Terrence O'KeefeTerrence O'Keefe is content director at WATT Global Media. www.wattglobalmedia.com/contact-usFrom the Author - Page 34HomePig International hosts PEDV panel discussion at IPPE in AtlantaSince first appearing in the US in the spring of 2013, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has spread to twenty states and with an average of around 120 new cases reported each week by December. Pig International, a magazine published by WATT Global Media will sponsor a panel discussion of veterinarians at the VIV International Pork Production Summit 2014 USA which will take place on Wednesday January 29, 2014 which is being held in conjunction with IPPE in Atlanta.Processing & SlaughterSalmonella sampling of broiler carcasses show third quarter uptickRecently released Campylobacter and Salmonella sampling results for the third quarter of 2013 followed the typical seasonal pattern, which shows a slight increase in the percentage of Salmonella-positive broiler carcasses in the third quarter. The percentage of positive broiler carcasses in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sampling in the third quarter was 4.5 percent, up from 2.6 percent in the second quarter.Broilers & TurkeysCoccidiosis can play a role in Salmonella controlCoccidiosis control continues to be a top concern for broiler veterinarians in the U.S., in spite of the estimated $90 million per year spent on prevention, according to Dr. Greg Mathis, president and researcher, Southern Poultry Research, Inc. Mathis, speaking at WATT Global Media's "Coccidiosis vaccination: A new approach to Salmonella control" webinar, said that broilers vaccinated for coccidiosis have lower lesion scores than do birds treated with either chemical coccidiostats or ionophores.Broilers & TurkeysMarek’s disease control still a challenge for poultry industryThe development of the first Marek’s disease vaccine in the late 1960’s was a major accomplishment in the history of animal health, according to Dr. Isabel Gimeno, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University. She told the audience at the “Managing Marek’s disease for your most valued birds” webinar, sponsored by Zoetis and presented by WATT Global Media on December 18, 2013, that the original Marek’s vaccine was the first successful vaccine for a tumor-causing disease.Egg ProductionEgg producers: Define sustainability before it defines youMatt Sutton-Vermeulen, senior partner, the prasino group, speaking at the United Egg Producers' annual meeting in Asheville, N.C., said that whether the issue is animal welfare or the environment, both of which are components of sustainability, the round table process can be an effective way to engage customers and activists groups and reach consensus on definitions and working towards a better future. He has played a role in establishing the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).Egg ProductionRuling on Alt Farm lawsuit good for egg producersPoultry and livestock farmers had reason to celebrate when a federal court ruled in favor of West Virginia broiler grower Lois Alt in a lawsuit she brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that contrary to the EPA's contention, ordinary stormwater from Alt's farmyard is exempt from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements.Cage-Free Laying SystemsPasture-raised egg producer recognized for clever marketingTens of thousands of small businesses from around the United States entered Intuit's Small Business Big Game contest. Locally Laid, a small pasture-raised egg company located near Duluth, Minn., was named one of the four finalists with a chance for the big prize, a professionally produced television advertisement airing during Super Bowl coverage.Egg ProductionEgg producers should look for more Proposition 2 lawsuits in 2015With the January 1, 2015, implementation date for Proposition 2 at point of sale for shell eggs in California now less than a year away, look for 2015 to go down in the history of the U.S. egg industry as the year of the lawsuit. Despite statements to the contrary by at least one judge who has ruled on Proposition 2's language, there is a lack of clarity, and this ambiguity will likely be parsed out in more than one courthouse.Processing & SlaughterActivist groups line up in opposition to FSIS Salmonella Action PlanWashington, D.C., and its surrounding suburbs have become the home turf of a countless number of activist/special interest groups, and a few have come with criticisms of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Services's (USDA FSIS) recently released Salmonella Action Plan. Two areas that these special interests have chosen to attack most strenuously are the call for full implementation of the proposed modernized poultry slaughter rule and the fact that the plan doesn't identify Salmonella as an adulterant.Processing & SlaughterFSIS Salmonella Action Plan doubles down on the old strategySince the rate of human Salmonellosis cases aren’t declining, it really does seem to be time to try something different. Unfortunately, in many ways, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Salmonella Action Plan is just a re-emphasis of the same strategies that the agency has already employed.Processing & SlaughterUS poultry integrators asked to participate in on-farm NARMS studyNationalAntimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System pilot program will evaluate Salmonellaand Campylobacter isolated from poultry house environmental samples.Egg ProductionWhy is the tech media so gullible about egg replacers?Hampton Creek Foods and the famous tech billionaires who back the San Francisco-based company have done a remarkable job getting the mainstream media to listen to them. All this publicity is nice for Hampton Creek’s egg-less products, such as Beyond Eggs, Eat the Dough and Just Mayo, but you really need to look at who is writing the articles.Previous PagePage 34 of 59Next Page