London Swine Conference Proceedings 2007 - Summary
This article is a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2007 London Swine Conference.

The 3rd Congress of Asian Pig Veterinary Society Review
Pigs Today Magazine report - The Third Asian Convention of Pig Veterinary was held in Hongshan Hall 22nd to 25th of April, 2007. The topic of this congress was "Efficient and Healthy Pig Production in Borderless Asia". Some influential veterinary scientists...

Baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in breeding pigs
By the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Report of the Task Force on Zoonoses Data Collection on a proposal for technical specifications for a baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in breeding pigs

Economic Cost of Major Health Challenges in Large US Swine Production Systems—Part 1
By Derald Holtkamp, DVM, Iowa State University; Hans Rotto, DVM, Innovative Agriculture Solutions and Roberto Garcia, DVM, Merial Ltd.

CT Scans Used To Spot Pigs With The X Factor
By Dr. Grant Walling, JSR Genetics. Selection by pig geneticists has traditionally focused on traits relatively easy to measure on the live animal, for example growth rate.

Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in Europe
By DEFRA. Detailed update Note: Defra’s International Animal Health Division (IAHD) monitors outbreaks of high impact diseases around the world. Classical swine fever is among those diseases of major concern that would have a significant impact if introduced...

Animal Industry Report 2007
By the Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University - This article is Iowa State University's annual report of the research activities that relate to the animal agriculture industries. This report combines research reports from faculty associated...

Will Nutrition and Management Stop Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome? A Veterinarian’s Perspective
By William L. Hollis, B.S., D.V.M., Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd. Professional Swine Management, LLC, IL, USA and published in the Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference 2006.

Some Reminders on Extralabel Drug Use in Food-Producing Animals
By Dr. David Smith, Associate Professor Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska.

New thoughts on Nutrition of Newly Weaned Pigs
By John Pluske, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia, as presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference

Advances in Immunology - The Best Shot at Disease Prevention
By the USDA's ARS - 2005 was a good year for immunology. That was the year officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the elimination of rubella in the United States.

Boars Fail to Calm Aggression in Pregnant Sows
Group housing for pregnant sows can be beneficial for farrowing ease, health and welfare, says Arthur Churchyard in the monthly Ontario Pork Newsletter.

Supervising Farrowing Could Pay Off
Farmers can benefit from higher survival rates and better immunity, says Arthur Churchyard in the monthly Ontario Pork Newsletter.

Study on the socio-economic implications of different aspects of farming weaners and pigs kept for fattening
By the University of Bologna - The study analyses the possible consequences of enhanced animal welfare standards in the pig meat sector (weaners and pigs for fattening), at farm and sector level.

2006 International PRRS Symposium
By the NC-229 (PRRS) Committee - This article discusses the latest PRRS Symposium and its research into methods for the integrated control, prevention, and elimination of PRRS.

A Producer's Guide to Managing PCVAD
By The American Association of Swine Veterinarians - In 2005, swine practitioners in the United States started to report increased numbers of cases of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (or PMWS) in finisher pigs.

Ileitis Treatments Comparison: Oral Vaccination V's antibiotics
By M. Y. C. Thaker and G. Bilkei - Comparison of the effects of oral vaccination and different antibiotic prophylactic treatments against Lawsonia intracellularis associated losses in a finishing pig unit with high prevalence of porcine proliferative...

European Wide Diagnostic Survey Uncovers Spread Of Ileitis Infections
By T. Hardge, C. Keller, R. Steinheuer, Ph. Tessier, J. M. Salleras, P. Rubio, K. Vestergaard, G. Cluydts, V. Ceccarelli, M. Bugliesi, R. Schippers, K. Johnson, I. Papatsas, E. Eichin, J. Rigat, T. Trela as presented at the Proceedings of the European...

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...