U.S. Cattlemen's Association opposes APHIS's proposal
Following a statement from Iowa Cattlemen’s Association president Ed Greiman saying that the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s decision to allow beef from Argentina is a cause of...
View ArticleNot so fast on plans to import beef from Brazil, Argentina
Twice in the last twelve months the U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed rules to import beef from specific regions of South American countries. And twice in the last twelve months agricultural...
View ArticleProtecting our domestic food supply should remain top of mind
As a Member of Congress who sits on the House Committee on Agriculture, it is a priority of mine to support legislation that is in the best interest of the American farmer and rancher. When they are...
View ArticleStudy models FMD vaccine strategies
Findings of a recent study indicate that, in a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, vaccinating susceptible animals living in a broad geographic area could result in a shorter outbreak with fewer herds...
View ArticleSouth Korea FMD outbreaks continue
In a report submitted this week to the World Organization for Animal Health (commonly known by its French acronym “OIE”), the government of South Korea reports that the 77 outbreaks of foot and mouth...
View ArticleTwo-day session to help veterinarians identify foreign animal and emerging...
The University of Tennessee's Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness plans to host a course about Foreign Animal and Emerging Diseases Aug. 11-13 in Knoxville, Tenn.
View ArticleCommentary: Funding critical for FMD response
From the September issue of Bovine Veterinarian: As researchers, animal-health officials and industry stakeholders develop response strategies in case of a domestic outbreak of foot and mouth disease...
View ArticleSouth Dakota livestock battling two blister diseases; but not FMD
"Doctor, there's a veterinarian on the line who wants to talk to you about some blisters he's seeing in a group of pigs." That doesn't sound like a big deal, right? But if you are a regulatory...
View ArticleK-State research simulates economic impact of FMD outbreak
Simulation also provides information on how to potentially minimize economic loss using an emergency vaccination program.
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USDA seeks information on FMD vaccines
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week published a “sources-sought” notice regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine, as part of...
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