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Peter King resigns as chairman of ELA. Read more

Avian Influenza:
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority destroyed all of farm's 42.700 turkeys Sunday 18 March 2012.
A transport ban on poultry, eggs and poultry droppings with a 3km radius around the farm has been in force since Sat 17 March. There are some 25 poultry farms in the region.
Bird flu is an extremely contagious disease that can be transmitted not just to poultry but to other bird species as well. In extremely rare cases humans too can be infected with the virus. Last year, there
were several bird flu outbreaks across the country, most of them in the provinces of Gelderland, Zeeland and Flevoland.

Q FEVER - SERBIA
From 27 Jan 2012 to 10 Feb 2012, a total of 43 cases of Q fever were notified in the village of Nocaj, Srem county, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia. Q fever was laboratory confirmed in 37 notified cases. Although, the outbreak is considered over, the outbreak investigation is still ongoing in order to identify aetiologic factors relevant for this outbreak.
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SCHMALLENBERG (read more)


Breeds at risk, Criteria and Classification.
Report from a seminar held in London, 16-17 February 2010

Toward a more sustainable livestock sector

FAO report analyzes the rapidly changing global livestock production.

Stakeholders consultation on the new EU animal health law:
Questionnaire for stakeholders on possible approaches to a new EU Animal Health Law Aims of this questionnaire.
This questionnaire serves to collect input on the main problems identified so far in relation to current EU animal health policy and to check, add to and, if necessary, redirect possible approaches to solving them. The document reflect the preparations made by Unit D1 in the Animal Health and Welfare Directorate 2 of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers with a view to drafting a new Animal Health Law and impact assessment. This initiative was included in the Action Plan3 for the EU Animal Health Strategy 2007–20134.
ELA's ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR STAKEHOLDERS

AWSELVA meeting November 10th 2010:
The Impact of Policy Changes on Animal Welfare: An important meeting of the Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Associationpolicy took place London on November 10th in which the concept of "animal welfare" was examined, particularly in the context of the development and influencing of policy. Prof Sheila Crispin and Christine Bijl of ELA were represented at the meeting.
AWSELVA meeting by Christine Bijl and Sheila Crispin.

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Avian Influenza
* Bird flu has been detected at a turkey farm in the southern Dutch province of Limburg.
Latest news on Schmallenberg
*"Schmallenberg" virus: analysis of the epidemiological data (April 2012)
*Serological ELISA for SBV currently being evaluated
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* The OPS ("Operational Priority Substances ") computer model simulates the dispersion of pollutants in the air. It also appears to be suitable for modelling the transmission of Q fever bacteria from farm animals to humans.
* Eurosurveillance Special Edition: Q-Fever