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AVMA supports creation of swine herd surveillance program

February 10, 2010

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association has backed development of a comprehensive disease surveillance program to detect future outbreaks in United States swine herds.

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More H1N1 cases in domestic, exotic cats

January 1, 2010

Cases also appear in turkeys, dogs, ferrets and pigs as swine H1N1 vaccine is developed

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FDA, USDA collaborate on bioterrorism risk evaluation tool for agriculture

December 21, 2009

Washington -- The Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture collaborated on new set of tools designed to help food-animal producers mitigate risk of bioterrorism on their food production process.

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Swine H1N1 vaccine receives conditional license

December 14, 2009

Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its first conditional license for a pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine for swine to Pfizer Animal Health. The vaccine is intended to protect pigs from developing the virus.

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Investigating the H1N1 threat

December 1, 2009

Ames, Iowa — While the first known cat tested positive for the H1N1influenza virus, veterinary immunologists say more research is needed to understand the risks of cat-to-cat transmission.

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Iowa State manufactures, ships what they say is first swine H1N1 vaccine

November 25, 2009

Ames, Iowa -- Iowa State University has developed and shipped what they say is the first H1N1 vaccine available for swine to a producer in Indiana.

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Swine vets asked to report H1N1 suspicions to state officials

November 19, 2009

National Report -- The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is asking veterinarians to reach out to state health officials first if they suspect an H1N1 outbreak in a swine herd.

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Pigs join the ranks of domesticated animals with sequenced genomes

November 14, 2009

Champaign, Ill. -- Dogs, cats, cows, horses, and now pigs. A first draft of the swine genome has been mapped, according to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Animal welfare: When emotion and science collide

November 1, 2009

When it comes to animal welfare, is it too late for diplomacy or have the battle lines already been drawn?

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