Tag Archive: gilt acclimation, gilt development, Joel Sparks
Well-developed gilts create foundational success
Dec 17, 2021Susan SpiegelComments Off on Well-developed gilts create foundational success
For replacement gilts to be successful, the farm needs a well-established, well-managed and continually maintained plan, said Joel Sparks, DVM, with AMVC in Audubon, Iowa.Adequate gilt acclimation helps minimize the PRRSV ‘tax’
Jun 21, 2019Susan SpiegelComments Off on Adequate gilt acclimation helps minimize the PRRSV ‘tax’
By Clayton Johnson, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Integrated Veterinary NetworkPay more attention to your sow herd’s lifeline
Jul 13, 2018Susan SpiegelComments Off on Pay more attention to your sow herd’s lifeline
By William R. Fombelle, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD Carthage, IllinoisMycoplasma hyopneumoniae: ‘Fix the gilts, fix Mycoplasma’
Sep 25, 2017Susan SpiegelComments Off on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: ‘Fix the gilts, fix Mycoplasma’
There’s a lot we think we know about M. hyo under field conditions, but there’s a paucity of peer-reviewed literature to support much of the conventional wisdom we swine veterinarians apply to...