Moving parts: Integrated, holistic approach needed for effective mycoplasma control
Mar 30, 2020Susan Spiegel
Renewed interest in M. hyo and its impact on herd health and performance has prompted producers and veterinarians to re-evaluate control strategies for the costly bacterial disease.
Maintain mycoplasma-negative herds with laryngeal swab tests from incoming gilts
Dec 18, 2019Susan Spiegel
Sow farms that have eradicated M. hyo must continue surveillance to keep the pathogen out or the results will be devastating.
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Fogging helps establish Day 0 for M. hyo elimination
Nov 25, 2019Susan Spiegel
Maintaining a healthy herd takes time, energy and constant emphasis on biosecurity, Amy Maschhoff, DVM, told Pig Health Today.
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Mycoplasma elimination possible, but more difficult on farrow-to-finish sites
Nov 11, 2019Susan Spiegel
With the right program in place, eliminating mycoplasma pneumonia is possible on many hog farms.
Is fogging an M. hyo-elimination option for your swine herd?
Sep 29, 2019Susan Spiegel
Paul Yeske, DVM, with the Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minn., has seen repeatable success with M. hyo elimination, along with the downstream effect of lower cost of production, better average daily...
Are you giving M. hyo the attention it deserves?
Mar 19, 2019Susan Spiegel
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) isn’t a new problem in the pork industry. I’s been around for years, but that’s exactly the point: Why is the industry still wrestling with it?
Mycoplasma control starts with stabilizing sow herd
Mar 14, 2019Susan Spiegel
Economic losses caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae run between $3 to $10 per finishing hog due to reduced pig performance, according to Elise Toohill, DVM, Carthage Veterinary Service.
Don’t lose sight of M. hyo while battling other swine pathogens
Jan 28, 2019Susan Spiegel
TOOLBOX, Issue 1: An interview with
Lucina Galina Pantoja, DVM, PhD,
Director, Swine Technical Services,
Zoetis
Five steps to better Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae control
Oct 17, 2018PGT Editor
For pig producers and veterinarians, the health and economic impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is clear. In the US, enzootic pneumonia caused by M. hyo is considered one of the “big three”...
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Elimination or control?
Oct 13, 2017Susan Spiegel
By Clayton Johnson, DVM
Carthage Veterinary Service
Integrated Veterinary Network
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...
Understanding risks for M. hyo disease can help protect US swine herds
Aug 03, 2017Susan Spiegel
By Maria Jose Clavijo, DVM, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University, Ames,...
M. hyo: Control or elimination?
Jun 05, 2017Susan Spiegel
Effective control of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) has to start in the breeding herd to prevent problems with the disease in finishers, according to Lucina Galina, DVM, director of technical...
Proposed classification system to improve M. hyo control tested in commercial setting
May 19, 2017Susan Spiegel
By Lucina Galina Pantoja, DVM, PhD, Director, swine technical services, Zoetis
