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Before Vaccinating against Respiratory Diseases, Calculate
Decisions to vaccinate growing pigs against respiratory disease is usually based on past experiences of clinical problems – or perhaps as a result of adverse British Pig Health Scheme (BPHS) reports – and therefore, the need to protect the next batch...
Decisions to vaccinate growing pigs against respiratory disease is usually based on past experiences of clinical problems – or perhaps as a result of adverse British Pig Health Scheme (BPHS) reports – and therefore, the need to protect the next batch...
Genetics Influence Growth Rate Response to Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) Vaccines
The data in this study suggest that genetic background affects either the expression of porcine circovirus disease (PCVD) or the response to the PCV2 vaccine, as measured by growth performance. This is the main finding from a study reported by M.L. Potter...
The data in this study suggest that genetic background affects either the expression of porcine circovirus disease (PCVD) or the response to the PCV2 vaccine, as measured by growth performance. This is the main finding from a study reported by M.L. Potter...
Study Reveals Secrets of Swine Influenza Virus in Thailand
Researchers based at Chulalongkorn University have investigated the pathogenesis of Thai isolates of the swine influenza virus (SIV) sub-types H1N1 and H3N2 in weaned pigs. Editor of ThePigSite, Jackie Linden, summarises their report on this hottest of...
Researchers based at Chulalongkorn University have investigated the pathogenesis of Thai isolates of the swine influenza virus (SIV) sub-types H1N1 and H3N2 in weaned pigs. Editor of ThePigSite, Jackie Linden, summarises their report on this hottest of...
Hospital and Recovery Pen Management
The management of sick or injured pigs can be challenging, but also highly rewarding. The care of sick or injured stock requires suitable facilities, appropriate nutrition, good nursing and treatment. Number 15 in the series Action for Productivity...
The management of sick or injured pigs can be challenging, but also highly rewarding. The care of sick or injured stock requires suitable facilities, appropriate nutrition, good nursing and treatment. Number 15 in the series Action for Productivity...
PRRS Intervention Study
Initial findings of a project examining different intervention strategies for porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) show that no intervention leads to the worst outcomes, Dr Zvonimir Poljak told delegates at the 28th Centralia Swine Research...
Initial findings of a project examining different intervention strategies for porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome (PRRS) show that no intervention leads to the worst outcomes, Dr Zvonimir Poljak told delegates at the 28th Centralia Swine Research...
New Study Overturns Orthodoxy on How Macrophages Kill Bacteria
Immune cells in animals kill bacteria and other pathogens by secreting poisons known as reactive oxygen species, according to new research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Professor Slauch and his colleagues made this discovery while studying...
Immune cells in animals kill bacteria and other pathogens by secreting poisons known as reactive oxygen species, according to new research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Professor Slauch and his colleagues made this discovery while studying...
Cut Animal Health Costs, Urges Vet
Veterinarian Doug MacDougald offered delegates at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar four pieces of advice on how to trim animal health costs.
Veterinarian Doug MacDougald offered delegates at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar four pieces of advice on how to trim animal health costs.
Foot and Mouth Disease: Novel Technologies Improve Detection and Control
Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service are using infra-red technology to identify cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus. The same group has developed the world's first molecular-based FMD vaccine, which has been effective...
Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service are using infra-red technology to identify cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus. The same group has developed the world's first molecular-based FMD vaccine, which has been effective...
Arcobacter: Genome of Foodborne Pathogen Exposed
Mapping of the genome of Arcobacter butzleri by scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service is a first step in control of this foodborne pathogen. Previously thought to be a member of the Campylobacter family, it has been found in farm...
Mapping of the genome of Arcobacter butzleri by scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service is a first step in control of this foodborne pathogen. Previously thought to be a member of the Campylobacter family, it has been found in farm...
Swine Dysentery Eradication – Medication Programmes
Now is the time to start eliminating swine dysentery, writes veterinarian, David Burch.
Now is the time to start eliminating swine dysentery, writes veterinarian, David Burch.
Be Careful with Oxytocin Use in Sows
S.K. Linneen, J.M. Benz, S.S. Dritz, J.M. DeRouchey, R.D. Goodband and M.D. Tokach of Kansas State University explain how best to use oxytocin for sows in order to decrease farrowing time and birth interval as an aid to prevent stillbirths.
S.K. Linneen, J.M. Benz, S.S. Dritz, J.M. DeRouchey, R.D. Goodband and M.D. Tokach of Kansas State University explain how best to use oxytocin for sows in order to decrease farrowing time and birth interval as an aid to prevent stillbirths.
Health and Performance Improvements of Pigs Treated with DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution for Swine Respiratory Disease Under Field Conditions
Thayer C. Hoover, DVM from Pfizer Animal Health reviews the literature on the efficacy of Draxxin against swine respiratory disease and the positive effects of the product of pig performance.
Thayer C. Hoover, DVM from Pfizer Animal Health reviews the literature on the efficacy of Draxxin against swine respiratory disease and the positive effects of the product of pig performance.
UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - October-December 2008
The latest report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights a downturn in the incidence of PMWS but increased incidence of swine dysentery in East Anglia and PRRS continue to be of concern. There have been no outbreaks of Notifiable Diseases...
The latest report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights a downturn in the incidence of PMWS but increased incidence of swine dysentery in East Anglia and PRRS continue to be of concern. There have been no outbreaks of Notifiable Diseases...
Persistence - the Active Ingredient against Boar Taint
Like many technological breakthroughs, the development of a vaccine to control boar taint has been far from simple.
Like many technological breakthroughs, the development of a vaccine to control boar taint has been far from simple.
Performance and Health Improvements of Pigs Treated with DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution: A Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Challenge Model
A field study showed the efficacy of DRAXXIN (tulathromycin) in an injectable solution in a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae challenge model writes Thayer C. Hoover, DVM, from Pfizer Animal Health.
A field study showed the efficacy of DRAXXIN (tulathromycin) in an injectable solution in a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae challenge model writes Thayer C. Hoover, DVM, from Pfizer Animal Health.
Biosecurity Pays Dividends
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," explains Dave van Whellingham (Sheriden Hueser Provis, Steinbach, Manitoba). "That is the essence of biosecurity." He is writing for Prairie Swine Centre. Outlining the process of cleaning and disinfection...
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," explains Dave van Whellingham (Sheriden Hueser Provis, Steinbach, Manitoba). "That is the essence of biosecurity." He is writing for Prairie Swine Centre. Outlining the process of cleaning and disinfection...
Pig Health Management in a Down Market
Health management needs a radical re-think and must be even more closely monitored when the market is tough, writes Ed Barrie, sow and weaner pig specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
Health management needs a radical re-think and must be even more closely monitored when the market is tough, writes Ed Barrie, sow and weaner pig specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
Sow Feed Additives on the Market: Are They Worth it?
Drs Joel DeRouchey, Mike Tokach, Steve Dritz, Bob Goodband and Jim Nelssen of Kansas State University give an expert opinion on organic acids and a range of nutrients in diets for sows in a review published in 2005.
Drs Joel DeRouchey, Mike Tokach, Steve Dritz, Bob Goodband and Jim Nelssen of Kansas State University give an expert opinion on organic acids and a range of nutrients in diets for sows in a review published in 2005.
Evidence of Airborne Transmission of PRRSV and Mycoplasma
This is the first evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, writes Janet Alsop of the veterinary disease prevention department at the Ontario Ministry...
This is the first evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, writes Janet Alsop of the veterinary disease prevention department at the Ontario Ministry...
Practical Application of Science Reduces Health Costs
As a result of the findings reported, strict biosecurity measures have been implemented at the entry to all pig houses to reduce the risk of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection, writes Janet Alsop, veterinary disease prevention...
As a result of the findings reported, strict biosecurity measures have been implemented at the entry to all pig houses to reduce the risk of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection, writes Janet Alsop, veterinary disease prevention...
Large-Scale PRRS Management
A report on a pilot project to control Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and its application by JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com and supported by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
A report on a pilot project to control Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and its application by JoAnn Alumbaugh for Farms.com and supported by Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
Antimicrobial Resistance in Swine Production
An overview of recent susceptibility data of common pig pathogens to antimicrobial agents used in pig production has been published by F.M. Aarestrup and colleagues. They went on to discuss the development of resistance and its implications for human...
An overview of recent susceptibility data of common pig pathogens to antimicrobial agents used in pig production has been published by F.M. Aarestrup and colleagues. They went on to discuss the development of resistance and its implications for human...
Mycoplasma Arthrititis
Polyarthritis – infection and inflammation of more than one joint – can occur in mature pigs as a result of infection with Mycoplasma hyosynoviae, writes veterinarian, Mark White, in the January 2009 NADIS Pig Health Bulletin.
Polyarthritis – infection and inflammation of more than one joint – can occur in mature pigs as a result of infection with Mycoplasma hyosynoviae, writes veterinarian, Mark White, in the January 2009 NADIS Pig Health Bulletin.
