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Big NBAF Report Expected Friday

(KCUR) In a highly anticipated announcement, the National Academies of Science said that it will release a congressionally mandated report on risk associated with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) this Friday. Stalled congressional funding is believed to be linked to the results of this report. The animal disease laboratory, under construction in Manhattan, Read More »

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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New foot-and-mouth disease vaccine gets licensed for use on cattle – Agri-View

ExecutiveBizNew foot-and-mouth disease vaccine gets licensed for use on cattleAgri-ViewThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced recently that the world's first molecular foot-and-mouth (FMD) vaccine has been granted …SAIC Helps DHS Make Cattle Disease VaccineExecutiveBiz (blog)all 2 news articles »

June 14, 2012
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Gazette opinion: Absurd federal rule blocks vaccine research

(Billings Gazette) On May 29, Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus urged federal research regulators to reconsider restrictions that effectively block research to develop vaccines against brucellosis. The senators and Rep. Denny Rehberg previously have sought to remove this government impediment to important research. The Interagency Bison Management Plan partners asked the Montana delegation to Read More »

June 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Potential Consequences of FMD Outbreak Examined

(ThePigSite.com) An economics professor with Iowa State University estimates the American pork industry would lose an average of $1.8 billion per year over 10 years in the event of a foot and mouth disease outbreak in the United States, writes Bruce Cochrane. Foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved Read More »

June 13, 2012
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Vaccination schemes on anvil to avert various animal diseases

(Deccan Herald) With the arrival of monsoon the veterinarians in the district too are pulling up their socks to combat various diseases that affect the animals. Going by the adage ‘prevention is better than cure’, this rainy season, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services department in the district has decided to take some precautions to Read More »