UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to June 2007)
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...

A Quick Test for Classical Swine Fever
By Kayla Duffield, Ontario Pork Newsletter. A Quick Test for Classical Swine Fever that will help keep foreign markets open

Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals
A National Institute for Animal Agriculture Publication. Activists continue to apply increased pressure on antibiotic use in food-producing animals, and activists’ messages are being more than heard.

FOOT AND MOUTH, Summary epidemiology report
By Defra - This article is the FMD 2007. Summary Epidemiology Report giving the situation at 16:00 Wednesday 15th August 2007, as published by Defra.

Colloquium on Prospects for Development of an Effective PRRS Virus Vaccine
By College of Veterinary Medicine University of Illinois. Development of economical and effective control strategies for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) remains an important goal for the swine industry.

Disease Focus : FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
Detailed information about Foot and Mouth Disease from our Pig Health database. Read all about FMD including the clinical signs plus view photo's of the symptoms. Links to further reading also provided.

PCV2 Vaccine Gets Green Light in UK
By Sam Walton, Pig World. Circovac, Merial's PCV2 vaccine, will reach the UK in September. Citing increased vitality, improved growth rate, lower mortality and better feed conversion, its manufacturer says the two-jab vaccine should give a ten to one...

Understanding the Spread of PRRS Between Herds
By Cate Dewey Department of Population Medicine University of Guelph. This article is from a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference.

Principles of Health Management
By François Cardinal, Les Consultants Avi-Porc, Quebec as presented at the 2007 London Swine Conference.

Economic Impact of Strategies to Increase Pig Weaning Age
By Steve S. Dritz, Rodger G. Main, Mike D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, and Jim L. Nelssen, PhD Kansas State University as presented at the 2007 Manitoba Swine Seminar.

Effect of Host-Microbe Interactions in the Gut on Pig Performance
By Dr. Mark Whitney, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Minnesota Extension.

Lessons from China’s Streptococcus suis Outbreak: The Risk for Humans
By Marcelo Gottschalk, DVM, PhD, Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies du Porc (GREMIP) and the Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine (CRIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal and Mariela Segura, MSc, PhD, McGill University...

Circovirus disease – what have vets been seeing?
By Peter Davies, BVSc, PhD, Leman Chair of Swine Health and Production, University of Minnesota. Porcine circovirus type 2 disease (PCVD) has a curious history in North America.

History of Porcine Circoviral Disease (PCVD) and Current Western Canadian Situation
By John C. S. Harding, Associate Professor, Dept. LACS, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, as presented at the 2007 Manitoba Swine Seminar.

In for the Long Haul
By Katharine Found and published by Ontario Pork. Farmers invest in the care of their animals from farm to truck

Analysis: African Swine Fever In Georgia
By Institute for Animal Health. Diagnoses spread of tick-borne African swine fever from Africa to pigs in Georgia: the second emerging disease in Europe within a year.

PMWS and the Benefits of Changing Breed
By Dr GrantWalling, and Stuart Cartwright, JSR Genetics. Many farms unfortunately now have practical experience of Postweaning multisystemicwasting syndrome (PMWS).

2007 North Carolina Pork Conference
This article is a collection of the papers presented at the 2007 North Carolina Pork Conference.

UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to March 2007)
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...

Manitoba Swine Seminar - 2007 - Volume 21
This article is a collection of the papers presented at the 2007 Manitoba Swine Seminar.

Cranial-ventral Consolidated Lung in a Healthy Coughing Pig: Isn't That M. hyo.?
By Tim Blackwell - Animal Health and Welfare/ OMAFRA; Murray Hazlett - Animal Health Laboratory/University of Guelph.

Simple Ideas to Improve Sow Longevity
By Ronald O. Bates, State Swine Specialist, Michigan State University and published in MSU Pork Quartlery 2007 Volume 12 No. 1.

Forgotten Diseases
By Bob Friendship as presented at the 2007 London Swine Conference.