Hog Health
As a foreign animal disease threat in the U.S. lingers, what protocols and prodecures do producers follow should a worse-case scenario occur?
Walking on pins and needles. That’s what U.S. pork producers are doing with no way to anticipate when or if a foreign animal disease (FAD) will enter the country.
Herd health is a constant worry for pork producers, especially with increasing restrictions. Recent improvements in biosecurity can help, but breeding for disease resilience offers a vital, complementary approach.
Several factors have shrunk the U.S. swine herd and slowed expansion.
Find out what new products companies will unveil during the upcoming World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 8-10.
From PPRS to PEDV, the health challenges facing swine farms today aren’t going away. We asked four veterinarians to share their perspectives, including what pork producers need to pay special attention to now.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will host a virtual Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Workshop on Aug. 30 to update stakeholders and renew action on the topic.
Vietnam leaders say they are hopeful that they will successfully produce a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever.
In late July 2021, the presence of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in the Dominican Republic. This follows a previous outbreak in the early 1980s that resulted in a slaughter of the entire swine population.
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of more than $5 million to mitigate antimicrobial resistance across the food chain.
The Domestic Swine Disease Reporting System will add porcine circovirus type 2 to its list of endemic and emerging diseases to watch in the U.S. swine herd.
A case of African swine fever was detected on a farm containing around 1,500 animals in South Korea’s northeastern county of Hongcheon. Another case was discovered on a farm in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany,
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services is adding Nepal to the list of countries considered affected by African swine fever.
Dr. Joan Arnoldi, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s first female female Deputy Administrator and Chief Veterinary Officer of the United States, passed away on May 10.
Dr. Max Rodibaugh, 69, passed away on Thursday, May 19, at his home in Frankfort, Ind., surrounded by his wife and children. He will long be remembered for his contributions to the swine industry and its people.
Protecting herd health is a priority for pork producers, but despite scientific advances and improved biosecurity measures, disease prevention, as well as timely detection and mitigation, remain constant concerns.
Nepal has reported its first cases of African swine fever, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus opened a lot of eyes in 2013 as the disease devastated many pork operations. Lessons learned from the introduction of PEDV have helped direct investments in research in the industry.
South Korea plans to increase quarantine efforts at major airports and harbors to prevent the deadly African swine fever virus and other contagious foreign animal diseases from entering the country.
Proper temperature control in the barn starts with proper ventilation. To keep pigs healthy and prevent heat stress that can impact health and performance, Mark Oberreuter, AP ventilation expert, recommends these tips.
A North Carolina State University study examined relationships among birth characteristics, early nursing behaviors and colostrum consumption in over 600 piglets by measuring their immunocrits 36 hours after farrowing.
A strep bacteria, commonly found in horses, was isolated from two cases in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019. In 2021, an Indiana system experienced increased sow death loss. SHIC funded a comparison of the outbreak isolates.
The National Pork Producers Council is submitting comments on the EPA’s toxicological review of formaldehyde, which is used to prevent Salmonella infections in pigs and as a disinfectant, among other things.
Italy will launch a cull of wild boars around Rome after African swine fever was found in one of the thousands that live in the Italian capital and the surrounding countryside.
Thousands of pigs died after barns lost power during a severe April storm near Kola, Manitoba.
A dead wild boar was discovered in Italy’s capital Rome and tested positive for African swine fever, the regional government said on Thursday.
At the end of 2020 and in 2021, the swine industry witnessed massive PRRS outbreaks in the Midwest caused by the novel porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) variant, L1C-1-4-4.
The Maschhoffs has investigated possible causes of piglet and growing pig scours, highlighting the need for a more holistic approach to address enteric challenges beyond a pathogen and antimicrobial treatment strategy.
For years, Carissa Odland, DVM, has been fascinated by antimicrobial resistance in swine and how it connects to animal welfare and the sustainability of pork operations. Odland says more work is needed to help producers.
Many producers are considering filtration to limit PRRS breaks, but there has been much debate over the best method for achieving it. Positive and negative pressure filtration systems each have benefits and challenges.