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Vaccinations are available for a number of diseases that affect swine. In some cases vaccination constitutes the major part of the control of the disease. In many other cases it is only a small part of the control program. Vaccination programs need to be tailored to each swine operation. Remember that vaccination only raises a pig's level of resistance. If other important management procedures are neglected, even this elevated level of resistance may be inadequate to prevent disease.
Vaccines must be stored and administered according to label directions if they are to be effective. Slaughter withdrawal time must be observed at all times to avoid illegal residues. The most common times for administering many vaccines are before breeding and before farrowing. This protects the sow and passes antibodies to the piglets for their protection.
After 12 years, Batangas hogs have been declared free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), said a report made by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)-created National Foot and Mouth Disease Task Force during an agricultural summit here on Wednesday. The province, which supplies 50 to 60 percent of Metro Manila’s pork, counted 190 FMD cases in a reported outbreak from 1995-2005, that affected 25 towns and the cities of Batangas, Lipa and Tanauan. The BAI declaration came after the...
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A Commission proposal to approve Romania's eradication plan and emergency vaccination programme for classical swine fever was endorsed by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health yesterday.
The Bulgarian eradication plan and emergency vaccination programme (for wild boars) had already been approved by the Standing Committee in mid-September. These programmes will be eligible for co-financing once the two countries join the EU, and it has also been agreed that the EU will...
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The introduction of two new vaccines appears to have turned the tide in the battle to contain a potentially deadly condition that has taken a dramatic toll on swine herds around the world. Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease (PCVAD), previously called Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS), is a viral disease which typically affects young pigs, weanlings, from eight to 16 weeks of age. However symptoms tend to manifest themselves in the grower phase and the disease is...
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The Canadian introduction of the first of a number of new vaccines designed to protect against PMWS is offering hope to those farms facing a heightened risk of infection.
Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, a relatively new condition which was first characterized in Western Canada just over a decade ago and which is now present worldwide, only affects pigs.
Symptoms typically occur between about six and 15 weeks of age, when the pig enters the nursery or early grower phase and...
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In a little over two weeks, Merial manufactured and delivered 2.5 million doses of Aftovaxpur® foot-and-mouth vaccine to check an outbreak in Turkey. The order came from the European Commission, concerned at the threat to European Union countries. The vaccines were made from a bank of antigens (pre-formulation vac-cines) that Merial maintains on behalf of the EU at Lyon (France).
The outbreak was identified on January 21 in the village of Nadirli, Kirklareli province, North-West Turkey. ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) have announced in the US they are offering a 20 percent discount from the list price on all orders of Ingelvac® ERY-ALC for control of swine erysipelas, when shipped with an equal dose amount of Enterisol® Ileitis FF.
The special combination price for the two BIVI oral vaccines will run from March 1 until May 31, 2006. Distributors will automatically reduce the price of Ingelvac® ERY-ALC when ordered and shipped in conjunction with an equal amount...
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Intervet, the animal health business unit of Akzo Nobel, announced the agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG to acquire the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine factory in Cologne, Germany.
By acquiring this factory Intervet substantially strengthens its worldwide position in the field of FMD vaccines. The acquisition is expected to be completed in July 2006. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.
The site in Cologne will become Intervet’s international competence...
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I always read about vaccinating your sows before farrowing and vaccinating piglets. What is/are the best vaccines to use? ...
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Early vaccination will produce the greatest benefits in protecting pigs against enzootic pneumonia, according to one of Europe's leading pig experts.
Vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is an important tool for controlling the economic impact of the disease, says Professor Dominiek Maes, from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ghent University, Belgium.
Weight losses due to enzootic pneumonia are greater if pigs are infected early in life, says Professor Maes, speaking at a...
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Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH, have announced the pan-European launch of Enterisol® Ileitis, the first enteric vaccine to have received marketing authorization in the EU to improve pig’s weight gain and to reduce body weight variability. From now on, Enterisol® Ileitis is available in 19 European countries.
Ileitis (porcine proliferative enteropathy) is a common enteric disease of pigs which is transmitted by oral-faecal infection with the bacteria Lawsonia intracellularis. The...
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MERIAL launches new White Book on Classical Swine fever at recent Asian Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Manila, Philippines.
During the 2nd Congress of the Asian Pig Veterinary Society Congress (19 & 20 September 2005) held at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Manila, a Corporate Symposium was organised by MERIAL on classical swine fever (better known in the Philippines as hog cholera). The Symposium focussed on a pig disease that continues to present challenges to veterinary scientists,...
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Researchers from Buenos Aires recently succeeded in developing a prototype vaccine for the Foot and Mouth Disease Virus in genetically modified plants.
In many cases, the development of vaccines in transgenic plants is a highly efficient, inexpensive, and also environmentally friendly way to produce a vaccine when compared to conventional methods. Due to the reduced production costs, low, middle and high income countries stand to profit.
Edible vaccines which are produced by molecular...
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Since the 1960s there have been outbreaks of African swine fever in France, Italy, Malta, Belgium and Holland. The disease, which is endemic in most of Southern Africa, is highly contagious. The virus can persist in meat up to 15 weeks, processed hams up to six months and up to one month in contaminated pens.
This week scientists at the Institute for Animal Health's Pirbright Laboratory will announce a complete genome sequence for the African swine fever virus, which will be used as a...
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Defra has started consulting on legislation to implement the European foot-and-mouth disease directive, which aims to introduce a consistent approach to tackling the disease across Europe.
It moves emergency vaccination to the forefront of control strategies, alongside the basic policy of slaughter of susceptible animals on infected premises and those identified as dangerous contacts. The government is legally obliged to implement the directive but there are some parts that leave room for...
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The movement of swine will be controlled in certain areas of the Western Cape after a large commercial piggery in Klapmuts tested positive for blue ear disease, said Agriculture MEC Cobus Dowry on Friday.
Dowry said: "A movement control system would be implemented immediately in the municipal areas of Drakenstein, Joostenburg, Philippi, Emfuleni and Malmesbury.
"This means all movements of pigs into and from these areas requires a "red" cross permit issued by the state vet Boland or the...
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A group of scientists from Fudan University has invented a new type of genetic vaccine to prevent foot and mouth disease in pigs — which, compared to normal vaccines, can enhance the animal's "immunity."
Last week, the group got a license from the central government to mass-produce the medicine, which researchers said will boost the country's pork exports....
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In recent years, in an effort to reduce their costs, there has been a tendency for producers to chop and change their vaccination programmes.
Such changes have been exacerbated by withdrawal of certain commercial vaccines, for example Suvaxyn E coli.
Not all vaccines used against one disease, such as E coli, are identical or necessarily compatible, points out Mark White, veterinary consultant to JSR Genetics. Where a two-dose primary course is required it may not be appropriate to use...
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The National Audit Office has warned that DEFRA still has work to do to make sure it is ready for another foot-and-mouth outbreak.
In a report published on Wed (Feb 2), the NAO said that the disease was still common in many parts of the world, and trade and travel meant that another outbreak was possible at any time.
Sir John Bourn, NAO comptroller and auditor general, said: "Continued vigilance is essential. DEFRA is now much better prepared than in 2001, but it still has work to...
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Vaccination has so far failed to localize the outbreak of an epidemic of pig plague at a farm in Russia’s Vladimir Region bordering on the Moscow Region, the deputy head of the local state veterinary inspector told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.
According to Nikolai Mitrofanov, a total of 200 pigs have already died since Tuesday night, and 300 more have fallen ill.
Specialists have already vaccinated the entire stock of 2,000 pigs, and the farm has been put on quarantine.
Veterinary doctors...
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UK livestock disease curbs strengthened but not infallible.
Nearly four years since Britain's farms were ravaged by foot-and-mouth disease, the country could still do more to thwart a repeat outbreak, according to the Royal Society.
Four million sheep, cows and other animals were slaughtered in 2001 in a desperate effort to control the most serious British epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease in over 30 years. At the time, authorities were criticised for their lack of preparedness....
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