SHIC establishes diagnostic strategies to get ahead of disease
Dec 10, 2018Susan Spiegel
If knowledge is power, being prepared is security. Both are drivers behind the Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) program to share information among the nation’s four major swine veterinary...
Swift identification key to keeping emerging diseases at bay
Mar 16, 2018Susan Spiegel
Encouraging farm staff to identify changes in pig behavior and health is key to spotting signs of disease before it takes hold in a herd, according one of Canada’s top pig veterinarians.
Rapid response project aims to limit disease risk to US swine herds
Jan 10, 2018Susan Spiegel
A nationwide project to speed up the response to emerging disease outbreaks hopes to better protect the US swine herd against health threats.
Is your hog farm prepared to navigate quarantines in a FAD outbreak?
Nov 02, 2017Susan Spiegel
Each year, approximately 25% of all the pork produced in the US is exported to other countries. Imagine if access to those markets closed abruptly. That’s the scenario pork producers would face if...
SHIC matrix weighs the impact of emerging swine diseases
Oct 25, 2017Susan Spiegel
As porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and Seneca Valley virus surfaced within the US swine herd in recent years, it underscored the threat posed by emerging and foreign animal diseases.
Can we find the ‘next PED’ before it finds us?
Sep 12, 2017Susan Spiegel
Paul Sundberg, DVM, recalls sitting around a conference table in San Diego in spring 2013, talking with other swine veterinarians about a new pig disease burning through China at the time.
