March, 2008 news
March 23rd, 2008
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Avian Influenza. The spanish strategy
Conference in International Conference on Animal Health and Welfare Producing Animal
March 15th, 2008
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PCR amplification of species specific sequences of 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region for identification of Streptococcus phocae
Investigation article published in Microbiological Research
Streptococcus phocae, a bacterial pathogen of seals, could reliably be identified by PCR amplification using oligonucleotide primers designed according to species specific segments of the previously sequenced 16S rRNA gene and the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region of this species. The PCR mediated assay allowed an identification of S. phocae isolated from harbor and gray seals and from Atlantic salmons. No cross-reaction could be observed with 13 different other streptococcal species and subspecies and with Lactococcus garvieae strains investigated for control purposes…
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March 7th, 2008
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New generation thermographic cameras: a readily available technique with a high potential for the marine mammal practitioner
Oral communication in 36th Annual Conference of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
March 7th, 2008
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Información de la cadena alimentaria en productos de origen animal
Conference in Curso de porcino
March 4th, 2008
Sergio González Domínguez
V Edition of the Master in Food Security
The wide and changing food safety regulations,
requires continuous training of professionals
In October 2008 starts the fifth edition of the Master in Food Security of the College of Veterinarians of Madrid. The preregistration period is from 3 March to 19 September…
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March 1st, 2008
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Vaccines against bluetongue in Europe
Investigation published in Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
After the incursion of bluetongue virus (BTV) into European Mediterranean countries in 1998, vaccination was used in an effort to minimize direct economic losses to animal production, reduce virus circulation and allow safe movements of animals from endemic areas. Vaccination strategies in different countries were developed according to their individual policies, the geographic distribution of the incurring serotypes of BTV and the availability of appropriate vaccines. Four monovalent modified live virus (MLV) vaccines were imported from South Africa and subsequently used extensively in both c…
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March 1st, 2008
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Role of hepatic macrophages during the viral haemorrhagic fever induced by African Swine Fever Virus
Investigation article published in Histology and Histopathology
To ascertain the role played by the various liver monocyte-macrophage populations in the course of a viral hemorrhagic fever, fifteen pigs were inoculated intramuscularly with the highly virulent isolate of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) España-70 and slaughtered at 1-7 days post-inoculation (dpi). Samples of liver were fixed in different solutions and routinely processed for morphological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies. Viral antigen (vp73) was detected from 3 dpi onward, mainly in circulating monocytes of sinusoid and Kupffer`s cells (KC), as well as in portal macrophages…
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