February 2, 2022
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) has challenged producers and swine veterinarians for decades. During that time, outbreak management and ...
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Today’s sow farms are highly efficient production systems, yet pre-weaning mortality can remain a challenge. A lot of time and ...
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February 1, 2022
African swine fever (ASF) has spread like a slow burn across the globe since the 2007 identification in the Republic ...
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Efforts are underway in Canada to develop an ASF-Free Compartments strategy allowing farms to market hogs in the event of ...
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US pig producers know that many different strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) exist, and that immunological cross-protection ...
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January 20, 2022
US pig producers have made a big push to eliminate Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhp) from their herds as a way to ...
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January 14, 2022
When a sow doesn’t reach her full potential, the cost to the farm and the cost to the income stream ...
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December 21, 2021
From the person doing the power washing to the owner of the farm business, everyone involved in a pork-production system ...
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December 10, 2021
Regular biosecurity checks with a close look at filtration and ventilation systems will help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens ...
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Researchers want to move from monitoring disease in the US pig population to actually forecasting if and when a potential ...
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December 3, 2021
Most, if not all, pigs harbor some strains of Streptococcus suis (Strep suis). Lately, challenges by the bacteria appear to ...
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October 19, 2021
African swine fever (AFS) has not been diagnosed in the US, but many industry experts feel its arrival is inevitable. ...
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October 13, 2021
Biosecurity ranks high on the list of concerns for swine veterinarians who want hog units tightened up to reduce disease. ...
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October 12, 2021
Eliminating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a promising achievement for some commercial herds and a goal for ...
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September 30, 2021
Disease challenges eat into time and profits, and are all too common on US pig farms. That is one reason ...
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September 20, 2021
Colostrum is vital to piglet survival but managing intake may benefit from some fresh thinking, according to Kara Stewart, associate ...
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September 11, 2021
Influenza-A virus of swine (IAV-S) is a thorn in the side of US pork producers, and it’s a difficult thorn ...
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September 8, 2021
Since its introduction in 2011, the system to classify breeding herds according to their porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus ...
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September 1, 2021
It’s not unrealistic to say that if you checked the nasal cavities or tonsils of any group of pigs, you ...
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August 19, 2021
Sow lameness continues to trouble hog operations in the US, causing high numbers of involuntary removals from herds. These expensive ...
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August 9, 2021
Water doesn’t get the attention it deserves because it is abundant, easy to access and inexpensive, but that will change ...
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August 4, 2021
Raising pigs without antibiotics requires extra management and different tools compared to traditional commercial hog production, reports Laura Carroll, DVM, ...
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August 3, 2021
Taking care of sick animals is no fun for anybody. For that reason, and so many more, biosecurity is a ...
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July 22, 2021
Evolving strains of porcine circovirus (PCV) mean careful monitoring and updating management strategies are key to controlling disease associated with ...
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July 20, 2021
Jeff Feder, DVM, with Swine Vet Center (SVC), has spent 15 years fine-tuning filtration systems in client hog barns. Today, ...
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June 25, 2021
US producers have seen the devastating impact of African swine fever (ASF) in other countries. The ultimate goal is to ...
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Water is as important for the growth and health of pigs as feed. As such, it makes sense to test ...
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June 2, 2021
Seasonal infertility continues to be a widespread problem for sow herds across the US. And if you don’t have a ...
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June 1, 2021
The pork industry has had a tremendous number of innovations over the years, said Joe Connor, DVM, in an interview ...
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May 22, 2021
Sow herds seeking negative Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) status should use accurate gilt surveillance methods.
Research conducted by Alyssa Betlach, DVM, ...
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January 31, 2021
Pig producers in Brazil are improving efficiency, quality and welfare standards thanks to a novel alternative to physical castration, says ...
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December 16, 2020
Batch farrowing used to be a common practice, but as farms got bigger, continuous-flow production became the norm. Now it ...
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November 20, 2020
In fall 2019, a client called into Four Star Veterinary Service clinic in Mexico, Indiana, and reported the loss of ...
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November 5, 2020
A field trial evaluating iron supplementation for baby pigs found the typical 200 mg iron shot at birth is not ...
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November 2, 2020
While their schooling focused on pigs, veterinarians on the job spend a lot of time working with clients and members ...
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October 30, 2020
The “Five Freedoms” have been the foundation for establishing sound animal welfare practices since they were developed by Britain’s Farm ...
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October 21, 2020
In the end, raising hogs is about producing pork, and continuous success depends on building customers’ trust, listening to expectations ...
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October 16, 2020
Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) is one of the primary respiratory pathogens challenging swine production systems in the US ...
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October 14, 2020
Markets for pork produced without antibiotics continue to grow. But this method of production is not for every farm, cautions ...
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October 11, 2020
Biosecurity protocols are critical to keeping the US hog herd healthy, and one of the regular tasks is to disinfect ...
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September 30, 2020
A romanticized view of the veterinary profession, gleaned from sources like the famous Brit, James Herriot’s novel “All Creatures Great ...
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September 20, 2020
Pain management for pigs has always been a challenge, partly because it’s difficult to measure levels of pain and partly ...
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September 9, 2020
Tracheal sampling is a good way to determine if Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) is present in a herd, but it’s an ...
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September 8, 2020
Forecasting swine-disease outbreaks might become a lot like predicting the weather as scientists combine monitoring disease data with computer models.
“It’s ...
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September 2, 2020
Grow-finish farms are the last segment of hog production to enact strict biosecurity protocols. That needs to change, reports Mike ...
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August 11, 2020
The first case of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (Strep. zoo) was identified in the US pig population last fall, and ...
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August 3, 2020
Bacterial pathogens like Streptococcus suis and Haemophilus parasuis continue to cause major issues for growing and adult pigs. Good solutions ...
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August 1, 2020
Sow mortality has been on the rise in the US pork industry, reaching upwards of 15% in many sow-production systems, ...
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July 23, 2020
For the past 18 months Scott Dee, DVM, director of research at Pipestone Veterinary Services, has been investigating whether feed ...
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July 17, 2020
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Swine Health Information Center: Preparing for emerging diseases
SHIC: PED caught US unprepared
SHIC: Preparing ...
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July 15, 2020
Veterinarians, whether specializing in large or small animals, deal with stress under the best circumstances. But in this time of ...
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July 5, 2020
Nine years of data from the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project (MSHMP) show farms with air-filtering systems have fewer outbreaks ...
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June 28, 2020
Infectious arthritis caused by Mycoplasma hyorhinis is gaining ground in hog units where it infects neonatal pigs and develops into severe lameness ...
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June 18, 2020
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Antimicrobial resistance causing few clinical problems in swine
Part 1: Good news for the ...
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May 20, 2020
The standard 200 mg iron shot for baby pigs at processing may not be enough iron to last until weaning. ...
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April 22, 2020
The practice of farrowing sows in groups and not continuously is making a reappearance as small- to medium-sized sow farms ...
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April 18, 2020
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Minimal evidence of antibiotic resistance in swine
Part 1: Responsible antibiotic use
Part 2: Antibiotic ...
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April 10, 2020
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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: New strategies for an old 'bug'
Part 1: Underrated disease
Part 2: Understanding ...
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April 4, 2020
The wild run of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) striking the pork industry in 2013 has slowed substantially. But chronic versions ...
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March 17, 2020
Just when US pork producers thought swine dysentery was a problem of the past, it has re-emerged for an unwelcome ...
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March 16, 2020
Nothing grabs the attention of a grow-finish unit and its veterinarian faster than an uptick in mortalities.
“Grow-finish mortality is one ...
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March 2, 2020
A growing threat of African swine fever (ASF) has convinced US pork producers to prepare for the worst with a ...
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February 27, 2020
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Moving biosecurity from the farm to the feed mill
Part 1: Risk-based approach
Part 2: ...
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February 20, 2020
Pre-wean mortality has increased over the last 15 years, and it’s a major concern for US pork producers and veterinarians. ...
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February 14, 2020
Among the lessons that the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has taught producers and veterinarians is that it’s ...
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February 12, 2020
Classical education emphasizes the need for industries to adopt new technologies to keep up with external demands and constantly changing ...
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February 5, 2020
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Full interview: Disease elimination can lower the cost of production
Part 1: PED, deltacoronavirus, ...
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February 3, 2020
Pre-wean mortality continues to be a challenge to producers across the industry as genetic improvements allow sows to be more ...
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January 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration’s revised rules for antibiotic use in hogs, including the veterinary feed directive (VFD), has led ...
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January 10, 2020
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Full interview: Strategies to move more pigs from birth to harvest
Part 1: Low ...
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December 30, 2019
Porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is “absolutely” a pathogen but merely finding the virus isn’t enough to conclude it’s the ...
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December 23, 2019
Identifying the source of wean-to-finish mortality can be a challenge, since factors affecting that stage of production may have originated ...
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December 18, 2019
Sow farms that have eradicated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) must continue surveillance to keep the pathogen out or the results will be ...
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November 25, 2019
Maintaining a healthy herd takes time, energy and constant emphasis on biosecurity, Amy Maschhoff, DVM, told Pig Health Today. She ...
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November 14, 2019
One in three pigs born on US farms fail to reach market, according to Jason Ross, PhD, a professor of ...
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November 11, 2019
With the right program in place, eliminating mycoplasma pneumonia is possible on many hog farms. Farrow-to-finish sites are still the ...
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November 3, 2019
Everyone needs a good bed — and apparently sows are no exception.
During farrowing and lactation, sows can easily develop shoulder sores, ...
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October 20, 2019
The world of diagnostics is expanding. Instead of focusing on individual animals, population-based diagnostics help veterinarians and producers identify the ...
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September 26, 2019
Tail biting in pigs remains something of a mystery. What triggers a pig or pigs to bite tails? Why do ...
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September 16, 2019
A clinical outbreak of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) occurred this past winter in otherwise healthy, well-vaccinated herds, Clayton Johnson, ...
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September 3, 2019
Swine producers and veterinarians responding to a national survey said pressure to maintain the raised without antibiotics (RWA) label sometimes ...
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August 30, 2019
Taking care of every single pig seems like a daunting task when producers have hundreds or thousands of pigs under ...
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August 29, 2019
Producers know that if a pig has good gut health in the nursery, it’s more likely to get off to ...
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August 26, 2019
A pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a dramatic, easy-to-identify event within the farrowing room. The difficult part is figuring out ...
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August 16, 2019
Swine veterinarians putting in long days on the road caring for pigs should be just as cognizant of their own ...
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August 14, 2019
Animal welfare can mean different things to different people. For Mary Battrell, DVM, a swine veterinarian for Smithfield Foods, animal ...
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July 30, 2019
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in growing pigs may play an important role in PRRS outbreaks among sow herds, ...
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July 16, 2019
Three bacterial diseases considered under control recently flared up creating new challenges in hog operations. The older diseases include Haemophilus ...
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July 11, 2019
As African swine fever (ASF) continues its insidious spread through China and surrounding countries, the need to keep it out ...
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June 24, 2019
Maintaining good biosecurity has long been key to advancing the health, well-being and productivity of hog farms, but the threat ...
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June 17, 2019
The US pork industry has a good track record for using antibiotics responsibly, but how should it be graded for ...
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May 25, 2019
While the spikes of Senecavirus A (SVA) have plateaued in recent years, researchers in the pork industry are still confounded ...
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May 20, 2019
Senecavirus A (SVA) is detected in a pig’s tonsils about 40 days after infection with the virus — a finding ...
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May 13, 2019
Biosecurity is one of those on-farm topics that gets a lot of time and attention, but it can easily fall ...
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May 10, 2019
Newer testing methods for the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus are not only simpler and less costly than ...
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May 2, 2019
Pigs can get stressed, just like people, and the impact can be just as serious. Stress is caused by any ...
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April 26, 2019
A large research project
involving 104 US sow farms and 400,000 sows is expected to identify factors
related to the recent increase ...
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April 24, 2019
Summer outbreaks of porcine
reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) take 15 weeks longer to stabilize
than PRRS outbreaks beginning in the winter, ...
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April 15, 2019
How
human behavior impacts biosecurity decisions is a new frontier that’s critical
to producers. While much information exists on disease epidemiology and ...
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April 8, 2019
Disease management can be challenging. You go through the barns and see pigs coughing, or maybe you see lethargic pigs ...
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April 4, 2019
The spike in sow-mortality rates over the past decade has prompted the US pork industry to hunt for answers.
“We’ve probably ...
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Even though the US hasn’t faced a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak in decades, the threat is always there. With ...
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April 3, 2019
Feed additives that mitigate viruses, combined with extended storage times, could help protect the US pork industry from African swine ...
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April 1, 2019
The US pork industry is nervous about African swine fever (ASF) and other foreign animal diseases entering the country — ...
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March 27, 2019
A critical part of humane animal care on pig farms is responsible and timely euthanasia. However, identifying individuals for the ...
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March 25, 2019
Sow longevity is no longer a given in US swine herds. In recent years, producers have focused on pigs per ...
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March 19, 2019
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) isn’t a new problem in the pork industry. It’s been around for years, but that’s exactly ...
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March 16, 2019
As influenza viruses evolve, is there a more effective way to manage vaccinations for influenza A virus in swine? ...
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March 15, 2019
The pork industry has a reputation for using antibiotics responsibly, but when veterinarians and producers look at antimicrobial use and ...
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March 9, 2019
The discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in China’s wild boar population in late 2018 adds a new dimension to ...
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March 7, 2019
Australian consumer acceptance of a technology that offers an alternative to physical castration should give more pork producers the confidence ...
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March 3, 2019
A single reported incident of a trade-limiting foreign animal disease (FAD) would devastate the US pork industry, perhaps causing billions ...
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March 2, 2019
Whether the focus is human or animal medicine, gene editing has created a buzz today about its potential for addressing ...
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February 27, 2019
Animal well-being is not a new concept and has long been a priority on hog farms. “It’s one of the ...
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When it comes to responsible antibiotic management, there are wide-ranging views and interpretations on usage, impact, future direction and even ...
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It’s fast approaching 2 years since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented its revised guidance for antibiotic use in ...
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When it comes to sow productivity, culling and mortality issues, “the simple answer is there’s no simple answer,” John Deen, ...
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February 22, 2019
After more than three decades, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) remains a serious disease threat to swine units in ...
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There’s no shortage of swine-health issues that would benefit from research investment, but when it comes to allocating Pork Checkoff ...
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February 18, 2019
Determining the cause of a peculiar health condition in pigs is not unlike a crime scene investigation (CSI). The veterinarian, ...
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February 16, 2019
Genetic sequencing demonstrates that porcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is significantly different from PCV2, but otherwise little is known about ...
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February 6, 2019
Baby boomers have long dominated the retail marketplace — and they’ve been loyal meat customers.
But that dynamic is shifting as ...
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January 30, 2019
The US pork industry has demonstrated high standards for animal welfare, but there is still much to learn about mitigating ...
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January 24, 2019
New diagnostic tools have helped the pork industry get a better handle on disease monitoring, but how do you prioritize ...
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January 22, 2019
Sow housing during gestation continues to draw debate as some hog operations make a switch from crates to pens for ...
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January 16, 2019
Some retailers and foodservice companies are asking for animals that have never received antibiotics (“no antibiotics ever” or NAE), but ...
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January 14, 2019
The spike in sow-mortality rates in recent years has everyone in the US pork industry searching for answers. Don’t expect ...
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January 10, 2019
A study looking at how pigs challenged with PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) performed in an antibiotic-free production setting ...
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January 2, 2019
When Peter Schneider, DVM, heard FDA auditors were at the door to see the operation’s veterinary feed directives (VFDs), he ...
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December 26, 2018
The porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus that devastated the US swine industry several years ago continues to persist, causing fewer ...
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December 19, 2018
Producer and consumer choice are equally important when it comes to producing quality pork products — and it’s important not ...
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December 18, 2018
After a few years of limited activity, porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) — a disease that caused major devastation in the hog ...
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December 14, 2018
For as long as anyone can remember, pork producers have vaccinated gilts for parvovirus. Now that outbreaks are rare, is ...
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December 12, 2018
Follow this rule if you’re raising pigs without antibiotics: “Sweat the small stuff.”
That’s the advice from Doug MacDougald, DVM, Southwest ...
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December 10, 2018
If knowledge is power, being prepared is security. Both are drivers behind the Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) program to ...
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December 5, 2018
After 37 years of swine veterinary practice, John Baker, DVM, Boonville, Indiana, sees producers and veterinarians entering a new era ...
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December 3, 2018
The pork industry needs to do a better job telling its story — particularly about how it is improving, evolving and ...
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November 28, 2018
What is “cell-mediated immunity” and how does it affect vaccine performance? Are two PCV2 genotypes necessarily better than one? And ...
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November 26, 2018
Producers looking to raise pigs with little or no antibiotics should consider nutritional strategies that help pigs build more immunity, ...
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November 19, 2018
Veterinarians can leverage their credibility to help consumers understand the complexity of the decision-making process for antimicrobials used in pork ...
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November 15, 2018
The rapid spread of African swine fever (ASF) throughout China and other regions of the world has raised concerns the ...
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November 7, 2018
Ileitis may be a ubiquitous disease in grow-finish pigs, but with changes in on-farm antibiotic use it could become a ...
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November 5, 2018
When you give someone something to read, the expressed competency level is about 10%.
When you talk to them on the ...
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October 11, 2018
What’s old is new again — or at least that’s what some high-health herds are finding with Streptococcus suis (Strep suis). ...
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October 10, 2018
Collecting aggregate samples of processing fluids during tail docking and castration is proving to be an excellent way to monitor ...
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October 3, 2018
If the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus enters the United States, the repercussions will be felt throughout the agriculture sector ...
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October 1, 2018
Porcine delta coronavirus (PDCOV) may not be as devastating as its relative, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), but the negative ...
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September 26, 2018
The pork industry uses a wide variety of vaccinations and medications for managing viral and bacterial diseases. In a conversation ...
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September 24, 2018
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus may not be as devastating to hogs today as it was a few years ago, ...
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September 14, 2018
A big step in preventing transmission of foreign animal diseases, or FADs, is to reduce virus-survival rates in imported feed ...
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August 23, 2018
Larry Rueff, DVM, is a big believer in immunocastration. Ever since the swine veterinarian from Greensburg, IN, stopped physically castrating ...
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August 12, 2018
Anyone involved in raising pigs is aware of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), but new on the scene is porcine ...
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July 12, 2018
Nearly a thousand swine veterinarians, producers and industry leaders from the US and 20 other countries are expected to attend ...
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July 10, 2018
Vaccines for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) currently do an adequate job of cross protecting against new genotypes of the ...
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June 5, 2018
The US pork industry learned a big lesson after the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreak in 2013.
“We didn’t have anyone ...
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May 25, 2018
A growing number of Seneca Valley virus (SVV) outbreaks wastes the time and money of people who investigate suspected foreign ...
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May 23, 2018
Several factors go into selecting a site for a pork-production unit, but research shows there are a couple more — ...
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May 18, 2018
When it comes to influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S), the relationship between the sow’s immune status and piglet protection ...
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May 17, 2018
Eliminating mycoplasma from a herd works well with a fast payback, even in hog-dense areas, according to research conducted by ...
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May 7, 2018
The amount of colostrum a piglet consumes during its first 24 hours of life impacts its performance through finishing, according ...
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April 23, 2018
Collaboration among veterinarians working with different pork producers is one of the great benefits emanating from the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring ...
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April 21, 2018
Swine manure is a valuable resource for cropland, but understanding its potential impact on groundwater is an ongoing priority. This ...
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April 13, 2018
Sow mortality in US herds has trended upward in recent years, and identifying the reasons has frustrated producers and veterinarians alike.
“We can define ...
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April 12, 2018
Iowa Select Farms’ targeted approach to antibiotic use within its production system began well before the FDA’s expanded veterinary feed directive (VFD) rule.
“We ...
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April 9, 2018
Teaming up to share ideas and troubleshoot swine-health issues can be good for pork producers and the industry, said Joel ...
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April 7, 2018
With so much attention being placed on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, animal agriculture can sometimes feel as if it’s ...
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April 4, 2018
Independent sow farms grouped together and using batch farrowing may be able to capture the same health advantages as a ...
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March 26, 2018
Although antibiotics provide a treatment option for Streptococcus suis — a common, widespread bacterium in swine — long-term management hinges ...
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March 19, 2018
Planning, paperwork and prevention are the priorities on hog farms in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) expanded ...
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March 12, 2018
The US cull-sow market could threaten containment plans if a foreign animal-disease (FAD) outbreak occurred in the US, according to ...
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February 22, 2018
A rapid increase in the use of vaccines for respiratory and enteric diseases in swine over the past year will ...
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February 19, 2018
Most hog farms successfully stamp out mycoplasma pneumonia when they work with their veterinarian to eliminate the disease. The challenge ...
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February 14, 2018
Spokespersons for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made the rounds at the 2018 International Production and Processing Expo ...
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February 12, 2018
A healthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract is inextricably linked to the nervous system and is generally a strong predictor of a ...
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February 9, 2018
An investigation initiated by the Pipestone System and Scott Dee, DVM, continues to uncover more information about the link between ...
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January 15, 2018
Pork producers and swine veterinarians need to take a more active role in consumers’ food conversations for them to get ...
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Adjusting to changes in how and when to use in-feed antibiotics is an ongoing effort. While those products are still ...
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January 1, 2018
The food supply chain has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. “It’s so much more complex and consumer driven,” ...
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December 28, 2017
Developing techniques and tools to encourage the growth of good bacteria in the gut is key to producing healthier pigs ...
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December 21, 2017
A boar stud producing semen for thousands of sows needs to maintain excellent health with the highest level of biosecurity ...
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December 8, 2017
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) remains one of the most costly viruses infecting US herds. But an Iowa State ...
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December 7, 2017
Watching pigs may not be glamorous or stimulating, but it’s a responsibility that Bob Blomme, DVM, takes very seriously.
“We can ...
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November 26, 2017
Taking time to walk the pens, make eye contact with each pig and pull the sick ones for individual care ...
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November 6, 2017
Improved education of caretakers is one way pork producers can help ensure their pigs have a healthy gut and get ...
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November 2, 2017
Each year, approximately 25% of all the pork produced in the US is exported to other countries. Imagine if access ...
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October 19, 2017
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The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreak that devastated many US hog farms over ...
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October 12, 2017
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Anyone who owns hogs or hog buildings should expect a visit someday by an ...
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A virtual veterinary clinic that monitors pig-disease trends and provides an early alert system ...
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September 28, 2017
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Pork producers should find more ways to engage with consumers and share their stories ...
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September 21, 2017
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is still around and can lead to major losses ...
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September 18, 2017
Oral-fluid sampling can provide a simple, reliable way to surveil for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), Marisa Rotolo, ...
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September 12, 2017
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Regulations around the use of antibiotics in feed should not encourage a race to ...
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Paul Sundberg, DVM, recalls sitting around a conference table in San Diego in spring ...
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August 31, 2017
Implementation of the new veterinary feed directive (VFD) in swine has gone smoothly in the field, according to Chris Rademacher, ...
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August 25, 2017
If a foreign animal disease (FAD) were to hit the US pork industry, the impact could be dramatic and widespread ...
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August 10, 2017
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From the public to government agencies to producers, everyone wants a clear assessment of ...
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August 7, 2017
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Every year, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) infects an estimated 25% to 45% ...
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August 3, 2017
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The number of swine influenza cases as well as the diversity of circulating flu ...
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July 27, 2017
Improving transportation biosecurity may be the last frontier the swine industry needs to conquer to help prevent the spread of ...
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July 17, 2017
While audits are part of doing business, many pork producers still worry about going through the process. Amber Stricker, DVM, ...
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June 8, 2017
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When the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) devastated the US hog industry in 2013, ...
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June 5, 2017
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Effective control of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) has to start in the breeding herd ...
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May 30, 2017
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The updated veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules that took effect in January 2017 haven’t ...
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It takes 3 to 4 weeks for pigs to develop immunity against porcine reproductive ...
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Around 50% of pigs weaned today likely are infected with a primary viral pathogen, ...
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A ventilation system that fell out of favor when it caused deterioration in swine ...
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