The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) announced Megan Niederwerder, DVM, PhD, as new associate director. K-State faculty member and researcher will begin new duties on April 1.
Scientifically sound data based on the use of infectious agents and representative conditions are now available to inform the pork industry on how to store feed and feed ingredients to minimize risk of disease.
Experts weigh in on the frequently asked questions about international shipping of soy and share best practices for importation of soy products in an effort to lower risk of foreign animal disease introduction.
The National Pork Board announced an additional $15 million investment of Pork Checkoff funds in the Swine Health Information Center, extending funding for the center through 2027.
Just in time to prevent and prepare for seasonal PRRS outbreaks, a team led by North Carolina State developed and calibrated a mathematical model for transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
The Swine Disease Reporting System initiative now includes more than 950,000 unique submissions tested by PCR for the five U.S. porcine endemic agents. Here’s an update.
Introduction of foreign animal disease viruses in domestic feed manufacturing facilities has the potential to unknowingly disseminate viruses. Researchers are studying how to best decontaminate facilities, SHIC says.
Researchers developed a quantitative risk assessment model to estimate the probability that one or more corn or soybean meal ocean vessels contaminated with ASF virus would be imported into the U.S. annually.
Ohio’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will now contribute data to the Swine Disease Reporting System to enhance capabilities as a surveillance tool and for early detection of pathogens of economic consequence.
Reports of difficult cases of colibacillosis that have been associated with the F-18 fimbrial antigen and leading to gut edema disease have been increasing. Here’s what the experts are saying.
