Swine vaccine management requires continuous attention
Jun 23, 2021Susan Spiegel
The COVID-19 pandemic holds important lessons for swine health professionals not only about the nature of viruses, but also the importance of vaccines and the need to manage them carefully.
When swine medicine crossed over to human medicine
Jun 16, 2021Susan Spiegel
The tools used countless times to eradicate disease in sow herds and on hog farms became the tools to help pork packing plants reopen last spring after shutting down due to COVID-19.
One year later: How the US pork industry dealt with the COVID-19 crisis
Mar 25, 2021Susan Spiegel
The pork industry entered one of its darkest periods in spring 2020 when COVID-19 forced the shutdown of several plants. Paul Yeske, DVM, helped hog producers in his area work through the closures.
Swine veterinarian shares lessons learned from COVID-19 disruptions
Oct 23, 2020Susan Spiegel
Nothing in his lifetime could have prepared Paul Yeske, veterinarian at Swine Vet Center, for the painful fallout from COVID-19 that hit the clinic and its clients.
COVID-19 lesson for hog farms: Tighten up basic biosecurity
Sep 23, 2020Susan Spiegel
The COVID-19 outbreak reinforces what veterinarians and pork producers already know — biosecurity protocols control disease.
COVID-19 impact on swine industry headlines 2020 virtual Leman Conference
Aug 21, 2020Susan Spiegel
COVID-19’s global-altering tentacles reached the 2020 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference scheduled Sept. 19-22. This year’s conference will be held virtually.
Veterinarians, mind your mental health
Jul 15, 2020Susan Spiegel
Veterinarians deal with stress under the best circumstances. But in this time of difficult decisions for pork producers and those who service them due to COVID-19, maintaining mental health is even...
Maintaining welfare standards in the face of a pandemic
Jul 02, 2020Susan Spiegel
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS
Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd.
What we learned from PED applies to COVID-19
Jun 08, 2020Susan Spiegel
Swine veterinarians and producers may feel déjà vu when they hear about the COVID-19 epidemic in the US.
Managing pig flows when harvest capacity is restricted
Jun 05, 2020Susan Spiegel
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd
Finding opportunities to improve pig health during these challenging times
May 20, 2020Susan Spiegel
By Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Carthage Veterinary Service
German researchers: Pigs, poultry not susceptible to COVID-19
Apr 15, 2020Susan Spiegel
Scientists in Germany have confirmed that pigs and chickens are not susceptible to COVID-19.
