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New Online Equine Biosecurity Risk Calculator Available

(TheHorse.com) Equine Guelph (University of Guelph) recently introduced their new Equine Biosecurity Risk Calculator–a tool designed for horse owners that generates a report "grading" them on their farm's biosecurity management practices. Equine Guelph developed the …

October 6, 2011
| Filed under North America and Agriculture
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NOVAVAX Announces Contract Award from U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(MarketWatch) Department of Homeland Security to develop a virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine countermeasure to protect the United States from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease of livestock and a potential threat to US agriculture. …

October 6, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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US to help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease

(SciDev.net) KARACHI — The United States will help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease (FMD) that affects cattle and causes losses in milk and meat production worth millions of dollars each year. FMD, caused by various strains of the highly contagious …

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, South Asia, Agriculture, and International
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UAE bans import of live animals with cloven hooves

(Khaleej Times) DUBAI — The UAE has banned import of all types of live animals with cloven hooves and its meat, products and offal from the Republic of Paraguay following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and …

October 4, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, South America, Agriculture, and International
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Foot-and-mouth ban to cost R4bn a year

(Independent Online) Livestock industries in South Africa could lose more than R4 billion this year because the country lost its status as a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free zone in February. The loss of the free zone status meant that South Africa could no longer export …