Lessons from China’s Streptococcus suis Outbreak: The Risk for Humans
By Marcelo Gottschalk, DVM, PhD, Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies du Porc (GREMIP) and the Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine (CRIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal and Mariela Segura, MSc, PhD, McGill University...

Circovirus disease – what have vets been seeing?
By Peter Davies, BVSc, PhD, Leman Chair of Swine Health and Production, University of Minnesota. Porcine circovirus type 2 disease (PCVD) has a curious history in North America.

Raising Your Herd’s Genetic Status, Without Risking Its Health
By Dr Grant Walling, Research and Development Director JSR Genetics and Janet M Owen, Veterinary Pig Specialist, Garth Partnership. A pig producer receives significant advice from many sources. Much of it comes from the supply industry - feed companies,...

History of Porcine Circoviral Disease (PCVD) and Current Western Canadian Situation
By John C. S. Harding, Associate Professor, Dept. LACS, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, as presented at the 2007 Manitoba Swine Seminar.

In for the Long Haul
By Katharine Found and published by Ontario Pork. Farmers invest in the care of their animals from farm to truck

Analysis: African Swine Fever In Georgia
By Institute for Animal Health. Diagnoses spread of tick-borne African swine fever from Africa to pigs in Georgia: the second emerging disease in Europe within a year.

PMWS and the Benefits of Changing Breed
By Dr GrantWalling, and Stuart Cartwright, JSR Genetics. Many farms unfortunately now have practical experience of Postweaning multisystemicwasting syndrome (PMWS).

2007 North Carolina Pork Conference
This article is a collection of the papers presented at the 2007 North Carolina Pork Conference.

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

Manitoba Swine Seminar - 2007 - Volume 21
This article is a collection of the papers presented at the 2007 Manitoba Swine Seminar.

Cranial-ventral Consolidated Lung in a Healthy Coughing Pig: Isn't That M. hyo.?
By Tim Blackwell - Animal Health and Welfare/ OMAFRA; Murray Hazlett - Animal Health Laboratory/University of Guelph.

Simple Ideas to Improve Sow Longevity
By Ronald O. Bates, State Swine Specialist, Michigan State University and published in MSU Pork Quartlery 2007 Volume 12 No. 1.

Forgotten Diseases
By Bob Friendship as presented at the 2007 London Swine Conference.

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...

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