An infection with an orthobunyavirus has been detected on 4 cattle farms in the Netherlands. Using various sequence analysis techniques, Dutch animal health organisation Royal GD has identified the virus as the Shamonda-like virus. The virus had previously been...
What are the health risks of mammalian orthoreovirus (MRV) and porcine adenovirus (PAdV)? With that question, US researchers aimed to unravel some relevant pig health questions. The recently-published results suggest that both MRV and PAdV can infect pigs and...
Do you know how to tell if a dog is happy? What are the signs of a happy dog? While your pooch can’t talk and tell you how much they love their life—their squeaky toys, walks in the park, and pup cups—they’re actually speaking to you. “A lot of the time, dogs are so...
Senasa Incorporates the Rapid Lateral Flow Test in Milk as a Complementary Surveillance Method. The agency aims to expedite testing at dairy farms and optimize data entry in the official network of laboratories. The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service...
Shamonda-like virus (SHLV) (or Shamonda-like virus, strain DE/2026) is an arbovirus belonging to the Peribunyaviridae family. It is a novel and previously uncharacterized Orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup. It is transmitted by midges of the genus Culicoides and...
Occurrence: Worldwide. Age affected: All ages, human risk. Causes: Porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMv); poor ventilation. Effects: Mostly no signs, inappetence, sneezing, fever, infertility, small litters, stillbirth, mummies. Causes:Inclusion body rhinitis is caused by an...
Dairy sustainability starts with good feed, but it is realised in the cow. A ration may be carefully formulated and silage may be well preserved, yet the outcome still depends on how well the cow can use that nutrition. That is why health sits at the centre of dairy...
Does your dog feel guilty when they’ve done something against the rules? Science says probably not.Have you ever come home to discover your dog has shredded your favorite cushion, piece of furniture or pair of shoes? Your dog slinks towards you with the head lowered,...
South Africa's poultry industry is preparing for the introduction of a regulatory framework that will allow producers to vaccinate their flocks against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The framework, approved by the Department of Agriculture in June, marks a...