Results
Numerous pilot projects have sprung up across the United States. Within the last few years or so, organized efforts to control and eventually eradicate porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) from areas around the country have sprung up, concentrated in the Midwest.
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Completeness of reporting in abstracts from clinical trials of pre-harvest interventions against foodborne pathogens
Abstracts are the most commonly read part of a journal article, and play an important role as summaries of the articles, and search and screening tools.
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News Updates : Thursday, February 2, 2012
Stepped Up Focus on Sanitation and Disinfection Advised to Protect Against Enteric Diseases
A clinical professor with the University of Nottingham is encouraging swine producers to step up their focus on sanitation and disinfection to protect their herds from becoming infected by enteric diseases.
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Classical Swine Fever a threat to Belize
On the border with Belize is Guatemala, where a major outbreak of Classical Swine Fever has been detected. Due to the proximity, Belize is under threat and adopting strict measures to prevent its introduction into the country.
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Estimation of sensitivity and specificity of five serological tests for the diagnosis of porcine brucellosis
While serological tests are essential in surveillance and control programs of animal diseases, to date none of the common serological tests approved in the EU (complement fixation test or Rose-Bengal test) has been shown to be reliable in routine individual diagnosis of porcine brucellosis, and some more recent tests like ELISA have not been fully evaluated yet.
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News Updates : Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Air Filtration Key to Halting Spread of PRRS
The Director of Research with the Pipestone, Minnesota Veterinary Clinic suggests air filtration is the last missing link needed to achieve sustainable freedom from Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.
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ASF: A Brief overview of the past, present and ...future?
African Swine Fever (ASF) is probably the most complex disease affecting many pigs. An illness that made us Spaniards suffer a lot from 1960 to 1995 and that for some years has been very active in Africa and more recently, in Europe, where it is again posing a threat to the pig sector.
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FMD Vaccination Planning Guidelines Are Now Available
Officials who will be involved in decisions related to the use of vaccines to help control a U.S. outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have two ways to access important guidelines.
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Press Releases
February 2, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Swine Health Board to present at One Health Summit
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January 24, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Swine Health Board Congratulates Incoming CPC President
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October 20, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — CSHB Encourages Flu Shots for Producers and Farm Personnel
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October 6, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — CSHB Launches Biosecurity User Guide
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August 11, 2011— OTTAWA, Ontario — Mortality insurance for swine reaches milestone
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June 6, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — CSHB Funding included in June 6 Budget
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May 12, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — National Swine Biosecurity Training Program Launched
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March 3, 2011 — OTTAWA, Ontario — Vesicular Disease Awareness Bulletins Released
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November 30, 2010 — OTTAWA, Ontario — Get Your Flu Shot
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September 2, 2010 — OTTAWA, Ontario — CSHB Confirms Executive for Coming Year
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Related Press Releases
June 30, 2011— OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians Hires National PRRS Area and Regional Control and Elimination (ARC&E) Coordinators
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January 31, 2011—OTTAWA, Ontario - National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council Receives Interim Reports on Two Priority Items
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January 11, 2011— OTTAWA, Ontario - Swine Disease Surveillance
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May 15, 2010 — WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Government of Canada Supports Farmers by Investing in Animal Health
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