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1. Chronic wasting disease found in Oneida County [WI]
From Wisconsin Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
StarJournalNow.com
December 3, 2015
A white-tailed deer on an Oneida County hunting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw announced today.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, reported the final test results back to the state. The animal was a 3-year-old male and was one of about 425 deer in the 570-acre preserve.
The deer was born on the premises and shot in the preserve. Samples were taken in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP's) rules, which require testing of farm-raised deer and elk when they die, go to slaughter or are killed.
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2. Wyoming livestock industry awaits word on brucellosis spread
Associated Press
SheridanMedia.com
December 3, 2015
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming State Veterinarian Jim Logan says he expects to know within a week whether the disease brucellosis infected a second cattle herd in the state.
Wyoming went four years without a case of the bacterial disease in cattle. Laboratory tests confirmed brucellosis in a cow in Park County in November.
Logan said Tuesday tests now are under way on a second possible case from a herd in Sublette County. Livestock officials have imposed quarantines on both herds as well as five others that came in contact with the two herds.
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3. Top 10 tips to manage BRD
By Tony Moravec, DVM
Bovine Veterinarian
December 3, 2015
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is one of the most costly disease complexes in the dairy industry. Pathogens often involved in BRD include viruses like Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), Parainfluenza 3 Virus (PI3), and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), as well as bacterial components in Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis.
Sounds a bit daunting, doesn't it? Fortunately, it doesn't have to be. The following tips may come in handy, especially during cold winter months:
* Cleanliness counts. Anything frequently contacted by cattle should be kept as clean as possible. Maintaining cleanliness in hutches, stalls and bedding takes some time, but it is necessary to help prevent disease. Cleaning stanchions between uses to avoid contamination and cleaning bottles with a sterilizing solution are great ways to minimize BRD pathogen exposure.
* Wash your hands. Yes, the very people caring for the cattle can make them sick. Avoid being a carrier of the BRD bugs, or a fomite, and wash your hands frequently.
* Avoid unnecessary contact. Avoid commingling calves in large groups to lessen the chances of spreading disease, especially while they're young and their immune systems are developing.
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4. Iowa Department of Agriculture asks state for $10 million [edited]
By Diego Flammini
Farms.com
December 3, 2015
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has asked Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Jim Reynolds to consider supporting the Iowa Water Quality Initiative through a $10 million contribution.
The money would enable the Department of Agriculture to offer cost-sharing to farmers experimenting with new water quality techniques. It would also allow for expanded work in targeted watersheds and the development of new programs.
In addition to the water quality investment, Northey also requested $500,000 for use towards preparation and response efforts to a foreign animal disease outbreak including avian flu.
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5. FDA Announces Minor Use/Minor Species (MUMS) Grant Program Request for Applications due January 15, 2016
FDA Ctr. for Veterinary Medicine News Release
December 3, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing an open period for applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species (such as zoo animals, "pocket pets," and pet birds) or minor uses in major species (horses, dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, turkeys and chickens). This is Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) #RFA-FD-15-004. Applications must be submitted electronically by January 15, 2016, through www.grants.gov.
The grant program was established by the Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004, and funding was authorized to start after finalization of regulations to implement the Designation provisions of Section 573 of the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.
In order to be eligible to apply for a MUMS grant:
the drug must be on the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine's (CVM) Office of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Drug Development (OMUMS) Designation List under the Minor Use Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004; and
the grant funding must be used to defray the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing expenses associated with the development of the drug for the designated intended use; and
interested parties must have had a study protocol accepted by CVM's Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE) prior to submitting the grant application.
Qualified studies include those intended to support target animal safety or effectiveness, environmental safety, or human food safety. For human food safety, a separate study to validate an analytical method prior to conduct of an in-life study is eligible for funding, if ONADE has accepted a protocol for the stand-alone method validation study. Certain manufacturing studies as described in the FOA that are supportive of target animal safety or effectiveness are also eligible for funding, with an ONADE-accepted protocol.
Subject to the availability of funds, grants will be available for up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for routine studies; and up to $150,000 per year for up to two years for studies of unusual complexity, duration or size. A third year of funding may be available for long-term toxicology studies. Therefore, grants could range from under $100,000 for a routine study that could be completed in less than a year, to $300,000 for a complex study requiring two years for completion, to $450,000 for a long-term toxicology study. An indirect cost rate of 10% of modified total direct costs will be allowed if the applicant organization does not have a negotiated Federal indirect cost rate agreement.
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6. IFIF commits to reducing GHG impact of global livestock
Feedstuffs
December 3, 2015
The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) announced Nov. 3 that it is working with its members from around the world as well as international organizations, agri-food chain partners and other key stakeholders on a number of strategic initiatives to measure, benchmark and reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impact of livestock production globally.
As world leaders seek agreement at the U.N. conference on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11) in Paris, France, IFIF said it continues to collaborate with stakeholders on the agri-food chain to strengthen sustainable food production to help contribute to dietary quality and nutrient adequacy around the world through the provision of safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable feed and food.
Livestock raising and the consumption of animal products make a crucial contribution to the economic and nutritional well-being of millions of people around the world - particularly in developing countries, IFIF said. Yet the need to improve the environmental performance of the livestock sector will continue as the U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that demand for livestock products will further intensify over the decades to come.
The global feed industry has a longstanding commitment to improve feed efficiency by reducing the feed conversion rates for all major livestock and farmed fish species. IFIF explained that the industry continues to develop better animal nutrition to avoid carbon or nitrogen losses into the atmosphere or water, through better use of forages, feed additives and diversifying protein sources such as canola meal and sunflower meal in feed rations, or legumes in pastures for ruminants.
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