//01 Jul 2011
All European parts of Russia may soon be affected by African Swine Fever as the virus has made its way to central Russia.
"We are on the verge of a new wave of proliferation of the virus," stated Nikolai Vlasov, deputy head Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance). Vlasov further added that five small farms in the central Russian region of Tver bordering the Moscow region had been registered to have been affected by the disease this year.
Outbreak of African Swine Fever in Tver Oblast
Rosselkhoznadzor reported on 10 June the outbreak of African Swine Fever in Tver Oblast . ASFV genetic material was detected in the samples of pathological material taken from a pig in the backyard in the Danilovskoe village, the Kalininsky Rayon, the Tver Oblast by the FGI “Tver Interoblast Veterinary Laboratory”.
The pathological material samples were sent to the All-Russia Research Institute of Veterinary Virology and Microbiology of the Rosselkhozacademy to confirm the diagnosis.
A report by Reuters stated that Rosselkhoznadzor had previously this year pushed for a programme to eradicate ASF within seven years, costing around $400 million, however, the government has not approved this.
"If things continue to go as they do now in the Tver region, where wild boars are plentiful, the northwest of the country may soon start resembling the south," Vlasov stated.
Related websites:
•Reuters Canada
•Rosselkhoznadzor
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31 May 2011
Latest European view on antibiotics – launch of dose calculator
//31 May 2011
Following the latest European Parliament’s view on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry, animal health company Huvepharma has launched a ‘Dose Calculator’. This will allow veterinarians to more precisely measure the correct dose of antibiotics when applying these to pigs or poultry.
On May 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the use of antibiotics in livestock. In this document, the Parliament “emphasises that the ultimate objective is to maintain antimicrobials as an effective tool to combat disease, both in animals and in humans, while keeping the use of antimicrobials to the strict necessary.”
Prudent and responsible use
In addition, the European Parliament “calls for a prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals and for more information to veterinarians and farmers to minimise the development of anti-microbial resistance; calls for the exchange of best practices such as the acceptance of guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials as important tools to combat the development of antimicrobial resistance.”
The Parliament directed itself to all stakeholders to acknowledge their responsibility for preventing both the development and the spread of antimicrobial resistance, “each in their own area of activity such as veterinary medicine and animal husbandry.”
Amendment
The adopted resolution repeatedly pointed to the impact of inadequate dosing and inappropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animal on the selection of antimicrobials resistance – this is where Huvepharma, headquartered in Bulgaria and Belgium, is focusing on.
The company’s dose calculator was developed to assure the right dose expressed in mg/kg body weight and for the right indication and correct registered usage period. This antibiotic dose calculator is available for the and certified veterinary surgeon responsible for farmers and livestock under his guidance and this for poultry and pig applications.
It was designed to calculate always the correct dose and is applicable for every medicated premix, water soluble veterinary product, in pig or poultry production, regardless of product concentration and it will be available in any part of the world.
Related websites:
Huvepharma
European Parliament
Following the latest European Parliament’s view on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry, animal health company Huvepharma has launched a ‘Dose Calculator’. This will allow veterinarians to more precisely measure the correct dose of antibiotics when applying these to pigs or poultry.
On May 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the use of antibiotics in livestock. In this document, the Parliament “emphasises that the ultimate objective is to maintain antimicrobials as an effective tool to combat disease, both in animals and in humans, while keeping the use of antimicrobials to the strict necessary.”
Prudent and responsible use
In addition, the European Parliament “calls for a prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals and for more information to veterinarians and farmers to minimise the development of anti-microbial resistance; calls for the exchange of best practices such as the acceptance of guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials as important tools to combat the development of antimicrobial resistance.”
The Parliament directed itself to all stakeholders to acknowledge their responsibility for preventing both the development and the spread of antimicrobial resistance, “each in their own area of activity such as veterinary medicine and animal husbandry.”
Amendment
The adopted resolution repeatedly pointed to the impact of inadequate dosing and inappropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animal on the selection of antimicrobials resistance – this is where Huvepharma, headquartered in Bulgaria and Belgium, is focusing on.
The company’s dose calculator was developed to assure the right dose expressed in mg/kg body weight and for the right indication and correct registered usage period. This antibiotic dose calculator is available for the and certified veterinary surgeon responsible for farmers and livestock under his guidance and this for poultry and pig applications.
It was designed to calculate always the correct dose and is applicable for every medicated premix, water soluble veterinary product, in pig or poultry production, regardless of product concentration and it will be available in any part of the world.
Related websites:
Huvepharma
European Parliament
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