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Displaying Articles 277-299 in Pig Health
Pig Industry Articles: Pig Health
A Biological Revolution in the Name of Profit
Ongoing advances in genetic technology mean that scientists can increasingly understand, identify and link animal traits with their DNA counterparts. Advocates claim that the commercial application of this technology leads to greater economic efficiency,...
Ongoing advances in genetic technology mean that scientists can increasingly understand, identify and link animal traits with their DNA counterparts. Advocates claim that the commercial application of this technology leads to greater economic efficiency,...
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Dr Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University gave this presentation - subtitled The Disease that Keeps Bugging Us) - at the London Swine Conference 2008.
Dr Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University gave this presentation - subtitled The Disease that Keeps Bugging Us) - at the London Swine Conference 2008.
Cost/Benefits of Disease Eradication
Almost always, the long-term benefits of eradication outweigh the short-term costs but each producer must consider his/her return on investment, including a thorough risk assessment, writes JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com. She uses a number of examples,...
Almost always, the long-term benefits of eradication outweigh the short-term costs but each producer must consider his/her return on investment, including a thorough risk assessment, writes JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com. She uses a number of examples,...
France Faces Structural Rigidity
"There are many structural constraints on French pig producers," Yvon Salaün told ThePigSite in Paris, at the headquarters of the French pig institute, IFIP (Institut du Porc), writes Peter Crosskey for ThePigSite. Mr Salaün is the head of IFIP's pig...
"There are many structural constraints on French pig producers," Yvon Salaün told ThePigSite in Paris, at the headquarters of the French pig institute, IFIP (Institut du Porc), writes Peter Crosskey for ThePigSite. Mr Salaün is the head of IFIP's pig...
Spotlight on Swine Influenza Virus
A surveillance programme could benefit both pigs and people, assert scientists from the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
A surveillance programme could benefit both pigs and people, assert scientists from the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Zoonoses in the EU: Trends and Sources
Because zoonoses are infections and diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans, it makes it particularly important to keep these livestock diseases under surveillance and control, writes Adam Anson, reporting for ThePigSite.
Because zoonoses are infections and diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans, it makes it particularly important to keep these livestock diseases under surveillance and control, writes Adam Anson, reporting for ThePigSite.
Improving Nutrition for Newborn Piglets
A summary of recent research into intestinal health and understanding lipid metabolism with a focus on newborn piglets by Dr Jack Odle of North Carolina State University. He has observed that a protein source can reduce rotaviral diarrhoea and how a long-chain...
A summary of recent research into intestinal health and understanding lipid metabolism with a focus on newborn piglets by Dr Jack Odle of North Carolina State University. He has observed that a protein source can reduce rotaviral diarrhoea and how a long-chain...
NBAF: Securing a Threat, or Threatening a Security?
After months of deliberation, Manhattan, Kansas, has been chosen as the location of the new US National Bio and Agro-Defence Facility (NBAF), writes Adam Anson, reporting for ThePigSite. What actions will this new facility undertake, and what consequences...
After months of deliberation, Manhattan, Kansas, has been chosen as the location of the new US National Bio and Agro-Defence Facility (NBAF), writes Adam Anson, reporting for ThePigSite. What actions will this new facility undertake, and what consequences...
Control of PCV2-Associated Disease Through Vaccination
Coming from a background of mainly clinical development rather than basic research, I have often been confused over the years by the scientific reports on the relationship of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and the two major disease syndromes associated...
Coming from a background of mainly clinical development rather than basic research, I have often been confused over the years by the scientific reports on the relationship of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and the two major disease syndromes associated...
NADIS/BPEX Health Bulletin - Swine Dysentery
Pig veterinarian, Mark White, explains the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and control of swine dysentery. He recommends trying to eradicate the disease from the herd as other forms of control are both difficult and expensive in the December...
Pig veterinarian, Mark White, explains the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and control of swine dysentery. He recommends trying to eradicate the disease from the herd as other forms of control are both difficult and expensive in the December...
New Swine Flu Has Avian Flu Genes
Researchers have identified a new strain of swine influenza, H2N3, which belongs to the group of H2 influenza viruses that last infected humans during the 1957 pandemic. This new strain has a molecular twist: it is composed of avian and swine influenza...
Researchers have identified a new strain of swine influenza, H2N3, which belongs to the group of H2 influenza viruses that last infected humans during the 1957 pandemic. This new strain has a molecular twist: it is composed of avian and swine influenza...
Growing-Finishing Swine in Outdoor Lots
Housing, feeding and health of pigs kept outside are discussed by William G. Luce (extension swine specialist), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics) and Raymond L. Huhnke (extension agricultural engineer) at Oklahoma State University....
Housing, feeding and health of pigs kept outside are discussed by William G. Luce (extension swine specialist), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics) and Raymond L. Huhnke (extension agricultural engineer) at Oklahoma State University....
Farrowing Sows on Pasture
A practical guide to the management, health and feeding of the breeding herd outside from Oklahoma State University. It was written by William G. Luce (extension animal science specialist, swine), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics)...
A practical guide to the management, health and feeding of the breeding herd outside from Oklahoma State University. It was written by William G. Luce (extension animal science specialist, swine), Joseph E. Williams (Professor of Agricultural Economics)...
Farm Characteristics Affect PRRSV in UK Pig Herds
Charlotte M. Evans and colleagues at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick in the UK have published a paper on their studies investigating the farm characteristics associated with the heterogeneity in seroprevalence in Porcine...
Charlotte M. Evans and colleagues at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick in the UK have published a paper on their studies investigating the farm characteristics associated with the heterogeneity in seroprevalence in Porcine...
Joint Ill
A useful single-page guide from BPEX to the treatment of joint ill in piglets.
A useful single-page guide from BPEX to the treatment of joint ill in piglets.
Are We Underestimating the Impact of PCV2?
David Burch, a veterinarian, with Octagon Services Ltd, Berkshire, United Kingdom, discusses the role of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in Asian pork production.
David Burch, a veterinarian, with Octagon Services Ltd, Berkshire, United Kingdom, discusses the role of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in Asian pork production.
Diagnostics Never More Important than Now
Knowing exactly what is going on in your herd will help producers to identify specific diseases and protect their pigs against those diseases, writes Jo Alumbaugh for Farms.com.
Knowing exactly what is going on in your herd will help producers to identify specific diseases and protect their pigs against those diseases, writes Jo Alumbaugh for Farms.com.
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - July-September 2008
The latest Surveillance records that there have been no outbreaks of Notifiable Disease or zoonoses associated with pigs, nor any food safety incidents. Porcine enterovirus A CPE type II was identified in tissue collected as part of an investigation into...
The latest Surveillance records that there have been no outbreaks of Notifiable Disease or zoonoses associated with pigs, nor any food safety incidents. Porcine enterovirus A CPE type II was identified in tissue collected as part of an investigation into...
Swine Diseases Have Changed
Changes in the pig industry have led to changes in the type and pattern of diseases, making multiple infections more common. DuPont Animal Health Solutions explains the changing face of disease control and emphasises the need for high levels of hygiene...
Changes in the pig industry have led to changes in the type and pattern of diseases, making multiple infections more common. DuPont Animal Health Solutions explains the changing face of disease control and emphasises the need for high levels of hygiene...
Circovirus Present in Boar Semen
In a paper entitled Shedding of porcine circovirus type 2 by boars and the role of PCV-2 in semen transmission, Darin Madson and co-workers at the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University found...
In a paper entitled Shedding of porcine circovirus type 2 by boars and the role of PCV-2 in semen transmission, Darin Madson and co-workers at the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University found...
NADIS/BPEX Commentary - Respiratory Diseases
Pig veterinarian, Mark White, reports the results of a survey by UK vets into the incidence of respiratory diseases in growing pigs in the UK in the November 2008 issue of NADIS/BPEX Commentary.
Pig veterinarian, Mark White, reports the results of a survey by UK vets into the incidence of respiratory diseases in growing pigs in the UK in the November 2008 issue of NADIS/BPEX Commentary.
Improving Efficiency
The National Pig Association (NPA) offers practical suggestions for improving efficiency within your business.
The National Pig Association (NPA) offers practical suggestions for improving efficiency within your business.
FluSure XPâ„¢: Research-Backed Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) Vaccine for Combating Rapidly Evolving SIV Viruses
Introduction of the H3N2 influenza virus into the US swine population in 1998 has resulted in the emergence of multiple reassortant swine influenza viruses (SIVs) in every geographic region of the country, writes Michael Kuhn, DVM, Pfizer Animal Heal...
Introduction of the H3N2 influenza virus into the US swine population in 1998 has resulted in the emergence of multiple reassortant swine influenza viruses (SIVs) in every geographic region of the country, writes Michael Kuhn, DVM, Pfizer Animal Heal...
