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AgView: Contact tracing for ASF and much more
Feb 01, 2022Jennifer GrullonComments Off on AgView: Contact tracing for ASF and much more
African swine fever (ASF) has spread like a slow burn across the globe since the 2007 identification in the Republic of Georgia. It moved into the EU, then into China and across Asia. In 2021, for...
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Canada develops plan to market hogs during ASF outbreak
Feb 01, 2022Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Canada develops plan to market hogs during ASF outbreak
Efforts are underway in Canada to develop an ASF-Free Compartments strategy allowing farms to market hogs in the event of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak.
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Johnson: Make your farm a biosecurity fortress
Dec 21, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Johnson: Make your farm a biosecurity fortress
From the person doing the power washing to the owner of the farm business, everyone involved in a pork-production system plays a vital role in keeping the operation safe and secure.
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Managing Strep suis in commercial pig production
Dec 03, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Managing Strep suis in commercial pig production
Most, if not all, pigs harbor some strains of Strep suis. Lately, challenges by the bacteria appear to be on the rise, but that could be interpreted as a positive.
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Connor: Cautious optimism in future management of ASF
Oct 19, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Connor: Cautious optimism in future management of ASF
African swine fever (ASF) has continued its steady, insidious spread in other parts of the world, but the fact that the US has remained free of the virus to-date has given veterinarians a window of...
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Sundberg: Ramping up African swine fever preparedness and prevention
Jun 25, 2021Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Sundberg: Ramping up African swine fever preparedness and prevention
US producers have seen the devastating impact of African swine fever (ASF) in other countries. The ultimate goal is to keep it out of this country, so industry groups are ramping up preparedness and...
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From veterinarian to forensic detective: Solving a mysterious swine disease
Nov 20, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on From veterinarian to forensic detective: Solving a mysterious swine disease
In fall 2019, a client called Four Star Veterinary Service clinic in Mexico, IN, and reported the loss of a lot of sows. Daniel Gascho, DVM, had several ideas of what could cause the sow mortalities....
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Researchers ‘look beyond the normal’ to identify emerging disease
Aug 11, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Researchers ‘look beyond the normal’ to identify emerging disease
The first case of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (Strep. zoo) was identified in the US pig population last fall, and it’s not an organism to be taken lightly.
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Feed mitigants offer positive production and virus protection results
Jul 23, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Feed mitigants offer positive production and virus protection results
For the past 18 months Scott Dee, DVM, director of research at Pipestone Veterinary Services, has been investigating whether feed mitigants can protect against the transmission of certain swine...
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Swine Health Information Center: Preparing for emerging diseases
Jul 17, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Swine Health Information Center: Preparing for emerging diseases
Whether the issue is an emerging disease such as porcine epidemic diarrhea or the threat of African swine fever, being prepared is key to minimizing the potential impact on the US swine herd and...
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Swine dysentery makes an unwelcome comeback
Mar 17, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Swine dysentery makes an unwelcome comeback
Just when US pork producers thought swine dysentery was a problem of the past, it has re-emerged for an unwelcome encore in a slightly different form.
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Prepare for African swine fever outbreak with Secure Pork Supply plan
Mar 02, 2020Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Prepare for African swine fever outbreak with Secure Pork Supply plan
A growing threat of African swine fever (ASF) has convinced US pork producers to prepare for the worst with a Secure Pork Supply plan.
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Know the feed risk factors for African swine fever
Jul 11, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Know the feed risk factors for African swine fever
As African swine fever (ASF) continues its insidious spread through China and surrounding countries, the need to keep it out of US herds becomes more imperative.
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Connor: ASF fears prompting broader view of biosecurity
Jun 24, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Connor: ASF fears prompting broader view of biosecurity
Maintaining good biosecurity has long been key to advancing the health, well-being and productivity of hog farms, but the threat of African swine fever has raised the bar and prompted veterinarians...
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Some aspects of Senecavirus A continue to mystify researchers
May 25, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Some aspects of Senecavirus A continue to mystify researchers
While the spikes of Senecavirus A have plateaued in recent years, researchers in the pork industry are still confounded by the elusive virus and what triggers outbreaks.
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Secure Pork Supply plan updated to meet changing FAD needs
Apr 04, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Secure Pork Supply plan updated to meet changing FAD needs
With African swine fever (ASF) well established in China and parts of Europe, US pork producers need to take steps now to protect their interests in the face of an outbreak.
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Dee: Mitigants combined with extended storage time help guard against virus transmission
Apr 03, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Dee: Mitigants combined with extended storage time help guard against virus transmission
Feed additives that mitigate viruses, combined with extended storage times, could help protect the US pork industry from African swine fever and other foreign animal diseases.
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Understanding feed flow, biosecurity critical in ASF battle
Apr 01, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Understanding feed flow, biosecurity critical in ASF battle
The US pork industry is nervous about African swine fever (ASF) and other foreign animal diseases entering the country — and for good reason.
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Webb: FAD outbreak could be financially crippling for US pork industry
Mar 03, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Webb: FAD outbreak could be financially crippling for US pork industry
A single reported incident of a trade-limiting foreign animal disease (FAD) would devastate the US pork industry, perhaps causing billions of dollars in losses.
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Rapid Response Plan offers CSI team for emerging diseases
Feb 18, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Rapid Response Plan offers CSI team for emerging diseases
Determining the cause of a peculiar health condition in pigs is not unlike a crime scene investigation (CSI). The veterinarian, producer and diagnosticians search for clues into what, how and why the...
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SHIC establishes diagnostic strategies to get ahead of disease
Dec 10, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on SHIC establishes diagnostic strategies to get ahead of disease
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...
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African Swine Fever could cost assorted industries billions of dollars
Oct 03, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on African Swine Fever could cost assorted industries billions of dollars
If the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus enters the United States, the repercussions will be felt throughout the agriculture sector and beyond.
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Dee: Research shows potential for FAD transmission through some imported feed ingredients
Sep 14, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Dee: Research shows potential for FAD transmission through some imported feed ingredients
A big step in preventing transmission of foreign animal diseases (FAD) through feed is to reduce virus-survival rates in the feed, explained Scott Dee, DVM, PhD, director of research, Pipestone...
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Don’t get complacent with evolving PCV2 virus
Jul 10, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Don’t get complacent with evolving PCV2 virus
Vaccines for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) currently do an adequate job of cross protecting against new genotypes of the virus, but swine veterinarians and producers shouldn’t let their guard...
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Lessons learned from recent Seneca Valley outbreaks
Jun 14, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Lessons learned from recent Seneca Valley outbreaks
The Seneca Valley virus (SVV) is proving to be something of a test case for swine producers’ and veterinarians’ preparedness for foreign animal diseases.
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Rapid Response Corps poised to investigate transboundary swine disease outbreaks
Jun 05, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Rapid Response Corps poised to investigate transboundary swine disease outbreaks
The US pork industry learned a big lesson after the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) outbreak in 2013.
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Cull-sow market endangers foreign animal-disease prevention
Mar 12, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Cull-sow market endangers foreign animal-disease prevention
The US cull-sow market could threaten containment plans if a foreign animal-disease (FAD) outbreak occurred in the US, according to Jim Lowe, DVM, associate professor at the University of Illinois.
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Is your hog farm prepared to navigate quarantines in a FAD outbreak?
Nov 02, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Is your hog farm prepared to navigate quarantines in a FAD outbreak?
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...
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What PED taught us about handling future disease outbreaks
Oct 19, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on What PED taught us about handling future disease outbreaks
The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreak that devastated many US hog farms over the past 4 years served as a wake-up call for the pork industry to be more vigilant against foreign animal...
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Virtual clinic drives better understanding of disease outbreaks
Oct 12, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Virtual clinic drives better understanding of disease outbreaks
A virtual veterinary clinic that monitors pig-disease trends and provides an early alert system for diagnostic laboratories and swine practitioners is helping the US pork industry stay head of...
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Can we find the ‘next PED’ before it finds us?
Sep 12, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Can we find the ‘next PED’ before it finds us?
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.
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‘Secure Pork’ plan aims to ensure pig flow from uninfected farms during FAD outbreak
Aug 25, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on ‘Secure Pork’ plan aims to ensure pig flow from uninfected farms during FAD outbreak
If a foreign animal disease (FAD) were to hit the US pork industry, the impact could be dramatic and widespread — most likely resulting in government-mandated quarantines around the affected areas...
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PEDV outbreaks prompt a ‘CSI Pipestone’ investigation
Jun 08, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on PEDV outbreaks prompt a ‘CSI Pipestone’ investigation
When PEDV devastated the US hog industry in 2013, the Pipestone System remained fairly unscathed, with only a couple of farms experiencing outbreaks. Their luck changed in January 2014.