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1. AASV Board addresses antibiotic-free production
By Harry Snelson, American Association of Swine Veterinarians
PorkNetwork.com
April 28, 2016
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians' (AASV) Board of Directors addressed the issue of antibiotic-free production during their spring board meeting on Mar. 21, 2016. Veterinary members of the association's Pig Welfare and Pharmaceutical Issues committees raised concerns regarding pig health and well-being in antibiotic-free production systems. The committees considered issues associated with concerns that animals requiring antibiotics may not receive timely treatment under certain antibiotic-free production strategies.
The timely treatment of sick animals is a standard of veterinary medicine and proper animal husbandry. Some antibiotic-free systems, however, incentivize the lack of antibiotic use and do not provide an alternative marketing strategy for those animals that need antibiotic treatment. This disincentive may lead to delayed treatment or the failure to treat altogether. AASV members consider this to be unacceptable from the standpoint of proper animal health and well-being.
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2. Three charged with white-tailed deer importation [MS]
Brian Broom
The Clarion-Ledger
April 28, 2016
Three men, including two from Mississippi, have been accused of importing white-tailed deer into Mississippi in a federal indictment that was unsealed this week.
According to US Attorney Gregory K. Davis of the Southern District of Mississippi, Coleman Virgil Slade, 70, of Purvis, Don Durrett, 72, of Aspermont, Texas, and Dewayne Slade, 44, of Purvis, have been charged with various violations of the federal Lacey Act.
Durrett and Dewayne Slade appeared for arraignment on Tuesday and pled not guilty to the seven-count federal indictment. Coleman Virgil Slade is expected to be arraigned at a later date. According to the indictment, from January of 2009 through December of 2012, the Slades and Durrett conspired to purchase and transport in interstate commerce live white-tailed deer from Texas to Mississippi in violation of both state and federal laws. If convicted, each faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.
The indictment states Dewayne Slade owns a high-fence enclosure of approximately 420 acres in Lamar County. It also states that Durrett owns and operates a 9,000-acre enclosed ranch in Stonewall County, Texas. According to the indictment, deer were moved from Durrett's ranch to Dewayne Slade's enclosure, "...for the purpose of breeding and killing trophy white-tailed buck deer."
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3. Food Safety Modernization Act and Animal Feed [Public Meetings]
FDA Ctr. for Veterinary Medicine
April 28, 2016
Public Meetings on Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Prevention-Oriented Import Safety Programs
Dates & Locations:
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
The Hilton Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 (8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel
801 Rutherford Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 (8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Double Tree Suites by Hilton Hotel Detroit - Downtown Fort Shelby
525 W Lafayette Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48226
More meeting specifics including information on how to register for the meeting will be made available in May through a Federal Register Notice.
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4. Summit to Cover Racehorse Nutrition, Biosecurity, and More
TheHorse.com
April 28, 2016
The seventh Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will feature a rich mix of updates on previous summit topics such as racing surfaces, rider safety, and equine injuries, as well as discussions of new topics including nutrition, biosecurity, and respiratory health.
The summit, which is organized and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club and will be hosted by Keeneland Association on Tuesday, June 28, will be open to the public and streamed live on jockeyclub.com and grayson-jockeyclub.org.
Those interested in attending the summit can register for free at grayson-jockeyclub.org/WelfareSafety.
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5. Rockingham County Fair lifts ban on live bird exhibits [VA]
Augusta Free Press
April 28, 2016
Officials with the Rockingham County Fair Association have rescinded the year-long ban on live bird exhibits at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. The ban was implemented in the spring of 2015 due to a serious outbreak of avian influenza that posed a potential threat to bird health and the Virginia poultry industry.
"We look forward to having turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese and other fowl return to the Rockingham County Fair this year," said Fair Association General Manager Jeff Ishee. "The live bird exhibits are always one of the most popular attractions during the annual county fair."
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6. Peste des Petits Ruminants now present in 76 countries, Eradication campaign being formulated
Posted by Press Release
Outbreak News Today
April 28, 2016
A devastating livestock disease is continuing to extend its global reach and is now present in 76 countries.
Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a viral disease which is capable of severely impacting goat and sheep populations, while a new outbreak has occurred in the Maldives, showing that even island states are vulnerable to the plague.
The outbreak in Georgia, near the borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan marked new territory for the disease, which is particularly lethal upon contact with unprotected animals.
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