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Pre-registration efficacy study of a novel marker vaccine against classical swine fever on Maternally Derived Antibody negative (MDA-) target animals.
candidate CP7_E2alf produced under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) conditions by Pfizer was tested on 40 six-week-old MDA-piglets according to the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur.) requirements. Single doses of ...
Measuring general animal health status: Development of an animal health barometer.
Reporting Public Health Practice Abstract: The development of an animal health barometer, an instrument to measure the general health of the Belgian livestock population on a yearly basis and to monitor its ...
A survey on biosecurity and management practices in selected Belgian cattle farms.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Sarrazin, Steven; Ann Brigitte Cay; Laureyns, Jozef; Dewulf, Jeroen Source: Prev Vet Med, Volume 117, Issue 1, p.129-39 (2014) Keywords: Animal Distribution Animal Husbandry Animals Belgium Cattl ...
Evaluation of classical swine fever virus antibody detection assays with an emphasis on the differentiation of infected from vaccinated animals.
HerdChek* CSFV Ab, both of which detect antibodies against the E2 protein of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), had the highest sensitivity. Both tests were practicable and showed good reproducibility. ...
Towards licensing of CP7_E2alf as marker vaccine against classical swine fever-Duration of immunity.
either orally or intramuscularly vaccinated with a single dose of CP7_E2alf vaccine produced under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) conditions. Ten additional pigs were included as controls. Six months ...
Potential impact of fertilization practices on human dietary intake of dioxins in Belgium.
stage, including crop fertilization. Therefore, we developed a simple method for estimating the introduction of dioxins in the food chain according to various fertilization practices. Using dioxin’s ...
Deoxynivalenol loads in matched pair wheat samples in Belgium: comparison of ELISA VERATOX kit against liquid chromatography.
VERATOX kits are valuable for quantitative screening and even for an initial exposure assessment in situations when there are practical or economical reasons not to use sophisticated methods such as HPLC or ...
Cattle, sheep and pigs vaccinated against foot and mouth disease: does trade in these animals and their products present a risk of transmitting the disease?
practical experience strongly indicate low risk, it is not possible to assert that the risk is zero for vaccinated animals or their products. In the absence of key factual data, risk analysis is only ...
Avian influenza outbreak management: action at time of confirmation, depopulation and disposal methods; the 'Belgian experience' during the H7N7 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in 2003.
foam with a certain bubble size presents a practicable, effective and humane method for mass depopulation. Foam of the right bubble size creates an occlusion in the trachea of birds, causing a rapid ...
A survey on biosecurity and management practices in Belgian pig herds.
pig herds to describe their biosecurity status and management practices. Our written questionnaire was sent to a stratified random sample of 609 pig farms. We achieved a 71.6% response, and 42⅙09 ...