Animal Care

Dar gears up to produce own livestock vaccines next year

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries is working on a ‘decree’ that would make the livestock vaccination compulsory.

Publication Date:

02/05/2018

Source: Daily News (Tanzania)

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Vaccination, Tanzania, Africa

Animal Care

Framing the future for PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome)

The evolution of knowledge about porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is now enabling pork producers and their veterinarians to make headway combatting this difficult and costly disease.

Publication Date:

01/05/2018

Source: Pig Health Today

Tags:

Pigs, Livestock, Animal Diseases, United States Of America (US)

Animal Care

Ceasing the use of the highest priority critically important antimicrobials does not adversely affect production, health or welfare parameters in dairy cows

Due to scientific, public and political concern regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR), several EU countries have already taken steps to reduce antimicrobial (AM) usage in production animal medicine, particularly that of the highest priority critically important AMs (HP-CIAs). While veterinarians are aware of issues surrounding AMR, potential barriers to change such as concerns of reduced animal health, welfare or production may inhibit progress towards more responsible AM prescribing.

Publication Date:

25/04/2018

Author(s): Andrea Turner, David Tisdall, David C Barrett & e tal

Source: Veterinary Record

pp:

1-10

Tags:

Cattle, Antibiotics, Animal Care, Research, Livestock, United Kingdom (UK), Animal Diseases

Animal Care

South Africa: North West On Bird Flu Outbreak in Parts of the Province

The Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) would like to confirm that parts of the Bokone Bophirima province has been hit by an outbreak of High Pathogenic Avian Influ

Publication Date:

17/04/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Avian Flu, Birds, South Africa, Animal Diseases, Africa

Animal Care

Govt finally dilutes rules on cattle sale

NEW DELHI: The Centre has finally scrapped its controversial notification on a ban on sale of animals for slaughter in livestock markets and come out with new draft rules doing away with the clause

Publication Date:

11/04/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Cattle, Animal Cruelty, Livestock, High Court, Animal Care

Animal Care

Bovine cattle death drops 53 percent

Lubango - The number of bovine cattle that often died due to diseases in the southern Huila province reduced significantly from 2,116 in 2016 to 998 deaths in 2017 thanks to a full coverage in vacc

Publication Date:

05/04/2018

Source: Angola Press

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Animal Diseases, Cattle, Angola, Africa

Animal Care

Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Animal Markets Rules , 2018

The Union environment ministry has brought out these draft rules and and has completely done away with the clause that banned both, the buyer and the seller, from trading cattle for slaughter.

Publication Date:

22/03/2018

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Tags:

Animal Cruelty, India, Animal Care

Animal Care

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rehabilitation of mule operators operating between between Katra and Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu & Kashmir, 22/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of J&K & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding issues relating to mule owners and handlers operating between Katra and Vaishno Devi shrine, Jammu & Kashmir.

Judgement Date:

22/03/2018

Tags:

Mules, Animal Care, Animal Cruelty, Rehabilitation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Jammu & Kashmir

Animal Care

Order of the Delhi High Court regarding sterilisation of stray dogs, Delhi, 14/03/2018

Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Dhiraj Bidhuri Vs South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding sterilisation of stray dogs. SDMC shall place before this court the possibility of video recording the sterilisations so as to verify the correctness of claims made by the contractors who undertake the same on behalf of the Corporation to ensure that the body parts of dogs are actually placed before the Municipal Corporation.

Judgement Date:

14/03/2018

Tags:

Municipal Corporations, Delhi, High Court, Animal Cruelty

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