vaccines

Harvest season is here across the Pacific Northwest and the last thing you need is someone down and out because of COVID-19. With the delta variant being highly contagious, COVID cases and hospitalizations are on the rise again, just as farmers are heading to the fields this fall ...

Earlier this week, the USDA reopened a comment period regarding a petition from a vaccine manufacturer seeking approval to produce a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine. The comment period was announced by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for an additional 30 days. The ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is warning horse owners across the region to vaccinate against West Nile. This is typically the time of year when mosquito populations start to explode thanks to the combination of standing water from spring rains and increasing temperatures ...

Boehringer Ingelheim is developing a biotechnology production site for veterinary vaccines in Europe.  A groundbreaking ceremony last month marked the start of construction on the site that may become the largest vaccine production facility in the world.  ...

As we transition from the cool, wet weather to dryers, warmer conditions, livestock owners are reminded to keep a close eye on their animals.  Veterinarian Dr. Susan Kerr says just because a horse or cow survived the winter cold doesn’t mean they are out of the woods.  She told...

Researchers at UC Davis and the USDA have published the results of a survey that show that some viruses can integrate themselves into a chicken’s DNA to avoid the immune system, and then reappear later in the chicken’s life.   A similar pattern of behavior exists in humans who contract chickenpox and then are susceptible to shingles later in life.   Poultry...