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Brazil expects to be declared free of foot-and-mouth with vaccination

By Jake Spring January 5, 2018

Brazil | Reuters – Brazil expects the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to declare the country free from foot-and-mouth disease with vaccinations at a meeting in May, according to a government statement on Friday. The declaration will bolster the country’s prospects to export meat to new markets, the statement said. The OIE already considers […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Pig producers warned to be on the lookout

Seneca Valley virus is a concern because its symptoms are the same as those for foot-and-mouth

By Alexis Kienlen January 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you see blisters around the mouth, hoof, or nose of your pigs, you need to call your veterinarian immediately. Seneca Valley virus, which causes these blisters, is a swine disease that has recently become more prevalent in the U.S. “Seneca Valley virus is a concern because you can’t distinguish it from the really scary […] Read more

Livestock, News

Warning about horses returning from U.S.

Be aware of import requirements due to recent U.S. outbreak of vesicular stomatitis

By Canadian Food Inspection Agency July 30, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadians are reminded to check import requirements before arriving at the border with their horses. Import requirements protect human and animal health and may change at any time in response to an animal disease outbreak in another country. Failure to meet import requirements could result in delays at the border, or denial of entry. New […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

USDA takes first step to import fresh beef from Brazil, Argentina

By Reuters June 29, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow fresh beef into the U.S. from Brazil and Argentina under specific conditions that mitigate risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the agency said Monday. “This is the first step of a process for these […] Read more

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Brazil expects to be declared free of foot-and-mouth with vaccination

Pig producers warned to be on the lookout

Warning about horses returning from U.S.

USDA takes first step to import fresh beef from Brazil, Argentina

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