Livestock contribute 40% of global agricultural output and support the livelihoods and food security of almost one billion people. Rapidly rising incomes and urbanization, combined with population growth, are driving demand for meat and other animal products in many developing countries.
Since the ...
Switzerland’s Federal Veterinary Office reports that 71% of ruminants aged over three months in the country were vaccinated for bluetongue this year.
The rate of vaccination was lower than in 2009, when 89% of ruminants were treated, but still high enough to provide adequate protection, since the ...
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has accredited the Japanese National Institute of Animal Health and the National Veterinary Assay Laboratory as collaborating centers for the diagnosis and control of animal diseases, as well as for the assessment of related veterinary products.
The ...
Slovakia’s agriculture ministry has reported an outbreak of anthrax in dairy cattle in the east of the country. The disease killed seven animals in a 120-strong herd near Prešov, where recent floods are thought to have brought anthrax spores to the surface of grazing pastures.
The first dead cow ...
Japan’s output of commercial animal feed rose slightly in fiscal 2009, reports the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (JMAFF). Feed production increased by 1.2% to 24.8 million tons compared with the previous year, with the strongest gains seen in rations for broilers, pigs and beef ...
