A pair of studies is set to collect information on the use of antimicrobial products in feed and water on cattle feedlots and in swine nursery and grower-finisher facilities, says the USDA.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been offered several suggestions on how to better gauge and understand the economic effects of unintended mixing between biotech and other feed crops.
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus may have found its way into the US on large bags used to ship feed and bulk products, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a root cause investigation report released on Wednesday.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week issued a conditional license to US firm, Harrisvaccines, for a vaccine that may aid in the control of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in swine.