The bluetongue-like disease EHD, which mainly affects cattle, has not broken out in Switzerland. Retesting at the World Organization for Animal Health (Woah) did not find the virus, Swiss veterinary authorities report. A calf was found in Bern, Switzerland, in mid-October with symptoms of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD). Then there was a second suspicion of … Read more
The bluetongue virus is said to have come to the Netherlands on a train that transports household waste from Italy to Amsterdam. This is what Sieta van Keimpema of Farmers Defense Force suggests. However, the virus type prevalent in the Netherlands is not the same as the Italian type and the Dutch type is also … Read more
Bluetongue is spreading rapidly across the Netherlands, and 645 companies have now been infected. In the quest of sheep farmers to make the suffering of their animals bearable, a call on LinkedIn led to interesting conversations about the use of herbs and natural remedies. ‘There is no medicine for bluetongue. We can only try to … Read more
Veterinary drug manufacturer MSD Animal Health is launching a bovine corona vaccine that can be administered nasally to a newborn calf. The vaccine provides local immunity and is not inhibited by antibodies from the colostrum. Bovine coronavirus mainly affects calves. The virus causes infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, which also makes the … Read more
Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) has been identified in cattle for the first time in Europe. That says the French food agency Anses. Like bluetongue, the disease is transmitted by midges. The disease was first found in Europe in October 2022 in Sardinia and has affected several herds in Italy and Spain, Vilt.be reports. EHD, first … Read more