Well-developed gilts create foundational success
Jun 19, 2021Susan Spiegel
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 Spiegel
By Clayton Johnson, DVM
Carthage Veterinary Service
Integrated Veterinary Network
Pay more attention to your sow herd’s lifeline
Jul 13, 2018Susan Spiegel
By William R. Fombelle, DVM
Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD
Carthage, Illinois
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: ‘Fix the gilts, fix Mycoplasma’
Sep 25, 2017Susan Spiegel
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...
