Castration alternative boosting efficiency, quality and welfare in Brazil
Dec 05, 2018Susan Spiegel
Pig producers in Brazil are improving efficiency, quality and welfare standards thanks to a novel alternative to physical castration, says a prominent swine veterinarian and meat scientist.
Brenneman: ‘Have conversations about what’s going on at the farm’
Dec 03, 2018Susan Spiegel
The pork industry needs to do a better job telling its story — particularly about how it is improving, evolving and serving the best interests of consumers, producer Erin Brenneman told Pig Health...
Scientist ‘pops the hood’ on US pork industry’s newest vaccine for PCV2
Nov 28, 2018Susan Spiegel
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...
Part 1: Cell-mediated immunity critical to vaccine performance
Nov 28, 2018Susan Spiegel
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...
Part 2: Why two PCV2 genotypes are better than one
Nov 28, 2018Susan Spiegel
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...
Part 3: Chimeric vaccines combine strengths of each antigen to provide better coverage
Nov 28, 2018Susan Spiegel
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And what does a monster from Greek mythology have to do with...
Good nutrition, management can’t replace antibiotics, but they can help reduce the need
Nov 26, 2018Susan Spiegel
Producers looking to raise pigs with little or no antibiotics should consider nutritional strategies that help pigs build more immunity, according to Mike Tokach, PhD.
Veterinarians in best position to be ‘ambassadors’ for antimicrobials in pork production
Nov 19, 2018Susan Spiegel
Veterinarians can leverage their credibility to help consumers understand the complexity of the decision-making process for antimicrobials used in pork production.
Ileitis: Is it possible to control in baby pigs without antibiotics?
Nov 07, 2018Susan Spiegel
Ileitis may be a ubiquitous disease in grow-finish pigs, but with changes in on-farm antibiotic use it could become a new, more common challenge in the nursery period.
See it, do it, teach it: Veterinarian offers tips for caregiver training
Nov 05, 2018Susan Spiegel
When you give someone something to read, the expressed competency level is about 10%. When you talk to them on the phone, it’s only 20%. But if that person sees a colleague do something a certain...
