8 ways to boost immunity in livestock
Dec 10, 2021Susan Spiegel
Victor Cortese, DVM, PhD, drew on his decades of field experience and expertise in immunology to offer tips for optimizing immunity in swine herds in the face of IAV-S.
New approaches to influenza control look promising
Sep 11, 2021Susan Spiegel
Influenza-A virus of swine (IAV-S) is a thorn in the side of US pork producers, and it’s a difficult thorn to remove. If the virus were more pathogenic, veterinarians and producers would probably...
Highlights of flu-management strategies meeting now available
May 15, 2021Susan Spiegel
A special report from Pig Health Today, “Integrated Flu Management: New Strategies for Control,” reports on key presentations by experts in influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) and features...
Preventing flu transmission from humans to pigs
Mar 10, 2021Susan Spiegel
Farm employees can have a marked impact on the success of controlling IAV-S. Two roundtable panelists share their views.
Influenza roundtable: Taking control programs to the next level in sows and pigs
Mar 10, 2021Susan Spiegel
Despite the pork industry’s best efforts, IAV-S remains a challenge for US pork producers year-round, particularly in grow-finish systems. Nine veterinarians discussed the challenges of the costly...
Prime boost in cattle shows promise in food-animal production
Mar 09, 2021Susan Spiegel
Heterologous technology known as “prime boost” has been widely used in the US cattle industry, and it is hoped that pork producers can piggy-back on the work that’s already been done in cattle...
Immunity, and understanding how to manage it, remains the ‘big frontier’ in disease protection
Mar 09, 2021Susan Spiegel
“The goal of any operation is to keep an animal as healthy as possible, which means keeping the immune system healthy,” says Victor Cortese, DVM, PhD, a veterinarian specializing in immunology....
Influenza A virus remains costly challenge for US pork industry
Mar 08, 2021Susan Spiegel
While its mortality rate is low, IAV-S continues to cause acute respiratory disease and often leads to reduced growth rates in young pigs and steep economic losses. Understanding the virus and how it...
Take a process-driven approach to influenza control
Aug 31, 2020Susan Spiegel
US pork producers should strive to produce influenza-negative pigs if they want to see the benefits of increased productivity, reduced secondary infections and antibiotic use, reduced influenza...
