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...

Making Progress Through Research
By Kees de Lange, University of Guelph - This article is from a collection of the scientific papers presented at the 2006 London Swine Conference.

Effect Of Weaning Age on Sow Herd Performance
By Dr. Todd See, Swine Genetics Specialist, North Carolina State University - The average piglet weaning age in the United States declined from 28.8 days to 19.3 days between 1990 and 2000, according to USDA figures. Early weaning allowed the production...

Experts Speak Out On Erysipelas
By Dennis Dipietre, PhD, Agriculture Economist/Swine Industry Consultant and published by Schering-Plough Animal Health - Perhaps the greatest single challenge to pork producers attempting to establish long-term success, has been the need to create value...

Heat Stress Reduces Performance
By Kayt Johnson, BPEX Knowledge Transfer Manager - This report is part of a series of articles offering top tips for hot weather from BPEX's Knowledge Transfer.

Danish Pork Industry - Antibiotics Prohibited As Growth Promoter - Part 3
By Terry L. Steinhart and Larry McMullen, ISU Extension Swine Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand...

Danish Pork Industry - Lessons To Be Learned - Part 1
By Russ Euken, ISU Extension Livestock Field Specialist - In October 2005, Iowa State University Extension swine field specialists, Iowa Pork Industry Center staff and IPPA president Steve Kerns traveled to Denmark for a first-hand look at the country's...

A cost-benefit analysis of Salmonella-control strategies in Danish pork production
By Goldbach SG, Alban L. Danish Meat Association, Denmark Prev Vet Med. - In Denmark, it was agreed to lower the Salmonella prevalence in pork to 1.2% before the end of 2006.

Management of PCV2-Associated Diseases in the U.S.
By Pat Halbur, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Although the case trends in Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated diseases (PCVD) in the midwestern U.S. appear to have peaked in 2002, interest in PCVD is at an all-time hig...

Investing In Health: Closing The Door On Disease
By Intervet - Most producers associate PRRS or Blue Ear disease with the breeding herd - a virus that causes reproductive failure, poor litter sizes and low piglet viability. However, the damage PRRS can do to the finishing herd is equally, if not more...

A Look Back at the Banff Pork Seminar
By Howard Fredeen and presented at the 2006 Banff Pork Seminar - January 2006 marks the 35th anniversary of the Banff Pork Seminar. With expected attendance of more than 750 delegates, and with speakers from across Canada, the USA and abroad, it continues...