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HPAI found in Texas, US dairy cattle for first time in 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
For the first time this year, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Texas, US dairy cattle, according to a press release last week from the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and according to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
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President of Irish farming organisation welcomes EU's potential ban of Brazilian meat imports
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
An announcement by the EU Commission that Brazilian meat imports will be banned from September 3—unless it demonstrates compliance with the European Union's rules on antimicrobial resistance—is an important first step, said Francie Gorman, president of IFA, Ireland's largest farming representative organisat ...
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AVAC Vietnam delivers 1.1 million does of LSD vaccine to South Korea
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company has officially exported a shipment of 1.1 million doses of the AVAC LSD (lumpy skin disease) LIVE vaccine to the South Korean market.
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Vietnam seeks to import SAT1 foot-and-mouth disease vaccine as new strain advances toward Southeast Asia
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Hanoi moves to close a critical immunity gap in its livestock herd after the SAT1 strain reaches China's border provinces for the first time.
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Vietnam enacts national plan for prevention of animal diseases
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister, Ho Quoc Dung, has signed Decision No. 779/QD-TTg, officially enacting the National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, and African swine fever (ASF) for the 2026–2030 period.
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Northern Territory, Australia, announces increased funding to support frontline livestock biosecurity
Friday, May 1, 2026
The Northern Territory, Australia government has announced four new livestock biosecurity officers and a $1 million uplift in funding to support frontline biosecurity and strengthen the integrity of the livestock supply chain.
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Ireland tests 19,000 ruminant samples for bluetongue this year as part of widening surveillance efforts
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Ireland's Department of Agriculture has significantly expanded its bluetongue surveillance efforts, testing approximately 19,000 ruminant samples this year.
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Environmental nucleic acid testing of trough water detects viral signatures linked to livestock health, research found
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A newly published paper by the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University has demonstrated that simple environmental nucleic acid (eNA) testing of trough water can detect bacterial and viral signatures linked to livestock health, offering a potential new layer of surveillance for th ...
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Anthrax outbreak forces shutdown of beef cattle farm in eastern Shandong, China
Monday, April 13, 2026
China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.
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Philippines looking into setting up Bio-Safe facility in Subic Freeport
Monday, April 6, 2026
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is exploring the establishment of a Bio-Safe examination facility inside the Subic Freeport, to bolster the country's defenses against agricultural smuggling and prevent the spread of animal diseases.
