A multifaceted approach is key to PRRS prevention, says Dr. Brent Sexton, Pipestone Veterinary Sytems. Strict biosecurity should be enforced to ensure people and equipment aren’t bringing PRRS onto your farm.
The veterinary community is working together to protect the efficacy of antibiotics for generations to come. Work with your veterinarian on a disease prevention plan that fits your operation.
Pig farmers agree: Losing a market hog hurts. If you don’t have an ileitis prevention plan in place at your finishers, work with your veterinarian to develop one.
Recent stories in the media make it difficult for consumers to weed out the difference between the truth about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and assumptions. Let’s talk about the truths of AMR.
World Pork Expo is here livestock show season is around the corner.<p></p> These are great events that celebrate agriculture and our rural communities, but the presence of swine at these events poses a biosecurity risk fo
When Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) hit North America in 2013, it had many in the swine industry scratching their heads wondering how and why? For any of you that were listening during your high school history
As the weather cools, the pork industry increases its vigilance against Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Over the past 20 years, PRRS has emerged as the most economically important disease for U.S. po
