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PORK Perspectives is a recurring column that provides business and leadership strategy tips from some of the pork industry’s finest. Meet Jeff Simmons, president and CEO of Elanco Animal Health.

Central Life Sciences and BioZyme® Inc. announce new product approval and new hire respectively.

Despite many advancements in the industry’s focus on disease risk mitigation, 28 states still allow some type of garbage feeding to swine, increasing the risk of foreign animal disease (FAD) transmission.

Seedcorn maggot is a seed and seedling pest of corn and soybean. Plant injury is especially prevalent during cool and wet springs. The larvae, or maggots, feed on germinating corn and soybean seeds or seedlings.

ASF continues its steady, all-encompassing spread across Asia. While U.S. pork production differs significantly from Asia’s industry, Juan LuBroth shares lessons about this virus from other countries’ experiences.

Baby boomers are retiring in all professions, but the oncoming void seems to be more evident in the veterinary profession than in many others.

Jeremy Pittman, DVM, has joined the Swine Health Information Center Board of Directors to put his experience, training, and interests to further use for the benefit of the swine industry.

Recycling food waste is a noble concept, but experts say it’s not worth the economic and environmental cost if an African swine fever outbreak occurs. 

Swine Vet Center Launches New Website for Pork Industry, and MetaFarms expands by acquiring Swine Management Services.

The most valuable resource and opportunity for future progress is our young talent, said Dr. Deborah Murray, DVM, during the Alex Hogg Memorial Lecture at the 2019 AASV annual meeting.

Pork Perspectives is a recurring column that provides business and leadership strategy tips from some of the pork industry’s finest. Meet Robbie Moody, head of U.S. pork marketing and business operations at Zoetis.

The U.S. sees up to 4,000 sow losses each week to this issue.

Alfonso Clavijo has been appointed Director of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, a state-of-the-art USDA research and diagnostic facility designed to protect the nation's agricultural systems and stakeholders.

Virtual reality videos set to debut at Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo.

With more than 14 cases reported in six Chinese provinces, officials from UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said 40,000 hogs had been culled so far to stop the disease from spreading.

New FDA report shows big drop in livestock antibiotic sales/distribution; pork industry joins diverse group to issue stewardship framework

The Swine Health Information Center confirmed its mission statement and will examine the future needs of the pork industry in terms of animal health.

Several federal agencies employ veterinarians, and sometimes struggle to recruit enough to meet demand.

A new genome editing method is creating swine that remain in a pre-pubertal state, thus eliminating the need for surgical castration, according to a release from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). 

Amid continued outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China and Europe, U.S., Chinese and European pork industry leaders met for the seventh U.S.-China Swine Industry Symposium.