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In response, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has ordered over 900,000 doses of FMD vaccines, with the first batch expected to arrive next week.

The vaccine is a live attenuated formulation aimed at protecting pigs from ASF, a highly contagious viral disease for which there had previously been no effective vaccine.

GLOBAL – A major step in the fight against African swine fever (ASF) was taken this year as the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)…

Designed to withstand high temperatures and harsh field conditions, it is being rolled out in Mali, one of the regions hardest hit by goat plague.

The cancelled contract had funded Moderna’s early-stage development of an H5 avian flu vaccine, which the company says showed “positive interim” results in a study involving 300 healthy adults.

The announcement was made during the closing session of WOAH’s 92nd General Session, held in Paris, France, from 25 to 29 May 2025.

Unlike live probiotics, postbiotics are inanimate, and thus retain their beneficial effects even after exposure to high heat, such as during extrusion processes typical in commercial pet food manufacturing.

The report suggests that a global 30% reduction in antibiotic use, achieved through improved hygiene, vaccination, and biosecurity, could yield US$120 billion in economic gains by 2050.

The outbreak, reported on April 16, marks Brazil’s first instance of avian influenza in a commercial poultry setting.

The findings come just weeks after Guardian Australia exposed shocking cases of animal mistreatment linked to the nation’s export abattoirs, including the unpunished hypothermia deaths of 103 sheep during transit.