Post Weaning Scours
Scouring in young pigs in the immediate post-weaning period has long been recognised as a significant problem as NADIS reporting veterinary surgeons routinely record problems on farms of this nature writes Mark Wright BVSc, DPM, MRCVS in the June NADIS...

PMWS – Nature or Nurture?
Researchers report their investigations into the genetic susceptibility of pigs to porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) in the June 2008 PCVD newsletter.

PCV2 a b c - 1 2 3: Taxonomic Conundrum
There are three broad groups of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2), which differ in their ability to cause PMWS. In its June 2008 newsletter, the EU PCVD Consortium explains its new scientific definition of the genotypes, which was needed to standardise nomenclature....

PMWS Transmission: Pig-to-Pig Transmission
This report in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the EU PCVD Consortium demonstrates that Post-Weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) can be passed to healthy pigs from infected herds.

PMWS Transmission - Airborne Transmission
This report in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the EU PCVD Consortium demonstrates that Post-Weaning Mortality and Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) can be passed to healthy pigs from infected herds.

Inoculation of Porcine Foetuses with Different PCV2 Genotypes
This report in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the EU PCVD Consortium describes the clinical outcome of PCV2 infections in foetuses.

Entry of Porcine Circovirus 2 into Host Cells
This report in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the EU PCVD Consortium describes how the PCV2 virus enters pig cells.

They Seek Him Here, They Seek Him There...
Researchers have published a report indicating that the PCV2 virus replicates in epithelial and endothelial cells in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the EU PCVD Consortium.

Food Glorious Food: How PMWS can be Controlled through Feed
Researchers have been unable to link PMWS with any dietary ingredient or colostrum intake, but one feed additive appeared to reduce the number of pigs excreting PCV2 viruses. The results are summarised in the June 2008 issue of the newsletter from the...

Draxxin® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution: Duration of Effectiveness in an Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Challenge Model
By Alan Scheidt, DVM, MS Pfizer Animal Health, Pfizer Inc. Published in a Pfizer Animal Health Technical Bulletin.

Consistent improvement of reproductive performances following CIRCOVAC® vaccination
By Merial - Following the provisional licensing of CIRCOVAC® in Germany in 2004, an improvement of reproduction performances was consistently reported by farmers and veterinarians, without any history of reproductive failure associated to PCV2.

Impact of Circovac® vaccination on reproductive failure
This report from Merial looks at two reports from Denmark investigating the impact of Circovac® vaccination on reproductive failure.

Vaccination Effective in Controlling PRRS in Nursery Pigs
Vaccinating nursery pigs for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) can significantly reduce mortality and improve pig performance, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Stillbirths
NADIS is a veterinary-based production disease monitoring and recording system covering England and Wales. Practising veterinarians provide day-by-day information of what is happening on pig farms that may have an impact on health and productivity. This...

Media Battles: Changing the View of Livestock Production
This article is taken from the proceedings of the Livestock Care Conference, held by Alberta Farm Animal Care. Media is highly influenced...

Navel Bleeding
Loss of blood through the navel of the newborn pig can result in severe anaemia, failure to grow and, in the extreme, early death, writes Mark White BVSc DPM MRCVS in the NADIS Health Bulletin.

Calculate, Before You Vaccinate
Jane Jordan talks to John Richardson, Pig Business Manager about Intervet's new approach to managing the Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex. ResPig combines laboratory diagnosis with results from a practical farm assessment to determine optimal control...

Electronic Identification in Traceable Systems
As pork chains become more diverse and with increased stringency of some export specifications, animal identification (ID) and traceability is a key component regarding assurance of customer specifications for livestock products, writes Ronald O. Bates,...

Studies Show Denagard® is Highly Effective Against Ileitis in Swine
By Ulrich Klein Dr.med.vet, International Technical Services Manager, Novartis Animal Health.

Use of Vaccinations and Other Veterinary Treatments in Organic Livestock Farming
Farmers (in Australia), who wish to certify their farm’s produce as ‘organic’ must in the first instance meet the requirements of the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce, according to Robyn Neeson, Organic Farming Liaison Officer, at...

UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to December 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...

Economic Impact of Enterisol® Ileitis in Clinical and Subclinical Herds
By M. Adam, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany. Worldwide, ileitis is prevalent in 3 forms: acute, chronic and subclinical.

Single Dose Therapies Can Help Control Disease
By Dr Don McDermid, Manager of Veterinary Services for Swine, Pfizer Animal Health, Canada. Producers know how quickly disease can spread in a herd, not to mention the dramatic impact it can have on their profitability. Swine respiratory disease (SRD)...