| Issue 30 24 August 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. Don't forget to check out our new-look website at www.animalpharmnews.com |
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 Research News |
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The recent foot and mouth scare, though obviously devastating for the three businesses that have lost stock, appears to have been contained at a relatively small direct cost to the industry when compared to the 2001 disaster. However, the indirect costs of restricted livestock movements are mounting, while the delay in the release of the official findings into the reviews of the Pirbright site is perplexing.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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Prompt action by the UK authorities seems to have contained the foot and mouth disease outbreak, although there have been a handful of investigations since the first two confirmed cases. The Pirbright laboratory complex is still the most likely source of the infection according to two interim reports.... |
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The UK authorities have announced a timetable for the phasing out of foot and mouth disease controls across Great Britain, after ruling out the two latest suspect cases.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) says that scientists at its National Animal Disease Center (NADC) and at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia have discovered that the bacterial species that causes bovine leptospirosis is evolving and has lost much of its ability to survive in water.... |
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MedCell Bioscience, a UK-based cellular therapeutics company, has secured funding from the Spanish government to investigate new advances in stem cell technology.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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 Events |
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Date: September 25th 2007 Venue: Gibson Hall, London Closed for Award entries Some of the industry’s biggest names will be battling it out for one of the twelve awards to be presented at this year’s Animal Pharm Awards. The awards evening is a culmination of many months of hard work by the whole of the industry. The hopeful entrants, which this year include the likes of Janssen Animal Health, Pfizer Animal Health, Genitrix Animal Health and Nutrition, MVP Laboratories, Eurovet Animal Health, Heska Corporation, Indian Immunologicals And Merial Limited to name a few. And a remarkable panel of 12 judges including industry leaders such as Raymond Harding, Tony Mudd and Howard Wilder who have spent many hours meticulously marking to ensure the best contenders win on the night. Attending this gala dinner and awards ceremony puts you firmly at the heart of the industry and it’s most influential people, a networking opportunity not to be missed. What’s more you receive a special new subscriber rate; you can book a table for just £1,200 instead of £1,500 (that’s a huge saving of £300) or a single seat for £136.00 instead of £170.00 (saving you £34.00). To reserve your seat today at the special reduced rate simply call Charlotte Garratt on +44 207 017 5173 or charlotte.garratt@informa.com • Visit the website • Video: The 2006 Awards |
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Date: September 25th-26th 2007 Venue: Hotel Palace, Berlin, Germany Pre-conference Workshop: An Introduction to PIE Date: September 24th 2007 Join us for Informa Life Sciences' second annual 'Environmental Risk Assessment of Human and Veterinary Medicines'. This interactive conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for you to meet European regulators and to learn from experiences of the first year of data submitted. With a wide selection of up-to-the-minute human pharmaceutical and veterinary medicine case studies from renowned experts from industry and research centres, this meeting will provide practical problem solving strategies for implementing the environmental risk assessment which you cannot afford to miss. Please quote your VIP number when registering: CQ5044APEL Phone our reservation line on: +44(0) 20 7017 7481 • Visit the website • Register |
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Alkaline phosphatase reactivity in the vagina and uterovaginal junction sperm-storage tubules of turkeys in egg production: implications for sperm storage Evaluation of an intestinal Lactobacillus reuteri strain expressing rumen fungal xylanase as a probiotic for broiler chickens fed on a wheat-based diet |
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 Movers & Shakers |
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DSM announces management appointments To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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Canada appoints new minister of agriculture To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Dr Heather C F Case as assistant director and national coordinator of disaster preparedness and response at the Scientific Activities Division.... To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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APVMA names advisory board members To access the full content, subscribe to Pharm Fresh, our FREE weekly briefing. |
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Events 2007 |
| 23-26 August: 2007 Southwest Veterinary Symposium |
| 26-30 August: 16th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition |
| 29 August-1 September: European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging 2007 Annual Meeting Chalkidiki, Greece |
| 30-31 August: Fertility in Dairy Cows — Bridging the Gaps Liverpool, UK |
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