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Purdue University is developing a field test that can measure and predict the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in a wide range of wildlife and farm animals thanks to $2.7 million in federal funding from USDA’s APHIS.
From PEDV to pork productivity in difficult times, the conversations that took place at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference covered a wide expanse of topics. Here are a few thoughts worth repeating.
A newly funded study led by Kimberly VanderWaal aims to create an “integrative data science” platform to predict the ability of PRRSV-2 variants to provoke an immune response and spread across farms.
Although there is no shortage of topics the U.S. pork industry needs to wrap its head around right now, National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys says foreign animal disease continues to be a high priority.
SHIC’s research priority is to understand the potential breadth of tongue tips as a sample type for monitoring emerging diseases. Here’s why.
Although mycotoxin monitoring makes headlines each harvest season, it should stay top of mind year-round. Active mycotoxin surveillance is key to protecting the health and productivity of your swine operation.
Narrowly focusing on a single pathogen during a diagnostic investigation is risky, experts agreed during a porcine sapovirus webinar. A narrow focus could result in missed detections of emerging or less common pathogens.
Where is the pork industry on its path to a PRRS-resistant pig? Matt Culbertson, chief operating officer at PIC, provides an update.
Duke-NUS Medical School announced the discovery of several previously unknown strains of swine influenza viruses that have been circulating unnoticed in Cambodian pig populations over the past 15 years.
In 2014, biosecurity changed at Eichelberger Farms in Wayland, Iowa, when an ugly four-letter word rocked the U.S. pork industry: PEDV.
Do you own and manage a small swine herd operation? Many things need addressed for the needs of the pigs as the weather gets colder. Here are a few tips to ensure optimal health, welfare and productivity.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors will lead projects on viral diseases, antimicrobial resistance, farm sustainability and potential impact on human health through USDA grants totaling $2.48 million.
If you want to make change in the pork business, it has to be practical and executable, said Clayton Johnson, DVM, before a standing-room-only crowd at the 2023 Carthage Swine Conference.
Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers will investigate the prevalant pathogen, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV), supported by a three-year grant from USDA.
Here’s a look at a new project focused on African swine fever vaccine development could help the global food supply.
Why do you need to understand the implications of porcine sapovirus? Find out more about this potentially emerging disease during the SHIC and AASV’s next webinar.
Dr. Paul Sundberg, DVM, will retire from his role as executive director of the Swine Health Information Center at the end of 2023. The board announced his successor on Thursday.
“Basically, a pig has a 3-inch environmental vacuum on the front of his face. Anything in front of it is going down. A lot of that damage goes unseen by the public eye,” says William Futch in Feral Swine in America.
Studies suggest the U.S. could be a favorable area for the introduction of JEV. Past mosquito-borne flaviviruses illustrate the challenges a virus capable of affecting humans and pigs could pose in the U.S.
U.S. experts weigh in on the world’s first commercial vaccines against African swine fever and the challenges that still exist.
Calling all aspiring pig enthusiasts and biosecurity buffs! Grab your camera and get ready to participate in USDA’s APHIS “I Protect Pigs” photo contest, showing how you protect your pigs from African swine fever!
Here’s a look at a recent report on the U.S. susceptibility to JEV related to the availability of competent mosquito vector species, susceptible maintenance avian hosts, as well as intensive travel and trade activities.
Economic outlook, labor issues and open-pen gestation will lead the topics to be addressed at the 2023 Pork Industry Conference hosted by Four Star Veterinary Service in Muncie, Ind. Here’s a look at the line-up.
Starting in September, diagnostic data from the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University will be included in the Swine Disease Reporting System.
From using sensors and psychological profiles to increase biosecurity compliance to determining economical and epidemiological benefits of disinfecting market trailers, the latest SHIC-funded projects will turn heads.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is awarding $105,000 to three award recipients for the Growing Research and New Technology for Swine program. Here’s a look at the list of winners and their areas of study.
Annoying. Bothersome. Irritating. Inconvenience. Pest. No matter how you describe Musca domestica, aka the house fly, and its friend the gnat, one thing’s for sure – they are a nuisance and a threat to your swine herd.
Vietnam has approved the domestic commercial use of two home-grown vaccines against African swine fever (ASF), the government said on Monday, making them the world’s first commercial vaccines against the deadly disease.
Do you have a plan for swine vaccination administration? Here’s one tool that can help.
USDA’s APHIS is awarding more than $3.2 million to create antimicrobial resistance dashboards to improve access to information on antimicrobial resistance in domesticated animals.