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Growing consumer concerns and increased frequency of resistant pathogens are two reasons why the livestock industry continues to explore options like phytobiological products beyond antibiotics to address gut health.

In a foreign animal disease outbreak, depopulation may be required to timely contain, control and eradicate disease. Here's a look at Jack Korényi-Both's winning presentation on water-based foam for swine depopulation.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invited 15 veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition at the AASV Annual Meeting.

Thanks to the generosity of charter members, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians can help provide excellent scholarship opportunities for its members. Here are some of the 2023 winners.

On June 11, FDA’s Guidance for Industry #263 brings 91 over-the-counter antimicrobial products from OTC to prescription oversight. Three experts weigh in on why you need to prepare for this change now.

African swine fever fatigue is real, says Patrick Webb at the National Pork Board. Since ASF rocked China in 2018, U.S. pork producers have been bombarded with messages to do their part to protect the country.

This information-sharing website will be a CEID-maintained repository of pertinent JEV information available to anyone interested in JEV infectious disease dynamics. 

National Pork Board Director of Swine Health Lisa Becton was named the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year.

When it comes to PRRS, every producer wants to know what’s working and what’s not. Unfortunately, the fight against PRRS is not that easy as new strains continue to affect pork production around the world. 

Joseph Connor, a Carthage, Ill., native, was honored as the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ 2023 Howard Dunne Memorial Award winner.

Claire LeFevre, DVM, and Emily Mahan-Riggs, DVM, were named the 2023 recipients of the AASV Hogg Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 54th annual meeting in Aurora, Colo.

Here's a look at who won AASV's Meritorious Service Award and AASV's Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year Award.

A standardized outbreak investigation instrument is now available to help producers and veterinarians. 

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus dominated the final day of discussion at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting. However, speakers covered a variety of topics at the event. Here’s a glimpse.

AASV's Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year, Jessica Davenport, DVM, works for JBS Live Pork where she is responsible for the health of more than 60,000 sows, gilt multiplication and nursery and grow-finish.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded $100,000 in funding for research. Learn more about here.

The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 would provide congressional authority to USDA's National Detector Dog Training Center that trains canine teams that work to prevent foreign animal disease from entering the U.S. 

William Hollis, DVM, was named president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians during the association’s 54th annual meeting in Aurora, Colo.

The Hanor Company's Tara Donovan, DVM, was honored as the 2023 Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Here's why it was no surprise to the industry.

The room of veterinarians and allied industry from around the world came to attention when some of these life-changing reminders were shared at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting.

Household units and mini fridges are often unsuitable for maintaining veterinary products, according to a recent study by Emmanuel Rollin, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia.

The threats facing the U.S. swine industry are many, veterinarian Gordon Spronk pointed out at the AASV annual meeting. Here are 10 things to apply at the farm immediately to fight ongoing disease battles.

Based on FDA’s most recent Summary Report on Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials, antimicrobial use in food-producing animals has declined by 28% since Veterinary Feed Directive Guidelines were enacted in 2017.

“Wean-to-harvest biosecurity is a complex issue for our industry that has been developing for many years, says SHIC's Megan Niederwerder. Here are the 10 projects funded in SHIC's Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program.

Deploying protein modifications developed by Kansas State, Acceligen announced it's able to breed pigs naturally resistant to PRRS. The resistance was proven effective through a University of Illinois collaboration.

Poland has reported outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in five wild boar in the northern part of the country.

On a bitterly cold January morning, a helicopter soars above central Texas farmland. The four passengers hanging outside the aircraft are hunting - going after feral hogs, an invasive species in the southeastern U.S.

Farrowing house scours can be a frustrating and complex challenge that requires a multi-modal approach to control. While on the sow, multiple factors can influence piglet scour severity and prevalence. Here are 3 tips.

A detection of ASF in U.S. pigs could devastate the pork industry, explains USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt. Prevention is the best way to protect the pork industry.

It's a message that Paul Sundberg can't hear enough: The Swine Health Information Center's efforts are helping me make important decisions on my farm.

In the U.S., PRRSV L1C variant of RFLP 1-4-4 has been a significant challenge. Now PRRSV L1C 1-2-4 is a concern. In Spain, a PRRSV strain called Rosalia is causing problems. Here's an opportunity to learn more.

New steps are being taken by USDA to help increase U.S. preparedness to respond to high-consequence foreign animal diseases.

University of Minnesota researchers have reached a major breakthrough in the efforts to develop effective mitigation strategies to control ASF and keep it from entering North America.

Research has shown soybean products provide an environment that stabilizes viruses, including the deadly ASF virus. A new grant will help researchers make progress in preventing virus entry into the U.S. through feed.

EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here's what you need to know.

PRRS is a problem. New information continues to emerge showing just how many strains and variants even a single farm could be facing.

It’s the same old story. A story that Steve Von Haden, Midwest business manager for Motomco, hears time and time again as he visits barns throughout the country. 

Zoetis announces the first comprehensive Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae management program.

A coalition of public health advocacy groups and online activists have filed a lawsuit against the FDA and its Center for Veterinary Medicine, challenging the decision to keep important antibiotics in animal ag.

It's not too late to attend the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines on Jan. 25-26 complete with cake, games, balloons, pictures and prizes in the trade show.

If Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is discovered in the U.S., how big of a threat is the feral swine herd in spreading this deadly virus? 

Although the likelihood of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) being found in the U.S. is low, here's why USDA is taking this virus seriously.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $40 million in funding to help complete Phase 2 of Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Here's why it matters to all of animal agriculture.

At least 11 pig farms in Penang have confirmed cases of African swine fever. Area pig farmers are being urged to cooperate fully with their state Veterinary Services Department to stop the spread of this deadly virus.

Applications are open for the GRANTS program that funds research geared at improving swine health and production. Here's more information.

The concept of a clean-dirty line in your barn is not new, but you may be underestimating the critical role that it plays in keeping your herd’s health status where you want it.

The U.S. livestock and food sectors account for more than $150 billion in annual cash receipts. It’s no wonder threats of foreign and emerging animal disease outbreaks are increasingly making headlines these days.

A review of technologies that remove or/and inactivate airborne pathogens found that air filtration, solely consisting of fibrous filters, is currently the only established and implemented system on swine farms.

Tis the season for a spike in illegal pork smuggling, especially across East Asian countries. In 2022, the amount of illegal pork products brought into Taiwan by international travelers was four times more than in 2021.

When outbreaks of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 15 were detected in the upper Midwest in late 2021, experts agreed they were unusual in several aspects. Here's what they learned after the outbreaks.