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VIDO to develop vaccines against TB and Johne’s

By Alberta Farmer Staff August 29, 2015

The hunt is on for new vaccines that would protect cattle and bison against bovine TB and Johne’s disease. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) has developed a number of vaccines since its founding 40 years ago. The University of Saskatchewan-based centre has now been given $2.9 million from Genome Canada […] Read more

Anthrax can be a threat to bison, cattle, sheep and goats during drier years, says veterinarian Kent Weir.

Livestock

Anthrax warning issued after two bison die near North Battleford

There is a greater risk of anthrax in dry conditions and  a sudden unexplained death is the key warning sign

By Alexis Kienlen August 6, 2015

Authorities are warning that the anthrax danger is higher after two bison northwest of North Battleford, Sask. recently died after contracting the highly contagious disease. “Whenever we have drier summers, anthrax is always a higher risk,” said Dr. Kent Weir, associate veterinarian with Weir Veterinary services in Lloydminster. Anthrax spores can survive for decades in […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

By Reuters June 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it would not allow commercial release of a poultry vaccine to fight the worst outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history because it was not effective enough. The agency said in a notice that additional criteria must be met before a vaccine can be […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

By P.j. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always seen as a last resort: readying and deploying a vaccine to fight the disease. Up to now, USDA has said it would prefer not to […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

By Tom Polansek March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state. Within two months, scientists at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research lab in Georgia will test the vaccine on chickens to see how well […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News

E. coli vaccine not effective in feedlot cattle

Study at two commercial feedlots finds minimal reduction of E. coli 0157

By Alberta Farmer Staff March 20, 2015

A study of a vaccine for controlling E. coli 0157 in the feces of feedlot cattle has found it was not effective. The study was conducted with cattle from two commercial feedlots to evaluate to see if the vaccine would reduce the number of E. coli 0157 shed in cattle feces. If the cattle carried […] Read more

There are combination vaccines that protect cows against IBR, as well as diseases such as BVD,  with just one vaccination.

Livestock

Highly contagious IBR on the rise in cow herds

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis causes abortions and leads to massive losses in a naive cow herd

By Peg Strankman May 7, 2014

Sooner or later folks say, everything old is new again. In the case of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), that is not what a cattle producer wants to hear. “We are seeing IBR raising its head again in cow herds,” says Dr. Cec Ruschkowski of Oyen Veterinary Clinic. The disease is often viewed as a feedlot […] Read more

Livestock

Iowa company develops vaccine for PEDv

Harrisvaccines working with USDA to obtain a conditional licence

By Meredith Davis February 13, 2014

An Iowa animal pharmaceutical company has shipped about 770,000 doses of a new vaccine that treats a deadly swine virus first detected in U.S. herds this year and has spread to 20 states, a company official said in an interview. Harrisvaccines, based in Ames, Iowa, developed the vaccine called “iPED” in August to fight porcine […] Read more

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GFM Network News

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Tag Archives vaccine — page 2

VIDO to develop vaccines against TB and Johne’s

Anthrax warning issued after two bison die near North Battleford

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

E. coli vaccine not effective in feedlot cattle

Highly contagious IBR on the rise in cow herds

Iowa company develops vaccine for PEDv

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