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Biosecurity biggest protection from H5N1 in pigs
Earlier this year, highly pathogenic avian influenza infected dairy cattle in some states, though not in Missouri. Could the disease affect pigs?. Cory Bromfield, University of Missouri Extension swine veterinarian, said that it could happen, but to date only one natural case of H5N1 has been reported in the U.S., and that was in a feral hog. Low-pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in circulating swine strains five times from 1999 to 2015. Bromfield spoke about influenza in pigs at the recent Missouri Swine Health Symposium in Columbia.
Northern Missouri transmission project aims for 2028 finish, seeks community input
MACON, Mo. — Ameren's Transmission Department looked to receive feedback for an upcoming project to replace transmission lines in northern Missouri on Thursday. Ameren leaders set up in Macon to discuss the Northern Missouri Grid Transformation Program. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission and...
Missouri Republican fight stalls order stopping sales of food with Delta-8 THC
(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson expressed “extreme disappointment” in a letter to Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft for not approving an executive order to stop sales of food products with psychoactive cannabis. Parson issued Executive Order 24-10 on Aug. 1 during a news conference in his office at the state capitol, citing a 600% increase in cannabis poisoning resulting in an emergency room visit or hospitalization of children age 5 and under since 2018. The products Parson wanted off the...
Governor Parson signs bill to address ‘sludge’ concerns in southwest Missouri
PINEVILLE, Mo. — Missouri Governor Mike Parson signs into law a bill state legislators say has been years in the making. At a ceremony in Pineville Wednesday afternoon, Parson ceremonially signed into law legislation passed this year aimed at addressing the “sludge” issue in McDonald and Newton Counties. Commonly known as “sludge,” byproducts from industrial facilities, like food processors, have been stored in lagoons and spread as fertilizer on fields in both counties.
Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would stop execution of death row inmate who claims innocence
The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have resentenced death row inmate Marcellus Williams to life without parole after new testing of DNA evidence complicated his innocence claim.
Missouri AG launches investigation into widespread data breach
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into National Public Data, a company designed to conduct background checks. The move comes amid widespread reports of stolen Social Security numbers last week.
Missourians average 1 year in jail waiting for court-ordered mental health treatment
The Department of Mental Health said the number of people waiting in jail to be transferred to psychiatric hospitals will continue to rise because inpatient beds are at capacity. The number of people languishing in Missouri jails in need of court-ordered mental health treatment currently stands at 344 — and...
Several issues, including abortion access, certified for November ballot in Missouri
Four amendments to Missouri's constitution and one proposition on minimum wage were certified for the November ballot last week by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. The post Several issues, including abortion access, certified for November ballot in Missouri appeared first on Houston Herald.
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