By Nancy Kerns -Published: April 26, 2022 I’m just back from a week’s vacation, wherein my husband and I picked up his grandson from a suburb of Boston and drove to Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania to indulge in said grandson’s fascination with the...
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Unlikely duty-free Ukrainian poultry exports will lower prices of chicken in Europe
Fabian Brockotter, Editor in Chief, Poultry World. Published: 24 June 2022 In 2021, Ukraine exported 259,000 tonnes of poultry meat, primarily by sea. Photo: Pat Whelen In theory, Ukraine could double poultry exports to Europe, taking advantage of a year-long...
Concerns about Seresto Collars
By Nancy Kerns -Published: June 21, 2022 You have to weigh the relative risks of the pests and the pesticides and do whatever you can to protect your dogs from both On March 2, 2021, USA Today published an article about the Seresto collar, originally developed and...
Coupling spatial statistics with social network analysis to estimate distinct risk areas of disease circulation to improve risk-based surveillance
By Nicolas C. Cardenas, Felipe Sanchez, Francisco P. N. Lopes, Gustavo Machado Published: 13 June 2022 Most animal disease surveillance systems concentrate efforts in blocking transmission pathways and tracing back infected contacts while not considering the risk of...
Genomic surveillance put Salmonella in Brazilian poultry in the spotlight
By Tony McDougal. Published: 17-06 According to Professor Moreno from the University of Sao Paulo, the constant monitoring of key pathogens such as Salmonella involving animal and human populations is extremely important to comprehend the effect of prevention and...
How To Get Cats and Dogs to Get Along
By Kathy Callahan, CPDT-KA -Published: November 19, 2021 A very tall cat tree and a well-trained dog help smooth a canine/feline introduction. Our kitty Bo and dog Mojo have been friends for years, but we often host foster dogs, so the tree and the baby gate on the...
Guidelines to kill PEDV and PRRSV in livestock trucks
By Samaneh Azarpajouh. 20-06 It is necessary to properly clean trucks and trailers to maximize the protection level From disease. - Photo: Bert Jansen Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRSV) and Porcine Epidemic...
What Causes Excessive Thirst and Urination in Dogs?
By Eileen Fatcheric, DVM. Published: March 22, 2022 Excessive thirst and urination (polyuria/polydipsia or PU/PD in veterinary terms) is a common complaint in dogs. Sometimes the owner doesn’t perceive it as a problem until the dog starts urinating in the house –...
FRIGORIFICO BPU DE URUGUAY CONCERT FIRST SHIPMENT OF CARBON NEUTRAL MEAT
Last week the first edition of Version Zero started, the verified carbon neutral meat developed jointly by BPU Meat and Montes del Plata from a production system that combines livestock and forestry. The first shipment was for Japan, but business has also been closed...