PHT SPECIAL REPORTS
created by the editors
created by the editors
Welcome to PHT Special Reports. Here you will find collections of articles and videos on timely topics prepared by the editors of Pig Health Today.
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Industry experts address rising sow mortality
The sow herd is the engine that drives a hog farm's downstream productivity. But since the 1990s, sow mortality has been on the rise across the country. In 1993, the average annual sow mortality rate among US herds was 4.3%; by 2017, it was nearly 10%. In a special report, Pig Health Today details the main talking points from an event bringing together US pork industry experts to address sow care, well-being and survivability. The roundtable covered sow mortality trends, research, gilt selection, recordkeeping, caregiver training and more. -
Day 4: AASV Conference
The 2021 virtual American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting is underway. Our editors are covering sessions and capturing interviews for future posts. Here's a look back at last year's coverage. -
Day 3: AASV Conference
The 2021 virtual American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting is underway. Our editors are covering sessions and capturing interviews for future posts. Here's a look back at last year's coverage. -
Day 2: AASV Conference
The 2021 virtual American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting is underway. Our editors are covering sessions and capturing interviews for future posts. Here's a look back at last year's coverage. -
Day 1: AASV Conference
The 2021 virtual American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting is underway. Our editors are covering sessions and capturing interviews for future posts. Here's a look back at last year's coverage. -
Swine Influenza: New control approaches for an evolving virus
Influenza is a genetically diverse, rapidly changing virus that creates challenges for pork producers and veterinarians. Finding and implementing the right control strategies is critical. This special report features experts from across the industry who discuss why swine influenza has changed, what those changes mean to producers and promising new approaches to influenza control. -
Managing Mycoplasma Pneumonia
PRRS and PED might grab all the headlines, but Mycoplasma pneumonia is still a leading cause of losses in swine production -
Adapting to the New VFD Rules
What you need to know comply with the new FDA directive. -
M. hyo articles
Pork producers battling swine respiratory disease associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) now have more flexibility when using Lincomix® (lincomycin hydrochloride) Type A medicated article, thanks to a new dosing level approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The popular feed medication may be administered at 100 to 200 grams per ton of feed for 21 days to reduce the severity of respiratory disease associated with M. hyo. Previously, Lincomix had to be used at the rate of 200 grams per ton of feed to reduce the severity of swine respiratory disease caused by M. hyo. -
Summer Solstice Special: Managing Heat Stress in Pigs
Behold the Summer Solstice, a good time to think about the hot, steamy days ahead and how they'll affect swine health, welfare and performance. Pig Health Today talked with experts about helping pigs keep their cool. -
Heat wave shines spotlight on pig stress
Each year, heat stress costs US pig farmers about $900 million in revenues - about twice the amount lost to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. For this Special Report, Pig Health Today editors talked with swine specialists about ways to beat the heat and other stressors than can compromise a pig's immune system and performance. -
'Tis the season for PED virus
No one is ready to call it a holiday tradition, but winter is prime time for outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. Experts discuss how the disease has evolved and how to minimize losses.