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Biosecurity guidelines available

(Dairy Herd Management) South Dakota State University has available guidelines for basic biosecurity of livestock show animals that veterinarians should discuss with or make available to their clients with show animals. South Dakota State Public Health Veterinarian Russ Daly, …

Australia opens world’s leading biosecurity lab

(Cosmos) CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) at Geelong has opened the world’s leading biosecurity lab. MELBOURNE: The world’s most advanced biosecurity lab has raised its curtain in Geelong, Australia. …

Antibiotics in swine feed encourage gene exchange

(American Society for Microbiology) A study to be published in the online journal mBio® on November 29 shows that adding antibiotics to swine feed causes microorganisms in the guts of these animals to start sharing genes that could spread antibiotic resistance. Livestock farms use antibiotic drugs regularly, and not just for curing sick animals. Antimicrobial  Read More »

Industry irked pork imports kept secret

(Sydney Morning Herald) PORK products were smuggled into Australia from South Korea at the same time it was battling its biggest outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The biosecurity scare took place last year when the pork was intercepted by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. It infuriated the pig and beef industries, which claim  Read More »

Korea, Chile sign pork protection pact

(The Korea Herald) … on preventing and controlling animal disease and promote good livestock production practices, both areas of concern for Korean farmers following the culling of hundreds of thousands of pigs during last winter’s foot and mouth outbreak here. …

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