The Miyazaki prefectural government in the south east of Japan has lifted its state of emergency concerning foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which had broken out among livestock in the region.
The state of emergency was officially ended on midnight July 26 by Miyazaki Governor
Hideo ...
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 ...
For the first time in Japan since April 2009, there has been an outbreak of Newcastle disease. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE ) confirmed that the outbreak began on the 28th of June on a farm consisting of 58 birds. Thirty-three of these chicks died from this disease, and the ...
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 ...
Japan’s Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) has spun off its animal health business into a wholly owned subsidiary, DS Pharma Animal Health (DSPAH).
DSP says the move will result in greater efficiency, as the new company will have greater freedom in business administration and a simplified ...
