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Pig Industry Articles: Pig Health
Treatment of Ear Haematomas in Swine
Edited by Dr W E Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - Ear haematomas [hematomas] in swine are commonly seen on the farm, and producers are often at a loss as to how they should be treated, if at all. This paper presented by Janet Sunstrum at the annual...
Edited by Dr W E Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - Ear haematomas [hematomas] in swine are commonly seen on the farm, and producers are often at a loss as to how they should be treated, if at all. This paper presented by Janet Sunstrum at the annual...
Measures to Reduce Animal Stress during Loading and Transport
By Arthur Churchyard, Ontario Pork Newsletter - Pig comfort during loading and transport causes stress and affects survival. This article looks at measures that can be taken to reduce stress.
By Arthur Churchyard, Ontario Pork Newsletter - Pig comfort during loading and transport causes stress and affects survival. This article looks at measures that can be taken to reduce stress.
Basic Pig Husbandry - The Weaner
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
Porcine multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS): a review
By A.W. (Dan) Tucker, Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health and Pig Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK and Meritxell Donadeu, PIC Europe.
By A.W. (Dan) Tucker, Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health and Pig Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK and Meritxell Donadeu, PIC Europe.
Basic Pig Husbandry - The Litter
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
Basic Pig Husbandry
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This article is a collection of 5 Primefacts, providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and...
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This article is a collection of 5 Primefacts, providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and...
Basic Pig Husbandry - The Boar
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
By Graeme Taylor and Greg Roese, Livestock Officers Pigs, Intensive Industries Development, Tamworth - This Primefact is one of five articles providing an overview of basic pig husbandry, covering boars, gilts and sows, the litter, weaners and grower...
Nebraska Swine Report 2006
By the University of Nebraska - This page links all of the Nebraska Swine Report 2006 articles.
By the University of Nebraska - This page links all of the Nebraska Swine Report 2006 articles.
Diagnosing SIV and the Strain of SIV in a Swine Herd
By Robyn Fleck, DVM, Technical Services Veterinarian, Schering-Plough Animal Health - In this Technical Service Update, Dr Fleck looks at methods of sample collection for diagnosing swine influenza virus (SIV) in a herd.
By Robyn Fleck, DVM, Technical Services Veterinarian, Schering-Plough Animal Health - In this Technical Service Update, Dr Fleck looks at methods of sample collection for diagnosing swine influenza virus (SIV) in a herd.
PMWS - Controlling Secondary Infections
By David G S Burch BVetMed MRCVS, Octagon Services Ltd - Apart from a high mortality, which may peak in weaners at 35%, what else do we see with PMWS (Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome) and why. As the name of the syndrome describes, the disease...
By David G S Burch BVetMed MRCVS, Octagon Services Ltd - Apart from a high mortality, which may peak in weaners at 35%, what else do we see with PMWS (Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome) and why. As the name of the syndrome describes, the disease...
Evaluating the Impact Under Commercial Conditions of Increasing Dietary Energy
By Denise Beaulieu, PhD and John Patience, PhD and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The primary objective of pork production is to produce lean meat in a cost effective and sustainable manner. From a nutritional perspective, energy is perhaps the...
By Denise Beaulieu, PhD and John Patience, PhD and published by the Prairie Swine Center - The primary objective of pork production is to produce lean meat in a cost effective and sustainable manner. From a nutritional perspective, energy is perhaps the...
Laboratory diagnosis of porcine infertility in the UK
By C. Bidwell and S. Williamson, VLA, Bury St Edmunds and S. H. Done VLA, Thirsk.
By C. Bidwell and S. Williamson, VLA, Bury St Edmunds and S. H. Done VLA, Thirsk.
Pig Loading Decision Tree
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - This article is a flow chart that looks at the decisions farmers need to make when loading pigs.
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - This article is a flow chart that looks at the decisions farmers need to make when loading pigs.
Easing Problems Caused by Urease
By Alicia Roberts, Ontario Pork - Piglet health is under close watch now that University of Guelph researchers have identified a potential leading factor in post-weaning piglet diarrhea. The symptom is caused by an enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), specifically...
By Alicia Roberts, Ontario Pork - Piglet health is under close watch now that University of Guelph researchers have identified a potential leading factor in post-weaning piglet diarrhea. The symptom is caused by an enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), specifically...
The Effects of Housing Grow-Finish Pigs in Two Different Group Sizes on Health Status and the Presence of Injuries.
By B. R. Street, T. S. Samarakone and H. W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Traditionally pigs have been housed in group sizes of approximately 25 pigs per pen. However, the swine industry is beginning to shift towards housing grow-finish...
By B. R. Street, T. S. Samarakone and H. W. Gonyou and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Traditionally pigs have been housed in group sizes of approximately 25 pigs per pen. However, the swine industry is beginning to shift towards housing grow-finish...
Effect of Timing of Vaccination with a Commerically Available Bacterin on PCV2-Associated Lesions
By T Opriessnig, Iowa State University and XJ Meng, Virginia Polytechnic and State University - Vaccines play an important role to minimize economic losses associated with diseases such as mycoplasmal pneumonia. On the other hand, several groups have...
By T Opriessnig, Iowa State University and XJ Meng, Virginia Polytechnic and State University - Vaccines play an important role to minimize economic losses associated with diseases such as mycoplasmal pneumonia. On the other hand, several groups have...
Prebiotic Feed Additives: Rationale and Use in Pigs
By John A. Patterson and presented at the 2005 Banff Pork - Disease has always been a critical issue in pig production, affecting not only animal health and well-being, but also the physical and economic health of the producer.
By John A. Patterson and presented at the 2005 Banff Pork - Disease has always been a critical issue in pig production, affecting not only animal health and well-being, but also the physical and economic health of the producer.
Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : Effects of Nutrition During Gilt Development on Sow Lifetime Productivity
By Rodger K. Johnson and Phillip S. Miller and published by the University of Nebraska - A four-parity study is proposed to examine the effects of nutritional manipulation during gilt development on subsequent sow performance.
By Rodger K. Johnson and Phillip S. Miller and published by the University of Nebraska - A four-parity study is proposed to examine the effects of nutritional manipulation during gilt development on subsequent sow performance.
Got Sow Milk? Low milk supply hinders piglet growth and survival
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - For pre-weaned piglets, getting a full belly can be quite a challenge. Starvation is the cause of nearly half of all piglet deaths - a problem stemming from poor sow lactation. Now, researchers are seeking ways to combat...
By Sarah Fischer, Ontario Pork - For pre-weaned piglets, getting a full belly can be quite a challenge. Starvation is the cause of nearly half of all piglet deaths - a problem stemming from poor sow lactation. Now, researchers are seeking ways to combat...
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2005)
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...
NADIS Pig Disease Focus - December 2005: Twisted gut in pigs
By NADIS - “Sudden” death in the grower pig is a not uncommon finding in the modern pig herd. One of the most common causes of such losses is rotation of the intestine within the abdomen about all or part of its attachment to the body underneath the spinal...
By NADIS - “Sudden” death in the grower pig is a not uncommon finding in the modern pig herd. One of the most common causes of such losses is rotation of the intestine within the abdomen about all or part of its attachment to the body underneath the spinal...
Nebraska Swine Report 2005 : Teeth Clipping - Have You Tried to Quit?
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska and Barbara E. Straw, Extension Veterinarian, Michigan State University - Results from several experiments were reviewed to collect information on the value of piglet “needle-neeth”...
By Duane E. Reese, Extension Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska and Barbara E. Straw, Extension Veterinarian, Michigan State University - Results from several experiments were reviewed to collect information on the value of piglet “needle-neeth”...
PMWS Case Definition
By the EU PCVD Consortium - The PMWS case definition on herd level is based on two elements: 1) the clinical appearance in the herd and 2) laboratory examination of necropsied pigs suffering from wasting.
By the EU PCVD Consortium - The PMWS case definition on herd level is based on two elements: 1) the clinical appearance in the herd and 2) laboratory examination of necropsied pigs suffering from wasting.
