Chinese scientists have isolated the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) from swine normally considered to infect only birds
Livestock
Bird flu: China culls more than 150,000 chickens
Authorities in Chinas northwestern region of Xinjiang have culled more than 150,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu
New Zealand to begin electronic tagging for cattle from July 1
National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait), a computerised system to trace New Zealands livestock through the international marketplace, will become operational from July 1
FAO,OIE join forces to fight foot-and-mouth disease
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are collaborating to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a global scale
‘Blue ear disease’ spreads in Vietnam
With the Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) also known as ‘blue ear disease’ recording an upward trend, more and more people are contracting a bacterium virus called ‘Streptococcus Suis’ from pigs in northern Vietnam