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FMD vaccinations no longer ‘last resort’

(Stock and Land) THE Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has developed a national policy for vaccination against foot–and–mouth disease (FMD), boosting Australia’s preparedness against the disease. DAFF Deputy Secretary, Rona Mellor, said vaccination is increasingly being recognised as an important part of controlling an outbreak of FMD.

May 31, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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£38M Investment to Protect UK Livestock

(ThePoultrySite.com) UK – The Institute for Animal Health (IAH) has been awarded £38M of strategic investment from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This investment will enable the Institute to maintain its status as a world-leading centre for virology doing work that protects livestock from economically important diseases such as foot-and-mouth, bluetongue, and Read More »

May 30, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Statehouse Live: Officials vow to fight for NBAF funding

(Lawrence Journal World) TOPEKA — A bipartisan effort led to Kansas winning a state-of-the-art federal research lab, but the project is running into opposition in Washington, D.C., officials said Tuesday. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, didn’t put funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in his proposed budget, and Republican leaders in Congress have Read More »

May 30, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu

(WHO – AFP) PHNOM PENH — A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country’s third fatality from the virulent disease this year. The child developed a fever and shortness of breath on May 20 and died on Sunday, the WHO said in a joint statement with Read More »

May 29, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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USDA Provides $332411 to Guam for Pest, Plant Disease Management

(Pacific News Center) Guam – Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided $332,411 to Guam for plant health management and the prevention of pests and spread of plant diseases. This funding includes $221,607 for coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication, and $110,804 for the Customs Biosecurity Initiative.