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Pig Health and Welfare Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 76-90 in Pig Health and Welfare
Some Clinical And Epidemiological Aspects Of An Outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in East Anglia in 2000
By J.D. Mackinnon, Stowe Veterinary Group, and published by The Pig Journal - A concise and detailed account of the Classical Swine Fever (CSF) outbreaks, occurring in East Anglia during the year 2000, is presented by the author.
By J.D. Mackinnon, Stowe Veterinary Group, and published by The Pig Journal - A concise and detailed account of the Classical Swine Fever (CSF) outbreaks, occurring in East Anglia during the year 2000, is presented by the author.
Vaccinated pigs grow bigger and generate more profit!
By Harm Voets, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH, Germany - as presented at the Proceedings of the European Press Meeting on Ileitis, June 13 2006, Ingelheim. Mass vaccination of swine populations through their drinking water is a new concept...
By Harm Voets, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH, Germany - as presented at the Proceedings of the European Press Meeting on Ileitis, June 13 2006, Ingelheim. Mass vaccination of swine populations through their drinking water is a new concept...
The Impact Of Subclinical Ileitis On Farm Economics
By Steven McOrist BVSc PhD, University of Nottingham, as presented at the Second IPVS Ileitis Symposium, Kopenhagen. July 17, 2006. While proliferative enteropathy or Ileitis had been recognised as a notable enteric disease in pigs for over 70 years,...
By Steven McOrist BVSc PhD, University of Nottingham, as presented at the Second IPVS Ileitis Symposium, Kopenhagen. July 17, 2006. While proliferative enteropathy or Ileitis had been recognised as a notable enteric disease in pigs for over 70 years,...
Healthy Pigs:Safe Food
By H. Scott Hurd and published by NCSU Swine Extension - The risk of antibiotic use in food animals for purposes other than disease treatment is receiving renewed scrutiny.
By H. Scott Hurd and published by NCSU Swine Extension - The risk of antibiotic use in food animals for purposes other than disease treatment is receiving renewed scrutiny.
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to June 2006)
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...
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...
Gestation Stalls, Animal Welfare and People
By Allen F. Harper, Extension Animal Scientist-Swine, and Mark Estienne, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia State University - Gestation stalls are specifically designed for confinement housing of pregnant gilts and sows on...
By Allen F. Harper, Extension Animal Scientist-Swine, and Mark Estienne, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia State University - Gestation stalls are specifically designed for confinement housing of pregnant gilts and sows on...
Experts Speak Out On Erysipelas
By Dennis Dipietre, PhD, Agriculture Economist/Swine Industry Consultant and published by Schering-Plough Animal Health - Perhaps the greatest single challenge to pork producers attempting to establish long-term success, has been the need to create value...
By Dennis Dipietre, PhD, Agriculture Economist/Swine Industry Consultant and published by Schering-Plough Animal Health - Perhaps the greatest single challenge to pork producers attempting to establish long-term success, has been the need to create value...
Effect Of Weaning Age on Sow Herd Performance
By Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University - The average piglet weaning age in the United States declined from 28.8 days to 19.3 days between 1990 and 2000, according to USDA figures. Early weaning allowed the production...
By Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University - The average piglet weaning age in the United States declined from 28.8 days to 19.3 days between 1990 and 2000, according to USDA figures. Early weaning allowed the production...
Heat Stress Reduces Performance
By Kayt Johnson, BPEX Knowledge Transfer Manager - This report is part of a series of articles offering top tips for hot weather from BPEX's Knowledge Transfer.
By Kayt Johnson, BPEX Knowledge Transfer Manager - This report is part of a series of articles offering top tips for hot weather from BPEX's Knowledge Transfer.
Danish Pork Industry - Welfare and Producer Adaptations - Part 2
By Terry L. Steinhart and Larry McMullen, ISU Extension Swine Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand...
By Terry L. Steinhart and Larry McMullen, ISU Extension Swine Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand...
Danish Pork Industry - Lessons To Be Learned - Part 1
By Russ Euken, ISU Extension Livestock Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand look at the country's...
By Russ Euken, ISU Extension Livestock Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand look at the country's...
A cost-benefit analysis of Salmonella-control strategies in Danish pork production
By Goldbach SG, Alban L. Danish Meat Association, Denmark Prev Vet Med. - In Denmark, it was agreed to lower the Salmonella prevalence in pork to 1.2% before the end of 2006.
By Goldbach SG, Alban L. Danish Meat Association, Denmark Prev Vet Med. - In Denmark, it was agreed to lower the Salmonella prevalence in pork to 1.2% before the end of 2006.
Management of PCV2-Associated Diseases in the U.S.
By Pat Halbur, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Although the case trends in Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated diseases (PCVD) in the midwestern U.S. appear to have peaked in 2002, interest in PCVD is at an all-time hig...
By Pat Halbur, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Although the case trends in Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated diseases (PCVD) in the midwestern U.S. appear to have peaked in 2002, interest in PCVD is at an all-time hig...
Investing In Health: Closing The Door On Disease
By Intervet - Most producers associate PRRS or Blue Ear disease with the breeding herd - a virus that causes reproductive failure, poor litter sizes and low piglet viability. However, the damage PRRS can do to the finishing herd is equally, if not more...
By Intervet - Most producers associate PRRS or Blue Ear disease with the breeding herd - a virus that causes reproductive failure, poor litter sizes and low piglet viability. However, the damage PRRS can do to the finishing herd is equally, if not more...
A Look Back at the Banff Pork Seminar
By Howard Fredeen and presented at the 2006 Banff Pork Seminar - January 2006 marks the 35th anniversary of the Banff Pork Seminar. With expected attendance of more than 750 delegates, and with speakers from across Canada, the USA and abroad, it continues...
By Howard Fredeen and presented at the 2006 Banff Pork Seminar - January 2006 marks the 35th anniversary of the Banff Pork Seminar. With expected attendance of more than 750 delegates, and with speakers from across Canada, the USA and abroad, it continues...
