Hog Health
Innovation is sometimes a producer’s choice, and sometimes it’s a necessity precipitated by government or practices imposed by customers. Either way, there are essential components of your farm you should review.
Although foreign animal disease may be more likely to enter the country with the animals themselves, feed – including soybeans and corn – also raise concern in the livestock industry. Here are three ways to lessen risk.
Swine practitioners consider many factors when implementing antibiotic regimens. DVM student Sarah Lutz says duration of therapy is also important. She studied how quickly Excede (CCFA) goes to work after a single dose.
Xylazine is an important animal sedative that’s used in almost every sector of veterinary medicine. However, illicit or illegal xylazine is increasingly showing up in street drugs.
The first commercial vaccine to use only the influenza neuraminidase (NA) surface antigen to vaccinate pigs against influenza strains H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 is now commercially available.
Producers now have a safe and effective water administration option for controlling swine respiratory disease in reproducing sows in both the U.S. and Canada, Pharmgate says about Aivlosin Water Soluble Granules.
Lisa Becton has been named associate director of the Swine Health Information Center. Most recently, Becton served as the National Pork Board’s director of swine health.
African swine fever is not slowing down it’s deadly spread around the globe. The World Organisation for Animal Health shares concerns about the use of sub-standard vaccines and urges the pork industry not to settle.
How will veterinary medicine evolve to harness the power of technology to make animal health and the wellbeing of veterinarians better? That was the question on many minds during the 21st Century Animal Health Symposium.
What does veterinary care look like in the 21st Century? That question drove hours of conversation during the 21st Century Animal Health Symposium at the University of Illinois.
As the U.S. swine industry shifts toward improving gut health in newly weaned pigs to decrease mortality rates, a K-State student is studying ways to incorporate low acid binding ingredients into swine diets.
When the sows stopped eating, the farm manager closed the feed line, preserved the feed in the bin, and called Scott Dee out to the farm. Little did Dee know that he was about to discover PRRS virus can live in feed.
A new study provides valuable insights into the diagnosis and prevalence of porcine circovirus type 3 in reproductive failure and surveillance cases submitted to the ISU-VDL as well as the synergism of PCV3.
Supported by USDA grant, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers are launching the largest study of its kind focusing on a likely culprit of the spread of PEDV: possibly contaminated vehicles.
What’s TEROW and why does it matter to you? The Early Regional Occurrence Warning project represents additional infrastructure to respond to emerging diseases and highlights efforts towards preparedness,
For Anthony Novero, biosecurity has been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. His dad managed a research sow farm in the 1980s, where showering in was a way of life before other farms adopted the practice.
Uncomplicating disease surveillance is a great opportunity for the swine industry. That’s why Hope Dohlman analyzed the level of detection of PRRSV material in wean-age piglets through the use of an absorbent mat.
Traceability is not a new concept, says National Pork Board chief veterinarian Dusty Oedekoven. He shares why its time for change, along with producers Joe Dykhuis and Alan Wulfekuhle and veterinarian Clayton Johnson.
Cross-contamination between samples is one of the most common pre-analytical errors and can cause misleading diagnostic results, says Casondra Snow, a first year DVM student at the University of Minnesota.
There is no one set of rules for establishing a routine health testing protocol for pig herds. Rather, a producer needs to review their individual needs and goals — and their budget — to create an achievable program.
The Swine Health Information Center is seeking input for its 2024 Plan of Work from swine industry stakeholders. The Plan of Work provides a roadmap while allowing SHIC to be nimble and responsive to emerging issues.
Sensitivity to post-weaning diarrhea is affected by physiological and metabolic changes of the gastrointestinal system that occur at weaning, leaving the newly weaned pig more vulnerable. Here’s how nutrition can help.
TELSVirus has the potential to support real-time surveillance of endemic and emergent viruses, while improving understanding of co-circulating viruses, their genetic diversity and how they impact swine production.
Properly functioning ventilation systems are vital to pork production facilities, and following a regular process for maintaining their operation can pay big economic dividends. Now’s a good time to get barns ready.
World-renowned experts in the swine industry challenged and led more than 800 people who attended the 2023 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn. Here’s a recap of the event.
Delegates voted on the first General Conference Committee that will serve as the federal advisory committee to USDA on swine health and the administration of US SHIP upon codification to a USDA program.
Experts are still trying to determine the origin of the African swine fever outbreak in Sweden, a minor pork exporter that holds only 1% of the swine herd in the European Union.
How do pH levels affect E. coli growth? DVM student Carly Bates answered this question during the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference. She was awarded the 2023 Morrison Swine Innovator Prize for her research.
American communities deserve ready access to veterinarians, say the supporters of the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act who are urging Congress to pass the act, ensuring healthy livestock and a safe, secure food supply.
It costs a lot of money. It takes a lot of work. And if you do it perfectly, the result isn’t even visible at first. It’s no wonder it’s hard to convince people to do the right thing and follow biosecurity protocols.