What is the role of MRV and PAdV in US pig herds?

What is the role of MRV and PAdV in US pig herds?

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...
10 Signs Your Dog Is Happy

10 Signs Your Dog Is Happy

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...
New Rules for Bovine Brucellosis Diagnosis

New Rules for Bovine Brucellosis Diagnosis

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...
What is Shamonda-like virus (SHLV) 2026?

What is Shamonda-like virus (SHLV) 2026?

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...
Inclusion Body Rhinitis

Inclusion Body Rhinitis

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...
Health is the new sustainability metric

Health is the new sustainability metric

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...