The programme of vaccination and medication successfully controlled enzootic pneumonia for more than a year and PRRSV for 10 months, according to Nigel J. Woolfenden (Bishopton Veterinary Group, UK) and David Burch (Octagon Services Ltd, UK) in their...
Sow health improved rapidly and clinical signs resolved within a week of instigating the medication programme (Denagard; Novartis Animal Health Inc.) and the pyramid has remained free of dysentery for over 12 months since the end of medication, according...
In his paper to this year's International Pig Veterinarian's Society (IPVS) Congress in Vancouver, Canada, Dr David Fraser of the University of British Columbia described the changing reality and perceptions of animal welfare, writes Jackie Linden, editor...
Effective concentrations of valnemulin (Econor®) were achieved in the ileum contents, which inhibited the development of gross lesions of ileitis at 50ppm, according to David Burch (Octagon Services Ltd, UK) and Ulrich Klein (Novartis Animal Health Inc.,...
At IPVS 2010, U. Schmidt and F. Roerink reported their study into the duration of immunity induced by a single dose (2ml) of Porcilis PCV administered to MDA-positive pigs at three weeks of age and challenged with PCV2 virus at 25 weeks of age. They found...
Enteric infections, the efficacy of Denagard and the role of vectors in disease transfer were covered in a Novartis symposium held during the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress 2010, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePigSite.
For nearly all antigens, there was no significant difference between the antibody titre induced by the single vaccines or by the mixed products, according to H. Swarts, M Murmans and M. Witvliet.
The vaccine given at weaning produced the best performance with respect to growth performance and Salmonella shedding, according to B.C. Cruz, N.R. Carreó and A.J. Palacios.
An injection of PG600 or hCG (96 hours after the end of Matrix), induced ovulation and led to high fertility and prolificacy after a single fixed-time artificial insemination, report S. Ferchaud, P. Guillouet, H. Swarts, K. Pere and M.A. Driancourt of...
Many improvements were seen on a farm in Thailand after an 'all-in, all-out' management policy was implemented, according to Suraphan Boonyawatan and A.A.S. Eggen.
Torque Teno Virus (TTV) was first mentioned in the scientific literature in 1997 and for several years, it was thought not to cause any disease. Early work focussed on its occurrence and prevalence, writes Jackie Linden in a review for ThePigSite. However,...













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