Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : Shoulder Ulcers in Sows and their prevention
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska; Barbara E. Straw, Extension Veterinarian, Michigan State University and Jess M. Waddell, Oklahoma State University and published by the University of Nebraska - A literature review...

Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : PRRSV Negative Herds: A Survival Analysis
By Locke A. Karriker and Ruby Destajo, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Department, Iowa State University and published by the University of Nebraska - Despite a significant body of research, interventions for PRRSV infection remain...

Swine Research Review 2005
This page links all the University of Guelph Swine Research Review 2005 articles

The Challenges of Delivering & Explaining Pig Welfare
By John Deen, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota - Pig welfare has two distinct challenges. The first is, of course, using the capabilities and resources that we have, and using them in a cogent and responsible manner when we care...

Finding the Enemy of the Enemy
By Murray Tong, Ontario Pork. The word "virus" conjures negative images for human and swine health. But some viruses are beneficial, and University of Guelph researchers want to use certain types to help destroy bacteria that are harmful to swine, such...

Nebraska Swine Report 2005
By the University of Nebraska - This page links all of the Nebraska Swine Report 2005 articles.

Banff Pork Seminar 2005 Proceedings
By Banff Pork - This article links all of the 2005 Banff Pork Seminar reports.

Risk Factors Associated With Shoulder Ulcers
By Todd See - Researchers from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Denmark described the risk factors associated with the development of shoulder ulcers in sows at the recent meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.

Attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals
By the European Commission - This survey focus's particularly on the attitude of consumers to the welfare and protection of farmed animals. The survey has been carried out by TNS Opinion & Social, interviewing 24 708 citizens in the 25 Member States...

Tail Biting - Pinpointing the causes
By The National Committee for Pig Production, Annual Report 2004, Denmark and published by NCSU Swine Extension - Tail biting is one of the most frequent problems in weaner and finisher units. We are trying to pinpoint the causes of tail biting with a...

E. coli: The Good, The Bad, The Resistant
By Courtney Denard, Ontario Pork - The potential for antibiotic resistance in bacteria has University of Guelph Prof. Patrick Boerlin, Department of Pathobiology, using a genetic approach to try to understand and lessen this occurrence on agricultural...

A Checklist for Water Use
By John Patience and Ken Engele, and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Like energy, protein, minerals and vitamins, water is a nutrient that is required in the diet of the pig. Indeed, the pig can survive much longer without these other nutrients...

M+Pac® Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin - Technical Overview
By Schering-Plough Animal Health - This article provides a technical overview of Schering-Plough Animal Health's M+Pac® Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin.

UK Pig Disease Monthly Surveillance Report (to April 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic pig diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Researchers Study Ways to Protect Immune Systems of Young Pigs
By the USDA's Agricultural Research Service - A piglet today is commonly weaned from its mother after 18 to 21 days, and sometimes as early as 10 days, because diets now available are much better suited to the piglet's immature digestive system...