Gletvax 6
By Schering-Plough Animal Health -

Economics of vaccination in a changing market
By Dr's Hardge and Schuetz, Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany - Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae induced enzootic pneumonia is a costly disease in grower pigs. For many years vaccination has been shown to be an appropriate tool to reduce both clinical...

A Strategy for British Pig Health and Welfare
By BPEX - In response to the actions of Defra, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government in the development of an Animal Health and Welfare Strategy (AHWS) for Great Britain the industry has devised a Strategy for British Pig Health and...

Can We Alter Water Utilization In Growing Pigs by Diet Manipulation?
By Marnie I. Shaw, John F. Patience, A. Denise Beaulieu and J. Usry - This article is from Prairie Swine Center and looks at how concerns relating to the use of water resources by the livestock industry, combined with the rising cost of manure management,...

Risk factors for PMWS in 149 French farrow-to-finish herds
By Rose N, Larour G, Le Diguerher G, Eveno E, Jolly JP, Blanchard P, Oger A, Le Dimna M, Jestin A, Madec F - This is an abstract from a cross-sectional study which was carried out in France in 2000 and 2001 to assess the risk factors for post-weaning...

Improving herd performance through effective PRRS control
By Merial Animal Health* - Since it first appeared in the UK during the early 1990s, PRRS (comonly know as Blue Ear in the UK) has continued to have a negative influence on the health status and reproductive performance of UK pig herds. The effects of...

Control losses from MMA and locomotor disorders
By Frank Düring and Gabriele Friton, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany. This article looks at the effects mastitis, metritis and agalactia (MMA) and locomotor disorders have in pig productivity.

Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Livestock Production
By Malla Hovi, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit, University of Reading - This article provides an overview of organic livestock farming in the UK, including that of certification and production standards, and how these systems are coping...

DISEASE FOCUS: Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)
Information, details and photos on Classical Swine Fever. This article includes bulleted list of clinical signs and details about what to do to minimise the risk of the infection reaching your farm.

Meeting Future Demands for Animal Care in Canada
By Tina Widowski - This paper, presented at the 2003 Banff Pork Seminar outlines several different approaches for objectively assessing the welfare of animals on farms and gives some specific examples of how different tools can be used for welfare auditing...

Gastric Ulcers: An Under-Recognized Cause of Mortality and Morbidity
By Robert M. Friendship; Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph - This paper, presented at the January 2003 Banff Pork Seminars, looks at the problem of gastric ulcers, a common cause of economic loss in pig...

The role of Porcine Circovirus type 2 antibodies in PMWS
By P Blanchard, D Mahe, R Cariolet, C Truong, M Le Dimna, C Arnauld, N Rose, E Eveno, E Albina, F Madec and A Jestin - This is an abstract from a study of the role Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) plays in the pathogenesis of PMWS in swine.

Options For Carcass Disposal Under Emergency Conditions
By Dr Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that hit Europe, and particularly England, in 2001 has served many purposes, not the least of which has been to demonstrate, once again, how devastating any foreign...

Porcine Ileitis - An Overview
By Jake Waddilove MA, VetMB MRCVS - Ileitis (Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy) is a major disease in pigs occurring throughout the world. It is caused by the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis. The disease can affect all types of pig production from...

A Practical Understanding of Causation factors involved with finish floor Diarrhea and the Potential Relationship with PCV-II-PMWS
By Dr. Pawluk, Dr. Misutka, Dr. Marshall and Dr. Cunningham, published by Alberta Pork in their Spring 2003 Western Hog Journal. Altered intestinal function is an important and common clinical problem of growing pigs raised under intensive production...

Use of Rapid In-Plant Screening Tests for Antibiotic Drug Residues in
By USDA FSIS, Notice 16-03. The purpose of this notice is to set out FSIS policies’ regarding the use of rapid in-plant screening tests for the detection of antibiotic drug residues in mature swine.

Lessons on FMD from the front lines
By Dr Morgan Morrow, NCSU Swine Extension - A British swine pathologist recently summarized for veterinarians in the United States some difficult lessons learned from the devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that hit Europe, and particularly...

Diagnostic Techniques and Vaccines for FMD, SVD and other OIE List A Diseases
By European Commission - This article reproduces the executive summary from The Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (Adopted 24-25th April 2003) on Diagnostic Techniques and Vaccines for Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Classical...

PMWS & PDNS: New Diseases of Pigs
By Livestock Knowledge Transfer, UK - This article looks at these 2 new diseases of pigs and what actions can help control an outbreak.

Control of Zoonotic Diseases in Pigs
By Livestock Knowledge Transfer, UK - This article looks at how to control spread of diseases and methods to reduce the risk of disease.

Housing of sows and gilts in Denmark
By Dr Eric van Heugten, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University - Political pressure and consumer demands in Denmark during the 1990s led to new legislation requiring pregnant sows to be loose-housed, reported Niels-Peder Nielsen at the Banff...

Keeping Out Transmissible Gastro-Enteritis
By Jake Waddilove MA, VetMB, MRCVS, England - Transmissible Gastro-enteritis (TGE) is a highly infectious disease of pigs leading to vomiting and/or diarrhoea in pigs of all ages. It spreads very rapidly around a pig unit or system.

Trends in Vaccination Practices for Respiratory Diseases on U.S. Swine
By USDA NAHMS - Vaccinating swine to prevent disease is a common management practice among U.S. swine producers. The choice of vaccines administered depends on the risk of disease, stage of production, and age of the animal. Vaccination effectiveness...