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Illinois Agriculture Groups Come Together to Work towards Agr-security Awareness

(Press Release) “There have been some cases in other states where a person noticing suspicious behavior has helped capture a would-be terrorist, so we know agro-terrorism is a real threat.” The working group includes representatives of the Federal Bureau of …

MSU researcher finds link to H5N1 bird flu

(Delta Farm Press) Wan said the goal of his research is to find the sources of human H5N1 infections and provide the foundations for policy-making for protecting public health. While the United States has regulations in place to protect consumers, this is not the case in all countries. Wan began studying avian influenza while conducting  Read More »

Kinmen slaughters 530 pigs due to foot and mouth epidemic

(Focus Taiwan News Channel) 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. Kinmen County authorities suspect the epidemic was triggered by an imported pig, but an  Read More »

Update on Feed Enforcement Activities to Limit the Spread of BSE

(FDA) The following is an update on FDA enforcement activities regarding the ruminant feed ban. FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has summarized results of those inspections that have been entered into FDA’s inspection database as of January 28, 2012. As of January 28, 2012, FDA had received over 93,000 inspection reports since 1997. Approximately  Read More »

Uruguay Vaccinates Cattle against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

(Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MCAP) in Uruguay will begin a vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Wednesday to immunize all head of cattle in the country.

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