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International Call for More Influenza Surveillance in Animals

2014-11-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - On influenza surveillance in animals, an FAO study has explored global capacity to detect emerging influenza viruses with zoonotic potential.

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New Ways to Evaluate the Benefit of Gilts Synchronised by Altresyn on the Flow of Breeding Animals and Piglet Output

2014-11-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

DENMARK - Synchronisation of gilts with Altresyn allowed more even numbers of matings every week, and this resulted in a more regular flow into the farrowing rooms, better utilisation of farrowing house capacity and more piglets weaned, according to CEVA research.

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US Forms New Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Farm Animals

2014-11-06 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) have announced the creation of the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.

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Protected Areas Failing Earth Vulnerable Animals, Plants

2014-11-05 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: The Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages New York City`s zoos and aquarium plus 200 million acres of protected lands around the world, today sounded the alarm that the world`s protected areas are not fully protecting the imperiled animals and plants within their borders due to lack of funding and political commitment. In a new study, "The performance and potential of protected areas," published today in the journal "Nature," experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University...

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