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R. L. Zeigler Co., Inc., is recalling nearly 12,000 pounds of ready-to-eat poultry and meat sausage products that may be contaminated with metal, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Sunday.

The need for livestock protection increases as overseas disease threats continue to emerge.

The flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence breached multiple manure lagoons, with potentially devastating effects. Is it time to for pork producers to develop a better system?

United Soybean Board monitors and works with industry experts to mitigate foreign animal disease outbreaks.

There is considerable upside potential for veterinary incomes, and most swine veterinarians could do better, according to studies. These same factors apply to producers too.

Students at Iowa State University will host the sixth annual Bacon Expo on Oct. 6, at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center, Ames, Iowa.

Japan’s outbreak of Classical Swine Fever, commonly known as hog cholera, continues to spread with a sixth case identified Dec. 25.

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.

Animal diseases know no borders and can continually affect new areas. Risk is reduced through implementation of procedures designed to avoid the introduction and spread of pathogens in animal populations.