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By Category: Agriculture

Polk County authorities practice agroterrorism response

(ABC Action News) Local, state, and federal authorities responded to a potential threat of agroterrorism Tuesday in Polk County — but it was just a drill. Agroterrorism is form of terrorism on agriculture — the nation’s food chain. Nearly all the agencies that would …

December 8, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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System to track hogs in case of disease

(Calgary Herald) Alberta hogs will be tracked from the farm to the slaughterhouse under a new swine regulation intended to help quickly locate animals and contain any future disease outbreaks. Alberta becomes the first province in the country to have a regulated traceability system, according to the association that represents the province’s hog farmers. The Read More »

December 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Vet completes foot and mouth disease course in Kenya

(ABC Online) Fifteen of the world’s top vets have completed a one-week study tour of Kenya, where foot and mouth disease is now endemic. NSW DPI regional district vet Paul Freeman was one of only two Australian vets to attend the EU course on handling the disease. He says while Australia is prepared for an Read More »

December 7, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Agriculture, Countermeasures, and International
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Namibia: Foot-And-Mouth Hits Caprivi

(AllAfrica.com) Katima Mulilo — The movement of cattle, milk and produce such as grass in and outside Caprivi Region has been suspended following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at Masikili, some 75 kilometres east of Katima Mulilo in Kabbe constituency. According to regional state veterinarian Dr Frank Chitate, about 37 cattle out of 67 Read More »

December 6, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Cattle farmers to get a shot in the arm

(Times of India) KOZHIKODE: The Animal Husbandry Department in association with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is organizing a vaccination programme in an initiative to help cattle farmers, who have been facing the brunt of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in cows. The ‘Goraksha’ project will be launched across the district on December 6 under Animal Disease Read More »