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. Inclusion body rhinitis is caused by an...

Global feed company AB Agri has joined forces with researchers at the University of Leicester to develop a new bacteriophage product to prevent Salmonella in broilers. In the EU, around 91,000 people are infected with Salmonellosis annually. To limit the spread of...

Our commercial partner BioNote is going to hold several FREE Webinars in Spanish during 2024, with leading international professionals. It is a pleasure for us to be able to extend this invitation to participate, expand your knowledge and learn about news regarding...

The National Veterinary Service Laboratories (NVSL) in the USA has concluded an evaluation of imported animals with the ID Screen® Glanders Double Antigen Multispecies kit, and according to the excellent results obtained, it has taken this kit as the one that will be...

Avian Influenza (AI) disease is caused by a virus that belongs to the family Orthomyxoviridae , genus Alphainfluenzavirus , this genus can also be designated as Influenzavirus type A. Currently, the structure of Orthomyxoviruses is very well known....

With just a couple of exceptions, every time I have fostered a dog or litter of puppies, I’ve done it for my local shelter. While sometimes I disagree with the shelter’s policies or am frustrated with the shelter’s limitations, if any of the dogs or puppies I am...

If the decline in adoption rates corresponds to the United States pet ownership peaking, it could mean difficulties for the pet food industry. In the latter half of 2023, pet adoptions declined when compared to the same months in 2022. At the same time, the number of...

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Levels of bovine tuberculosis have fallen to their lowest levels for 15 years, prompting growing hopes that England and Wales could officially be declared free of bTB within the next 2 decades. At last month’s national TB conference in Worcester, 7 out of 10 delegates...