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Lawsonia is a cunning enemy because of how it attacks the pig. Don’t miss the Gordon Lawson Ileitis Symposium on Sept. 16 at the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront in St. Paul, Minn.

What is the prevalence of viral co-infections in swine herds? How are multiple viruses co-evolving? Those are just two of the questions Mariana Meneguzzi, a University of Minnesota Ph.D. student, is trying to answer.

New restrictions are being placed on travelers bringing pork products into Great Britain in an effort to protect the pork industry from African swine fever, BBC reports.

Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame have joined the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. One of the labs will target Culex mosquitoes, carriers of West Nile virus.

Why should the U.S. pork industry continue to pay attention to Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia? Here’s a look at how JEV compares to West Nile Virus and what makes the U.S. a concerning environment.

From outrunning bears to riding a bucking horse, the Carthage Swine Conference equipped pork producers with great perspectives to consider. Here are a few I keep coming back to that might inspire or encourage you.

Commercial trial results comparing U.S. Duroc sires show advantages in nursery pig livability, full value pigs and up to $7.70 economic advantage

A shocking seizure by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Santa Teresa, N.M., on Aug. 25 uncovered 90 pounds of prohibited pork bologna and 4,600 Tramadol pills. Here’s what happened next.

How can alternative grain usage, specifically hybrid rye, impact growth performance, carcass characteristics, agronomic sustainability and milling efficiency? SDSU’s Caitlyn Sullivan is exploring the possibilities.