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Putting thought into changing vaccine lines

Animal Health: With a bit of planning, it is possible to switch from one manufacturer to another

By Roy Lewis September 22, 2015

There are many difficult decisions to be made when changing the brand or manufacturer of a vaccine line. The real comparisons can be made when you know what specific diseases you need to vaccinate for in your herd, whether to use a modified live, killed, or combined program and rate the effectiveness of your original […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

USDA moves to build vaccine stockpile for bird flu return

By GFM Network News August 19, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it has put out a request for proposals to help the nation’s veterinarians have access to bird flu vaccines for poultry this fall, in preparation for the potential return of the fast-spreading avian influenza virus. The agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 3, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it would not allow commercial release of a poultry vaccine to fight the worst outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history because it was not effective enough. The agency said in a notice that additional criteria must be met before a vaccine can be […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

By GFM Network News May 25, 2015

Chicago/New York | Reuters — As a virulent avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the Midwestern U.S., some egg-dependent companies are contemplating drastic steps — importing eggs from overseas or looking to egg alternatives. A spokeswoman for Archer Daniels Midland said that as egg supplies tighten and prices rise, the food processing and commodities […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

By GFM Network News April 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Faced with a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected millions of chickens and turkeys, the U.S. Agriculture Department could turn to what it has always seen as a last resort: readying and deploying a vaccine to fight the disease. Up to now, USDA has said it would prefer not to […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

By GFM Network News March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state. Within two months, scientists at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research lab in Georgia will test the vaccine on chickens to see how well […] Read more

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GFM Network News

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Tag Archives Vaccine

Putting thought into changing vaccine lines

USDA moves to build vaccine stockpile for bird flu return

USDA refuses farmers’ requests on avian flu vaccine

U.S. bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

U.S. could use vaccines being developed to fight bird flu in poultry

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

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