ANIMALNET DECEMBER 27, 2002

Disease leads to killing of poultry
APHIS declares UK free of foot-and-mouth, Rinderpest
Cattle rustling
High-tech vets
Insect pests find pet stores irresistible
Prairie Swine Centre implements new strategic plan
Florida animal-rights group targets Palm Beach County
horse-drawn buggy rides
Implantation or injectable dosage form new animal drugs; danofloxacin
New animal drugs; neomycin sulfate soluble powder
Implantation or injectable dosage form new animal drugs; trenbolone acetate
and estradiol benzoate


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DISEASE LEADS TO KILLING OF POULTRY
December 27, 2002
AP
Chelsea J. Carter
LOS ANGELES -- State officials have, according to this story, destroyed
100,000 infected chickens and quarantined poultry in three Southern
California counties because of a potentially ruinous outbreak of a deadly
farm disease.
The story says that the outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease, which is
deadly to poultry but cannot be contracted by humans, was first detected in
backyard flocks in October. This week, officials confirmed it had been
discovered at a poultry farm near Riverside.
U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman Larry Hawkins was quoted as saying,
"Finding it in a commercial flock is a first in California since 1974. It's
not only serious because there is a direct threat to the poultry industry in
California, but because it also brings about quarantines from our trading
partners."



APHIS DECLARES UK FREE OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH, RINDERPEST
December 26, 2002
Meating Place
Dan Murphy
www.meatingplace.com
Great Britain is now free of foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest, a pair
of animal
diseases that have plagued that country's livestock producers during the
past two years, according to a news release.
The country, including England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, is
relieved of
certain foot-and-mouth disease-related trade restrictions, APHIS ruled. The
final rule was published in the Federal Register last week.
Great Britain has met the standards of the Office International des
Epizooties for being considered free of FMD and can be added to the list of
regions listed as FMD-free, APHIS stated. The ruling became effective on
Dec. 17.
The change in status relieves certain restrictions on the importation of
ruminants and swine, fresh (chilled or frozen) meat and other products of
ruminants and swine into the United States from Great Britain. However,
Great Britain and Northern Ireland still are subject to certain restrictions
because of the countries' proximity to or trading relationships with
rinderpest- or FMD-affected regions.



CATTLE RUSTLING
Dec. 27/02
AP
By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER
Associated Press Writer
JUNTURA, Ore. -- Bill Butler, according to this story, counts his cattle
carefully when he turns them out from his isolated ranch to graze in the
spring, and again when they come back in the fall.
He allows for the few that will die in between. But each autumn, more than
a few have disappeared. Someone has been helping themselves to his herd.
The story says that Butler's 1,000 or so head of cattle are put out on about
130,000 acres. He uses a plane and a small helicopter to inspect his herd
and check 400 to 500 miles of fence.
But a lot can go unseen in isolated places like Malheur County, nearly
10,000 square miles of sagebrush, juniper trees and grass spread out across
southeastern Oregon.
The story adds that with some of his 14 deputies dedicated to other duties,
Malheur County Undersheriff Brian Wolfe has only eight to police the
desolate back roads and pastures that are home to the cattle, an estimate
181,000.
Gary Shoun of the Colorado State Board of Livestock Inspection, was quoted
as saying, "Nobody else, like a jeweler, would hang a diamond ring on a tree
and come back to get it in three months. But livestock people have to do
that to utilize the forage that is available."
The story goes on to say that in most states, brand inspectors examine each
animal that leaves the state to make sure the hauler is authorized to do so.
Oregon has one full-time brand inspector, 65 part-timers and five
supervisors, said Roger Huffman, administrator of the animal health division
at the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Even so, 829 cattle were unaccounted for in Oregon in 1999, 938 in 2000 and
722 in 2001.
Jack Wiseman, administrator of the Brands Enforcement Division of the
Montana Department of Livestock, was cited as saying that rustlers caused
few problems in Montana, where hundreds of brand inspectors examine cattle
shipments each time they cross even a county line.



HIGH-TECH VETS
Dec. 27/02
AP
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON -- According to this story, brain surgeons for cats still are a
rarity -- there are 100 veterinary neurologists in the country and not all
operate -- but they're out to put such notions to rest.
Dr. Bill Bush, who performs the delicate surgery in a suburban Washington
animal hospital, was quoted as saying, "Veterinarians in general aren't
always aware we can get good results, and the general populace has no idea.
I would like people to know there are things we can do."
The story says that pet owners are urging veterinarians to push the
boundaries of animal medicine -- and no pet is too small. A goldfish just
received radiation for cancer at Tufts University's School of Veterinary
Medicine, therapy costing thousands of dollars.
Americans spend about $11.1 billion on veterinary medicine each year,
according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Most is out of
pocket: Fewer than 1 percent of the nearly 60 million households with pets
have pet insurance.
Dr. Steven Rowell, director of Tufts' veterinary hospital, was cited as
saying that when pet owners do track down rare specialists, a lack of
animal-appropriate equipment and infrastructure can limit treatment options
even for the wealthy, adding, "People say to us, 'I'll pay anything,' but
that still doesn't mean we have the ability to do whatever they want."



INSECT PESTS FIND PET STORES IRRESISTIBLE
December 27, 2002
ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Amy Spillman
Retail pet stores lose millions of dollars every year in stolen feed stock,
but these thefts aren't reported to the local police. That's because the
culprits aren't people--they're insects.
Until recently, little information was available about the types of insects
that infest pet stores and the places in the stores where they're most
likely to be found. Now, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Kansas
State University (KSU) and Nestlé Purina Pet Care Company are addressing
this lack of data.
In February 2001, Jim Campbell, an entomologist at ARS' Grain Marketing and
Production Research Center in Manhattan, Kan., began collaborating with KSU
research associate Rennie Roesli, KSU professor Bhadriraju Subramanyam, and
Nestlé Purina division manager Kim Kemp in a stored-product insect study.
For seven months, the scientists surveyed eight retail pet stores in Kansas
to determine the infestation and distribution rates of different insect
species. They also evaluated the impact of chemical and nonchemical
interventions on the insect populations.
The researchers placed food- and pheromone-baited pitfall traps and
pheromone-baited sticky traps throughout each store to detect beetle and
moth populations. They also swept, vacuumed and disposed of infested
products in two stores, combined sanitary practices with an insect-growth
regulator in two stores, combined sanitary practices with a pyrethroid
insecticide in two stores, and left two stores untreated.
The scientists collected more than 41,000 insects, representing more than 30
different species, from the eight stores. The insects were most often
concentrated near bulk food bins, on shelves holding wild bird seed and
small animal food, and in stockrooms. Although combining sanitary practices
with pesticide applications to specific floor areas helped reduce beetle
numbers, it did not help reduce moth numbers.
Campbell says that no single pest management approach will stop insect
infestations from occurring in retail pet stores. However, integrated pest
management programs that include proper sanitary practices, frequent stock
rotation and the targeted use of pesticides will help reduce the problem.



PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE IMPLEMENTS NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
December 27, 2002
Farmscape (Episode 1145)
Officials of the Prairie Swine Centre have begun the process of implementing
a new strategic plan. The strategic planning process began in the spring
and involved interviews with pork producers, people working in the pork
industry, other research scientists, veterinarians, feed companies, genetic
companies and government officials from across Canada and the US. Input was
then taken through a further consultation process with the pork industry and
the research community. Centre President Dr. John Patience says the new
plan contains seven strategic objectives dealing with research, technology
transfer, graduate student training and operational issues important to the
centre. Certainly one of the signals was they were very happy with the
research that we've been doing in nutrition, engineering and animal behavior
and they advised us to continue to do that research. I think over 85
percent of the respondents indicated that they felt we should be continuing
work in those areas so that's a pretty high approval rating. They indicated
to us that, if Prairie Swine Centre is to expand, we should expand by
becoming deeper in those areas rather than broadening out and diversifying
into other areas so that was a very important point. In some, our research
program has been updated but will continue to be the same as it has been in
the past. Prairie Swine Centre will continue to view research as a means to
an end and not an end to itself. Really, the product that Prairie Swine
Centre has is information and that information is only valuable when the
industry applies it so technology transfer will also continue to be a very
very important part of the Prairie Swine Centre.
Dr. Patience says, perhaps the biggest change is, of the seven strategic
objectives each one has a measurable target. He says there are almost 40
measurables that will be tracked annually to ensure scientists are reaching
certain minimum standards of progress with the strategic objectives. For
Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane.



FLORIDA ANIMAL-RIGHTS GROUP TARGETS PALM BEACH COUNTY
HORSE-DRAWN BUGGY RIDES
December 27, 2002
Knight-Ridder Tribune
Tal Abbady, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--They may evoke a picture of cobblestoned and gas-lit
streets, but animal activists say, according to this story, there's nothing
quaint about the life of a carriage horse.
The story says that the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida is appealing to
Palm Beach County commissioners and Mayor David Schmidt to stop the downtown
carriage rides they say expose horses to air pollution, traffic hazards,
hoof damage and other afflictions. The Foundation, which has staged
protests against such rides in St. Augustine, Panama City, Stuart, Orlando
and Naples, says its members will step up the campaign to eliminate
horse-and-buggy rides across the state.



IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS;
DANOFLOXACIN
December 27, 2002
Federal Register (Volume 67, Number 249)
[Page 78972-78973]
[DOCID:fr27de02-12]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug
regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA)
filed by Pfizer, Inc. The NADA provides for the veterinary prescription use
of danofloxacin solution in cattle, by subcutaneous injection, for treatment
of bovine respiratory disease associated with Mannheimia (Pasteurella)
haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida. FDA is also amending the regulations
to add the acceptable daily intake for total residues of danofloxacin and
tolerances for residues of danofloxacin in edible tissues of cattle.
DATES: This rule is effective December 27, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Letonja, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-130), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855; 301-827-7576, e-mail: tletonja@cvm.fda.gov.



NEW ANIMAL DRUGS; NEOMYCIN SULFATE SOLUBLE POWDER
December 27, 2002
Federal Register (Volume 67, Number 249)
[Page 78971]
[DOCID:fr27de02-10]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug
regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental abbreviated new animal
drug application (ANADA) filed by Alpharma, Inc. The supplemental ANADA
provides for use of neomycin sulfate soluble powder in the drinking water of
growing turkeys for the control of mortality associated with Escherichia
coli organisms susceptible to neomycin.
DATES: This rule is effective December 27, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lonnie W. Luther, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-104), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-8549, e-mail:
lluther@cvm.fda.gov.



IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS;
TRENBOLONE ACETATE AND ESTRADIOL BENZOATE
December 27, 2002
Federal Register (Volume 67, Number 249)
[Page 78971-78972]
[DOCID:fr27de02-11]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug
regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug
application (NADA) filed by Fort Dodge Animal Health. The supplemental NADA
provides for use of an implant containing 100 milligrams (mg) trenbolone
acetate and 14 mg estradiol benzoate for increased rate of weight gain in
steers fed in confinement for slaughter.
DATES: This rule is effective December 27, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel A. Benz, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-126), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-0223, e-mail: dbenz@cvm.fda.gov.



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