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New Lung Programme Helps Pig Farmers Review Respiratory Diseases
2016-02-29 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Two organisms that can cause serious respiratory diseases in pigs are the bacteria Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia. Vaccination is used to help farmers prevent infections but due to complexities, vaccination procedures may need to be reviewed or improved.
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2016 Corn outlook: Diseases and insects
2016-02-06 02:10:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Wet weather reduced insects yet increased diseases in 2015. Examine 2016 control needs field by field. Farmers should take field history into account in 2016 regarding both insect and disease risks, says Kevin Sloane, technical seed manager for WinField in Viroqua, Wis. Make specific plans on a field-by-field basis to increase odds for better return on investment, especially with current low commodity prices. read more
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How Climate Change Could Spread Diseases Like Zika
2016-01-30 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: For thousands of years, humans have taken every precaution to avoid mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, from Malaria to Zika. But while techniques for fighting the insects have improved dramatically over time, scientists say long-term climate change could soon make protecting humans from mosquitoes much more difficult. The link between climate change and mosquito-borne illness centers around how rising temperatures may expand the area in which mosquitoes can thrive. Most such illnesses can...
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Genetic engineering could thwart the Zika virus, among other mosquito-borne diseases
2016-01-25 18:01:14| Extremetech
With the recent use of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Brazil to halt the spread of the Zika virus, we might be beginning to see some major health improvements as a consequence of the genetics revolution.
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EU Commits Nearly â‚161 million to Combat Animal Diseases in 2016
2016-01-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - The EU has committed close to €161 million to support eradication, control and surveillance programmes that aim to eliminate animal diseases and zoonoses as well as further strengthen the protection of human and animal health.
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