>Thermo Fisher ($TMO) announced it has launched a first-in-class diagnostic kit that can rapidly detect subtypes of swine influenza virus (SIV). Release
> Integrated Animal Health announced that it has opened offices in New Zealand and Hungary and signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Domhealth in New Zealand. Release
> Nexvet Biopharma ($NVET) has secured a 20,000-square-foot biologics manufacturing facility in Tullamore, Ireland. Release
> Premune, which is developing therapeutics for companion animals, has named Ed Torr, former executive director of Dechra Pharmaceuticals, as its new head of business development and commercial operations. Release
> PetCure Oncology, a provider of stereotactic radiosurgery to the veterinary market, has acquired Veterinary MRI and Radiotherapy Center of NJ. Release
> Anatara Lifesciences of Australia announced that in a field trial of Detach, a non-antibiotic therapy to treat scour in piglets, the number of animals with the condition dropped by 41% and the severity fell by 45%. Release (PDF)
> Researchers from the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute in Germany have determined that an outbreak of Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) that affected 5,000 cows and killed 500 was likely spread by veterinarians and farmers, according to a paper published in the new open access journal Heliyon. Release
> Supplement maker Vets Plus has named David Nelson president, with responsibility for production execution and operations. Release
> Vireo Systems of Tennessee has acquired Rejuvenate Plus, a Canadian manufacturer of supplements for dogs and cats. Release
> France launched a widespread livestock vaccination program after a case of bluetongue disease was found on a farm in the central region of the country. Article
> A study by scientists at the University of California at Berkeley found that 59% of tumor samples taken from women with breast cancer showed evidence of exposure to bovine leukemia virus, though they noted the results do not prove the virus causes cancer. Article