| Issue 2 02 February 2007 |
| Welcome to Pharm Fresh eZine Our weekly electronic briefing brings you key research developments in our industry and alerts you to relevant new research papers published in technical journals around the world. |
 Research News |
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| Antibiotic alternatives "no effect" on broiler growth | ||
A Chinese study has concluded that common prebiotics and herbs used instead of antibiotic growth promoters have no effect on broiler growth rates, but can strengthen immunity. To access the full content, subscribe to
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US researchers identify prion-crushing protein |
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Researchers at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, have identified the specific protein that allows prions to cause diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalitis and chronic wasting disease.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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Imugene achieves proof of concept in flu vaccine trials |
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Australia's Imugene has reported positive preliminary results from efficacy trials of its avian influenza vaccine candidates for poultry. The lead broiler vaccine has now achieved proof of concept and will now enter the next phase of development. In tests conducted by contract research firm Benchmark Biolabs, the vaccine protected seven out of 11 vaccinated birds challenged with very high dose of a highly pathogenic Asian strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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 Research
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| Animal Biotechnology, Vol 17 No 2/November 2006 (Taylor & Francis) | ||
| Antimicrobial resistance in Scandinavia after ban of antimicrobial growth promoters | ||
| The banned use of antimicrobial growth promoters resulted in a considerably decreased use of antimicrobials in food animal production in Sweden (65%), Denmark (47%), Norway (40%) and Finland (27%). The current prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in animal bacterial populations is also considerably lower than in some other countries in the EU. | ||
| Genetics of antimicrobial resistance | ||
| The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens has severe implications for the future treatment and prevention of infectious diseases in both animals and human. | ||
| Genetic linkage and horizontal gene transfer, the roots of the antibiotic multi-resistance problem | ||
| This review on the problems in terms of treatment with or resistance to a single antibiotic at a time assumes that dissemination of the resistance gene was affected by simple vertical inheritance. | ||
| Reduced use of antibiotic growth promoters in diets fed to weanling pigs: Dietary tools, Part 1 | ||
| Antibiotics improve health and productive performance of pigs. There is increasing evidence that other dietary ingredients may provide similar, but probably not identical, benefits. | ||
| Reduced use of antibiotic growth promoters in diets fed to weanling pigs: Dietary tools, Part 2 | ||
| There is strong evidence that diets formulated with cereal grains other than corn, with a low concentration of crude protein and with the use of direct-fed microbials, will improve intestinal health and performance of weanling pigs. | ||
| The Take Care Program and responsible use of antibiotics | ||
| While the contribution of antimicrobial use in pork production to resistant bacteria in human health is uncertain, pork producers have the responsibility to deliver safe and wholesome pork to consumers. | ||
| Antibiotic use in animal agriculture: What have we learned and where are we going? | ||
| This article provides an overview of what we have learned about antibiotic resistance as an issue in animal agriculture and where that knowledge could lead us in the future. | ||
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New head of Food & Agribusiness at Rabobank |
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Rabobank, a Dutch-based food and agri bank, has appointed Patrick Vizzone head of Food & Agribusiness for Asia.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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NCBA names new chief vet |
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The US National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has named Dr Elizabeth Parker its new chief veterinarian.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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