Study reveals Europe’s SRD disease prevention habits

The majority of European pig producers vaccinate against Mycoplasma and Circovirus, according to the results of a study comprising phone interviews with 617 pig producers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
The research, conducted by IPSOS Forward on behalf of Pfizer Animal Health earlier this year, was carried out among farm owners/managers or live production managers, who had vaccinated their herds against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and/or Cicovirus in the last 12 months.
The majority of those interviewed vaccinated against both diseases, and have added Circovirus to their vaccination schedule, rather than adopting it as a replacement for M hyo. Preventing M hyo remains a top priority for producers, with 67% of respondents vaccinating for the disease, and no significant decrease in M hyo vaccination expected in the near future.
The survey also found that, three-quarters of producers used anti-infectives for respiratory disease, specifically for outbreaks, but in some cases for prevention.

Brazil: New salmonella rules ahead for poultry producers

The Brazilian government has started the consultation for new rules on salmonella and mycoplasma.
Once published, the new rules will bring together and update Normative Ruling 44 or 2001, and Normative Ruling 76 of 2003.
The coordinator for poultry health in Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Regina D'Arce, says: "The health certification procedures for farms and commercial and breeding establishments are very similar, and it is for this reason they are being brought together in a single text."
She continued that the new procedures were drawn up by experts from the veterinary service with the help of producers. New diagnostic techniques, unavailable when the original legislation was published, along with updates procedures for certifying farms, both broiler and layer, will be included in the rules.