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Phase I of pelvic organ prolapse study offers new insights
Aug 26, 2019Jennifer Grullon
A pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a dramatic, easy-to-identify event within the farrowing room. The difficult part is figuring out the cause and applying a solution.
Why did sow-mortality rates jump to 15%?
Apr 04, 2019Jennifer Grullon
The spike in sow-mortality rates over the past decade has prompted the US pork industry to hunt for answers.
Roundtable: Industry structure, culture, wild boars team up to intensify ASF threat in China
Mar 09, 2019Jennifer Grullon
The discovery of African swine fever (ASF) in China’s wild boar population in late 2018 adds a new dimension to the already ominous disease threat — one that could possibly leave the Chinese to...
Feed duration biggest issue under new swine VFD rule
Aug 15, 2018Jennifer Grullon
More than a year into FDA’s new veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules, pork producers and veterinarians are finding the potential problem spots.
So far, so good: Pork producers adjusting well to new VFD rules
Aug 31, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Implementation of the new veterinary feed directive (VFD) in swine has gone smoothly in the field, according to Chris Rademacher, DVM, Iowa State University Extension.
