What you need to know about avian influenza

What you need to know about avian influenza

Fighting avian influenza goes beyond simply using a good disinfectant like Intra Multi-Des GA… At this time, the world is once again affected by avian influenza and the virus has re-emerged on a large scale. We regularly receive questions about this highly pathogenic...
Brazilian farmer makes big gains from giant roosters

Brazilian farmer makes big gains from giant roosters

A Brazilian poultry producer has taken his hobby of raising a giant Indian breed of rooster that reaches a height of 1.2 metres into a very profitable business in the poultry farming sector. About 20 years ago, when Rubens Braz started raising poultry, he could not...
Raw Meaty Bones As Part of Your Dog’s Diet

Raw Meaty Bones As Part of Your Dog’s Diet

RMBs that are commonly fed include chicken necks, backs, and leg quarters; turkey necks; lamb breast and necks; pork breast (riblets) and necks. Most of us who feed a raw diet to our dogs include whole raw meaty bones (RMBs), animal parts that are at least half meat...
Johne’s Disease – environmental and dam risks

Johne’s Disease – environmental and dam risks

Johne’s Disease is a chronic disease of ruminants, endemic in the UK and other nations, and is responsible for large economic losses in the dairy sector. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), which typically infects calves...
Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)

Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)

Occurrence: Absent, or eradicated from many countries and notifiable.
Age affected: All ages.
Causes: Classical Swine Fever (CSF) virus.
Effects: Fever, inappetence, often nervous signs, diarrhoea, abortion, mummies and high mortality.Classical swine fever is caused...
What’s the Ideal Feeding Schedule for Dogs?

What’s the Ideal Feeding Schedule for Dogs?

A recent study suggested that once-a-day feeding schedule for adult dogs is best, but one of the study authors says the data don’t support a blanket recommendation for all dogs. A study that made headlines last year found an association between dogs who were fed just...
Reducing zoonotic disease transmission in dairy farms

Reducing zoonotic disease transmission in dairy farms

oonotic diseases are a significant public health concern and an occupational risk for farm workers who are in regular contact with dairy cattle. In addition, increased zoonotic infections decrease dairy farm labour force productivity. Therefore, it is essential from a...
Canine Influenza (Dog Flu)

Canine Influenza (Dog Flu)

Canine influenza is one of several viruses that cause canine infectious respiratory disease complex (kennel cough). Symptoms are typically mild but can progress to pneumonia. A vaccine for canine influenza is available with no more than the typical side effects of any...