Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Mar 12 – 18)

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General

Livestock Identification and Traceability Program (TRACE) – Regulatory Update

From CTV Kitchener: 3 rabid animals found locally since beginning of 2018

Bovine

Lapses in biosecurity create long-standing risks – Reducing risk of transmission of salmonella and other diseases

Companion Animals

U of G Researchers Create Tool to Manage Urban Cat Population Crisis

OMAFRA Veterinary Advisory regarding new cluster of CIV in Northumberland County.

Poultry

Research uncovers poultry resistant to AI: “Some chickens are almost completely resistant to a serious strain of avian influenza, new research has shown.”

Low pathogenic Avian Influenza H7N1 detected in Texas broiler breeder flock

Backyard poultry producers should protect themselves from salmonella

Swine

Blood test can identify litter-limiting genetic problem in pigs

Wildlife

Dispersive Deer and their Role at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface