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Your 3-step Flu Review
By Jim Carlton, Swine Practitioner editor - Swine influenza virus is a more complex problem today than it has been in the past. That’s why it’s important to be vigilant against the disease all year long."We identify SIV in every month of the year," says Bruce Janke, with the Iowa State veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
It would be worth your time to work with your veterinarian to conduct an annual review to examine the critical areas conducive to an effective flu vaccination program. These include looking at titer levels in sows and gilts, maternal immunity in nursery pigs, as well as SIV subtypes and their prevalence within the herd.
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Source: Swine Practitioner - October 2002
