“At the Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), over 30 veterinarians and students work to protect the nationa’s food supply. Immunologist and distinguished professor James Roth, DVM,was recruited in 2002 to organize the center to thwart the anthrax and other bioterrorism scares, armed with a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control [...]
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Education is paramount to preserving national food security and public health (via National Hog Farmer)
by admin • February 17, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
Swine dysentery – A re-emerging threat (via PorkNetwork)
by admin • February 13, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“Over the past several years, swine dysentery, or bloody scours, has begun to re-emerge in the Midwest as well as Canadian operations, according to an Iowa State University publication. In 2005, only three samples were found positive by the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. By 2010, the number had grown to 84. Swine dysentery, [...]
YouTube series shows veterinarians, livestock farmers at work (via AgriNews.com)
by admin • February 7, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
Veterinarians from Minnesota and Iowa volunteered to have a film crew follow them to livestock farms for a YouTube video series, “Veterinarians on Call,” that premiered in September. As of late January, 10 webisodes, each three to five minutes long, had been posted and at least four more are coming for season one. They document [...]
Congress Urged to Reject Antibiotic Restrictions (via ThePigSite.com)
by admin • February 7, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is urging congressional members to oppose legislation that would restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry. In letters to Senate and House members, AFBF said the legislation would handicap veterinarians and farmers in their efforts to maintain animal health and protect the nation’s food supply. Read [...]
What does a cattle disease look like in a human? (via Farm and Ranch Guide)
by admin • February 1, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 75 percent of the newest emerging infectious diseases affecting humans are diseases of animal origin. They also report that approximately 60 percent of all human diseases are zoonotic – meaning they can spread from an animal to a human. Producers who make their living working closely [...]
The Value of FDA-approved Drugs (via Veterinary Practice News)
by admin • January 31, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“The FDA Extra-label Drug Use regulations define compounding as a ‘customized manipulation’ of an approved drug or drugs by a veterinarian or pharmacist to meet the needs of a particular patient. When you mix two injectable drugs, make a paste or suspension from crushed tablets, or add flavoring, you’re legally compounding. It is illegal, however, [...]
Double-Digit Growth Predicted for Pet Medications (via PetProductNews.com)
by admin • January 23, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
The combined U.S. market for pet medications, including those sold through veterinarians, retailers and websites, was nearly $5 billion in 2007, up 11 percent over 2006, according to New York-based Packaged Facts, a unit of MarketResearch.com. The market research group projects continued double-digit growth in the sector for the foreseeable future, with sales hitting $8.6 [...]
New vaccine protects pigs against E.coli (via Iowa Farmer Today)
by admin • January 9, 2012 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“South Dakota State University is partnering with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. to develop a new vaccine to protect pigs against a deadly form of E. coli. The research and resulting technology was developed by associate professor Weiping Zhang and professor David Francis in SDSU’s Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department, according to a news release. Their [...]
Delaware’s state veterinarian urges poultry farmers to protect flocks this winter from disease (via FAZD Center)
by admin • December 19, 2011 • Articles and News Stories, Industry News
“Delaware state veterinarian Heather Hirst issued a reminder to poultry producers to enact proper biosecurity measures in an effort to prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases such as avian influenza. Dr. Hirst recommends procedures including limiting the number of visitors to the farm and ensuring any visitors don special clothes and shoes that remain on [...]
FDA Was Right to Deny Petition to Restrict Animal Antibiotics (via OpenMarket.org)
by admin • December 15, 2011 • Industry News
Greg Conko of the Competitive Enterprise Institute writes, “I would still argue that FDA made the right call, but for an incomplete reason. In response to both the 1999 and 2005 petitions, the agency essentially said that going through the formal legal process to revoke the approvals for a drug is intensive, time consuming, and [...]