Hog Health
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced a new protocol to help ensure bilateral trade will continue if African swine fever is detected in feral pigs.
It’s easy to identify the price of something, but it takes work to understand the value. Gene Noem says that couldn’t be more applicable to the $15-million investment made to fund the Swine Health Information Center.
A new variant of African swine fever in China has analysts weighing a range of scenarios that could play out in the year ahead.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Some producers say the sow caliper is an example of a technology solution that has brought great value to their business.
Growing up in southern Wisconsin, Mark Knauer was heavily involved in livestock judging and meats judging. He still remembers lessons he learned from his livestock judging coach and county Extension agent Bob Ziegler.
Reports of new African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in China are on the rise, in addition to other diseases. Pro Farmer reported on Friday that these diseases are sweeping through the new industrial hog super complexes.
Success over the long run is determined by your team. The makeup of the team will change over time, so clear direction is needed to develop the next generation at every level, says Doug Groth, DVM.
A Kansas State University researcher and her team are taking a closer look at how tiny organisms living in the guts of pigs can help prevent costly respiratory diseases.
China officials will crack down further on illegal production and sales of African swine fever vaccines in a sign of the extent of a problem that is damaging the world’s largest pig industry, the ministry said on Monday.
Regardless of whether you sell 100,000 markets hogs a year or have a barn with two show pigs, Jan Archer, a N.C. pig farmer, says we all share an obligation to take care of each other. And that starts with biosecurity.
An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed in piglets being illegally transported through Funing county in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, the farm ministry said.
Recipients of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation/Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships were announced on March 1 at the AASV Annual Meeting.
Malaysia plans to cull 3,000 wild and domestic pigs after an outbreak of African swine fever in wild boar and backyard pigs in the state of Sabah on Borneo island in mid-February.
Despite the rumor mill surrounding the virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) Lineage 1C strain 1-4-4, Paul Sundberg, DVM, says it’s not time to sound the alarms yet.
New variants of ASF circulating in China appear to cause a milder form of the disease, making it less deadly but harder to detect and to bring under control, a study published this week showed.
The U.S. pork industry has seen an influx of influenza viruses in the last 10 to 15 years. That’s a major reason why influenza has become more difficult to control, said Montserrat Torremorell, DVM.
Of all the porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRS) viruses that Paul Yeske, DVM, has seen, the PRRS strain 1-4-4 is the most dramatic.
The extreme winter weather conditions pose challenges for livestock producers across the country. Although it’s more apparent in its effect on livestock outdoors, it also poses challenges for hogs in confinement.
As winter weather conditions rage across the country, USDA reminds livestock farmers affected by the winter storms that assistance is available.
Everyone knows pigs are smart, but this takes smart to a new level. Four pigs learned how to manipulate a joystick in order to control a cursor on a computer monitor, Purdue University researchers report.
Multi-disciplinary collaboration by academia, industry partners and the veterinary community is improving the diagnostics and management of Streptococcus suis. How is that impacting productivity and animal well-being?
As producers explore ways to decrease feed costs and improve efficiencies, it’s important to review health protocols to see if interventions are warranted, says Elise Toohill, DVM, of Carthage Veterinary Service Ltd.
Ohio State University scientists are looking for SARS-CoV-2 in animals and the environment.
Hong Kong authorities ordered the culling of all 3,000 pigs in a herd after the African swine fever virus was discovered to be spreading for the first time in one of the city’s farms.
As PRRS viruses continue to evolve, producers are often faced with a difficult decision regarding the sow farm’s long-term PRRS status.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced what pork producers have known for some time. Disease outbreaks can cause severe economic impacts. Here’s a look at how this guided delegates at the IPPA annual meeting.
The COVID-19 pandemic caught our world by surprise. That’s one reason why the Swine Health Information Center is focused on preventing or preparing for emerging diseases. No one wants to be surprised like that again.
Chinese scientists have found a natural mutation in the African swine fever virus they say could be less deadly than the strain that ravaged the world’s largest pig herd in 2018 and 2019.
A veterinarian weighs in on filtration systems and shares how air filtration can reduce outbreaks of disease like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.
The basics of managing gilts for optimum pig production and longevity are well known. But successfully applying them requires meticulous attention to details, according to Jake Schwartz, DVM, Swine Vet Center.