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Residents in The Woodlands Township, located near Houston, Texas, are getting serious about feral hog removal in their neighborhood.

We want to know if you plan to attend or have attended a state pork meeting this year. If you do make time in your busy schedule to attend these events, we want to know why.

Rodents can cause major problems due to destruction and contamination of food, in addition to disease spread, say two experts at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

In this time of heightened biosecurity awareness, the importance of an effective disease barrier system for rodent control in and around hog buildings can’t be overstated.

Clean water is critical for livestock. That’s why annual water quality tests are recommended for private wells. Owners can have their water tested by collecting a sample themselves or hiring a qualified person to do so

When it comes to water quality, there’s no “one size fits all” Some areas of the country just have poor quality to begin with. Producers and veterinarians need to find root cause, then implement effective solutions

Europe’s top pork producer is taking measures to try to thwart the deadly African swine fever (ASF) that’s roiled global meat trade and is moving ever closer to its borders.

Diseases of the central nervous system are more common than you might think.

Key elements of a successful biosecurity program are often neglected, says Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, DVM, a professor at the University of Montreal in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. You can change that outlook.

Biosecurity is described as a combination of management practices designed to prevent the introduction and transmission of diseases and disease-causing agents into a herd. Learn what your biosecurity plan should include