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28 December 2020
IBR case identified in eastern SwitzerlandSwiss authorities have identified a cow with the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), a respiratory disease, in the eastern canton of Grisons on 23 December....
18 August 2020
How does an increase in nitrogen application affect grasslands?The "PaNDiv" experiment, established by researchers of the University of Bern on a 3000 m2 field site, is the largest biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiment in Switzerland and aims to better understand how increases in nitrogen affect grasslands....
18 November 2019
How Diagnostics Kept the Swiss Mad Cow Disease Program a Step Ahead During a CrisisWhen the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis hit, Switzerland was a step ahead of many countries in Europe. The Swiss National Reference Laboratory had already implemented measures that would pay off in two ways: by controlling the disease in...
06 September 2019
Resistance Can Spread Even Without Use of AntibioticsSWITZERLAND - Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics. Often, resistance is mediated by resistance genes, which can simply jump from one bacterial population to the next....
18 June 2019
Rinsing System in Stomach Protects Teeth of RuminantsSWITZERLAND - "Field-grazing animals always eat some earth and dust along with the plants," says Jean-Michel Hatt, professor at the Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife. ...
26 July 2017
Isotopes in Neolithic Cattle Teeth Suggest Herding StrategiesSWITZERLAND - Analysis of strontium isotopes in teeth from Neolithic cattle suggest that early Europeans used different specialised herding strategies....
28 July 2016
New Tests Could Protect Cowpat-Eating AnimalsSWITZERLAND - Livestock medications can impair beneficial organisms that break down dung, but a new study could show a way to conduct better testing to prevent such harm....
21 September 2015
New Company Setting Good Example in Food Waste BattleSWITZERLAND - A new start-up company in Switzerland is leading the way on helping to reduce our food waste, writes Lucy Towers....
02 April 2015
Swiss Must Knock Down Trade Barriers, Says ReportSWITZERLAND – Half of Swiss farm receipts come from farm support measures and major trade barrier reductions should be rolled out to address this....
02 September 2014
Swiss Chefs Endorse Irish Beef and LambSWITZERLAND - Irish Food marketing body, Bord Bia recently hosted a two-day promotional event in Flims, a town located in the Swiss Alps focused on the promoting Irish beef and lamb to a number of high-end chefs and local Swiss media....
27 December 2013
Variation in Land-use Intensity Leads to Higher BiodiversitySWITZERLAND - If grassland is managed intensively, biodiversity typically declines. A new study led by Bernese plant ecologists shows that it is rare species that suffer the most....
30 May 2013
Call for Sustainable Solutions to Feed the WorldSWITZERLAND - FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Goodwill Ambassador to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has called for sustainable solutions to feed the world's growing population....
22 November 2012
DSM Launches State-of-the-art Animal Nutrition, Health WebsiteSWITZERLAND - DSM is showcasing the full breadth and versatility of its Animal Nutrition & Health offering with a brand new website....
13 November 2012
DuPont Pioneer Forage Inoculant Patent UpheldSWITZERLAND - DuPont Pioneer recently prevailed in a major European patent challenge to its bacterial strain used in the Pioneer® brand inoculants portfolio. The decision in favor of Pioneer by the European Patent Office (EPO) means that the key bacterial...
16 August 2012
Schmallenberg Hits SwitzerlandSWITZERLAND - 33 cases of Schmallenberg have been identified in Switzerland, all in cattle....
14 January 2011
BSE Pathogens Can Be Transmitted By AirSWITZERLAND - Researchers at the University of Zurich, have concluded that airborne prions are also infectious and can induce mad cow disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disorder. ...
06 December 2010
USGC Team Promotes Sorghum, DDGS at Conference SWITZERLAND - The US Grains Council built on its long-standing presence at the Global Grains Conference to promote US sorghum and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to almost 900 grain traders and feed manufacturers. ...
26 March 2010
IBV Confirmed In SwitzerlandSWITZERLAND - Two outbreaks of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBV) were confirmed earlier this week by the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office. ...
19 February 2010
Vaccinating Against BluetongueSWITZERLAND - Thirteen per cent of farmers have opted out of vaccinating their livestock against bluetongue. ...
23 November 2009
WTO Establishes Panel to Consider COOL DisputeSWITZERLAND - At its meeting on 19 November 2009, the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) established a single panel to examine complaints by Canada (DS384) and Mexico (DS386) on the US country of origin labelling (COOL)....
21 August 2009
More Poultry, Cattle in SwitzerlandSWITZERLAND - A recent census reports that numbers of both cattle and poultry are increasing. ...
29 October 2007
Bluetongue Reaches SwitzerlandSWITZERLAND - The Swiss veterinary authorities have registered the first case of bluetongue disease in the country, after cows were infected near Basel....
05 February 2007
Farm Animal Brands Key to Novartis Animal Health GrowthBASEL - Novartis Animal Health has been among the fastest growing companies in the animal health industry over the past three years, fueled not only by its strong stable of veterinary products for pets, but also by its continued emphasis and commitment...
22 August 2006
Mad cow research to continueSWITZERLAND - One of the world's leading experts on mad cow disease tells swissinfo why the Swiss government will continue research into the disease despite its near disappearance. Adriano Aguzzi, director of the Institute of Neuropathology at Zurich...
17 August 2006
Mad cow disease no longer a priority for SwissSWITZERLAND - The Federal Veterinary Office says it will reduce its BSE unit from 20 people to 12 by the end of 2006 and shift its focus to the entire food production chain. So far this year two cases of BSE have been reported; in 2005 the Swiss authorities...
08 May 2006
Court clears government of BSE failuresSWITZERLAND -The Federal Court has thrown out a call for financial compensation by more than 2,000 Swiss farmers for losses incurred during the crisis over mad cow disease. Source: Swiss Info...
06 May 2004
Farmers win ruling in bid for BSE compensationSWITZERLAND - A federal commission has said that the government is liable for losses suffered by the country’s farmers during the mad cow disease crisis. More than 2,200 farmers are demanding SFr300 million ($234 million) in damages. The appeals...
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