Category Archive: Expert Advice, Global TOP NEWS, PGT GLOBAL, PGT US, TOP NEWS, Zoetis News Center
What’s in a name? Understanding how flu viruses are identified can help fine-tune swine vaccine strategies
Dec 03, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on What’s in a name? Understanding how flu viruses are identified can help fine-tune swine vaccine strategies
By Micah Jansen, DVM, Veterinary Manager, US Pork, ZoetisHerd-status classification is first step to Mycoplasma control
Sep 08, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Herd-status classification is first step to Mycoplasma control
By Lucina Galina Pantoja, DVM, PhD, Director, US Pork Technical Services, ZoetisControlled exposure to M. hyo is valuable tool for eliminating the pathogen
Aug 01, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Controlled exposure to M. hyo is valuable tool for eliminating the pathogen
By Amy Maschhoff, DVM, The Maschhoffs, LLCTackle post-weaning E. coli issues with aggressive cleaning, vaccination
Oct 06, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Tackle post-weaning E. coli issues with aggressive cleaning, vaccination
By Ryan Strobel, DVM, Swine Vet CenterMaintaining welfare standards in the face of a pandemic
Jul 02, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Maintaining welfare standards in the face of a pandemic
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd.Cutting your losses: When to treat and when to euthanize
Jun 10, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Cutting your losses: When to treat and when to euthanize
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd.Managing pig flows when harvest capacity is restricted
Jun 05, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Managing pig flows when harvest capacity is restricted
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, LtdManaging MLV PRRS vaccines for optimum performance and returns
May 28, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Managing MLV PRRS vaccines for optimum performance and returns
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd.Finding opportunities to improve pig health during these challenging times
May 20, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Finding opportunities to improve pig health during these challenging times
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary ServiceMoving pig health to the back burner — if only for a moment
May 04, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Moving pig health to the back burner — if only for a moment
By Larry Rueff, DVM, Swine Vet Services, Greensburg, IndianaLessons from the barn: Avoiding gremlins
Mar 11, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Lessons from the barn: Avoiding gremlins
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., Carthage, IllinoisThree-phase plan helps seize control of PRRS
Jan 31, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Three-phase plan helps seize control of PRRS
By Jose Angulo, DVM Managing Veterinarian, PRRS specialist Pork Technical Services ZoetisLarger litters, more competition for colostrum make pigs more susceptible to clostridial enteritis
Nov 06, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Larger litters, more competition for colostrum make pigs more susceptible to clostridial enteritis
By Daniel A. Nelson, PhD, Senior nutritionist, pork technical services, ZoetisBiosecurity: A practical approach
Oct 16, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Biosecurity: A practical approach
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd.. Carthage, IllinoisForeign animal diseases and the line of last resort
Oct 06, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Foreign animal diseases and the line of last resort
By Larry Rueff, DVM, Swine Veterinary Services, Greensburg, IndianaDebriefing: Retrospective on the VFD experience
Aug 07, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Debriefing: Retrospective on the VFD experience
By Clayton Johnson, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Integrated Veterinary NetworkAdequate gilt acclimation helps minimize the PRRSV ‘tax’
Jun 21, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Adequate gilt acclimation helps minimize the PRRSV ‘tax’
By Clayton Johnson, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Integrated Veterinary NetworkEarly identification key to managing lameness in sow herds
May 30, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Early identification key to managing lameness in sow herds
By Claire LeFevre, DVM, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., Carthage, IllinoisCan’t we just let boars be boars?
Mar 28, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Can’t we just let boars be boars?
By Larry Rueff, DVM Swine Veterinary Services Greensburg, IndianaIs it time to eliminate PED from US herds?
Mar 04, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Is it time to eliminate PED from US herds?
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd., Carthage, IllinoisFive steps to better Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae control
Oct 17, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Five steps to better Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae control
For pig producers and veterinarians, the health and economic impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is clear. In the US, enzootic pneumonia caused by M. hyo is considered one of the “big three”...Tips for proper selection of cleaning, disinfection products
Aug 30, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Tips for proper selection of cleaning, disinfection products
By Neal Benjamin, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Carthage, IllinoisPay more attention to your sow herd’s lifeline
Jul 13, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Pay more attention to your sow herd’s lifeline
By William R. Fombelle, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD Carthage, IllinoisGilt acclimatization, reduced shedding keys to curbing downstream M. hyo disease
May 30, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Gilt acclimatization, reduced shedding keys to curbing downstream M. hyo disease
By Paul Yeske, DVM Swine Vet Center St. Peter, MinnesotaCrossing the line: Biosecurity for employee entry is still a work in progress
May 14, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Crossing the line: Biosecurity for employee entry is still a work in progress
By Derald Holtkamp, MS, DVM Associate Professor Iowa State UniversityOur strategy for eliminating M. hyo from breed-to-wean herds
Apr 02, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Our strategy for eliminating M. hyo from breed-to-wean herds
By Attila Farkas, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd. Carthage, IllinoisThe cost of being wrong: Why cost-benefit analyses are replacing guesswork on swine farms
Mar 21, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on The cost of being wrong: Why cost-benefit analyses are replacing guesswork on swine farms
By Derald Holtkamp, MS, DVM Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine Ames, IowaSteps to keep the incidence of stillborns at bay
Feb 04, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Steps to keep the incidence of stillborns at bay
by Megan Schnur, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd. Carthage, IllinoisGenetic diversity, changing clinical picture make IAV-S detection challenging
Jan 04, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Genetic diversity, changing clinical picture make IAV-S detection challenging
By Phillip Gauger, DVM, MS, PhD Associate Professor Iowa State University Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) remains among the top health challenges facing the US swine industry and, worse...Lessons learned from PRRS outbreak investigations
Nov 10, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Lessons learned from PRRS outbreak investigations
By Derald Holtkamp, MS, DVM, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, IowaWhy PRRS elimination doesn’t work in some herds
Oct 25, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Why PRRS elimination doesn’t work in some herds
Amber Stricker, DVM, discusses reasons why successful PRRS elimination isn’t always achieved in some herds.Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Elimination or control?
Oct 13, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Elimination or control?
By Clayton Johnson, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Integrated Veterinary NetworkMycoplasma hyopneumoniae: ‘Fix the gilts, fix Mycoplasma’
Sep 25, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: ‘Fix the gilts, fix Mycoplasma’
There’s a lot we think we know about M. hyo under field conditions, but there’s a paucity of peer-reviewed literature to support much of the conventional wisdom we swine veterinarians apply to...Understanding risks for M. hyo disease can help protect US swine herds
Aug 03, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Understanding risks for M. hyo disease can help protect US swine herds
By Maria Jose Clavijo, DVM, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University, Ames,...IAV-S elimination in breed-to-wean herds is challenging — but possible
Jul 21, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on IAV-S elimination in breed-to-wean herds is challenging — but possible
Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) continues to present an ever-changing health challenge in breed-to-wean populations.Proposed classification system to improve M. hyo control tested in commercial setting
May 19, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Proposed classification system to improve M. hyo control tested in commercial setting
By Lucina Galina Pantoja, DVM, PhD, Director, swine technical services, ZoetisUsing diagnostics to optimize PCV2 vaccination
May 02, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Using diagnostics to optimize PCV2 vaccination
By Don McDermid, DVM, Swine Veterinary Services Manager, Zoetis, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada