Market Preview: Pork Exports More Robust Than Ever
US - Weekly U.S. Market Preview w/e 16th March, provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

US Pork Exports Surge
US Weekly Hog Outlook, 17th March 2007 - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Pork Futures: Most Hogs Called Weak; Bellies Mixed
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs on Friday are seen opening mostly weak on spillover selling, Thursday's pork cutout drop, and April and June's bearish premiums to CME's hog index.

Area firm buys European pig pen makers
US - A Kosciusko County farm equipment manufacturer has agreed to buy two European companies to expand its product offerings.

Boehringer Ingelheim Receives APHIS Approval on new Circovirus Vaccine
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) has announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for a new vaccine called Ingelvac® CircoFLEX™ to...

Co-Factors Play Huge Role in Circovirus-Associated Disease
NORTH AMERICA - Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been present in the world's pig population a long time. So why is the virus now being blamed for so many mortalities in the Midwest, the Southeast and...

Easily Confused With Ileitis
US - Clinically, PCV2 is easily confused with ileitis. Observations in the U.S. indicate circovirus is linked to enteric effects, according to Dr. John Kolb, biologics manager for Boehringer Ingelheim...

Global Animal Management Named First Interim Animal Tracking Database Provider for NAIS
US - Global Animal Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has...

USDA Licenses Rhusigen® Erysipelas Vaccine
US - Schering Plough Animal Health Corporation now offers another important tool to help protect the health of pigs.

Boehringer Donates PRRS Risk Assessment Program To Industry
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., last week transferred ownership of its Risk Assessment Program for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to the American Association of swine Veterinarians...

New Research Program Targets Porcine Circovirus
US - Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVAD) such as PMWS and PDNS have been wreaking havoc in Europe for a number of years now, and are becoming a growing threat to the North American industry....

Scourmune® Improves Compliance in Prevention of Scours with Bilingual English-Spanish Label
US - In response to customer feedback, SPAH has announced it will be discontinuing the Scourmune® 25 dose vaccine (NDC# 0061-056206).

2006 PRRS Research Awards from BIVI Focus on Detection, Diagnostic Protocols
MISSOURI - Research studies involving the transmission and monitoring of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) are the areas of concentration for the 2006 Advancement in PRRS Research Awards...

Boehringer Ingelheim offers combination discount for oral vaccines in USA
USA – Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) have announced in the US they are offering a 20 percent discount from the list price on all orders of Ingelvac® ERY-ALC for control of swine erysipelas,...

Boehringer Ingelheim Expands Swine Team
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the promotion of Sara Balvanz to sales representative and the addition of Abby Lauenroth as corporate account trainer for the company’s swine...

2006 Brings First Hypor Dealership to USA
US - Hypor is pleased to announce the signing of a joint venture dealership between Hypor Inc and American Swine Genetics. Hypor USA, the name of the venture which will be based in Olivia, Minnesota, becomes...

Schering-Plough Animal Health Commemorates 50th Anniversary
GLOBAL - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. (SPAH), a global leader in advancing the health and welfare of animals, is celebrating its 50th anniversary today.

Swine Vets out-earn colleagues, study shows
CHICAGO - Veterinarians concentrating in swine medicine gross nearly $110,000 annually, leading all practitioner categories and disproving a widespread belief that food animal DVMs rank low in wage po...

Major New Advancement in the Control of Erysipelas and Mycoplasma Pneumonia introduced
US - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation (Schering-Plough) today introduced M+Rhusigen™, a new vaccine containing major advancements to help swine producers control the devastating impact of both...

DAHS Virkon® S proves highly effective and economic against PRRS virus
US - DuPont Animal Health Solutions' broad spectrum disinfectant, DAHS Virkon® S, has proved highly potent against the PRRS virus at the high dilution of 1:500. Recent tests, carried out by a leading independent...

Hypor Welcomes General Manager for the Americas
US - Hypor announced a new General Manager, Hypor America today. Gerjan Van Alst is transferring from Hypor in Holland to take over the responsibilities of Raf Beeren, who is returning to Holland as Hypor's...

Jury awards Boehringer-Ingelheim $6.905 million plus interest
US - A New Jersey jury has today rendered a decision in Schering-Plough's animal vaccine infringement suit.

Computer-modeling tool to forecast ROI of health programs
US - Properly managed vaccines and antibiotics are essential for managing the toughest diseases of swine. But let's face it, sometimes the payback on specific products or programs can be difficult...

Schering-Plough's VeriSource To Revolutionize Livestock Management
US - Informatica Corporation announced that Global Animal Management Inc., a subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation, is successfully powering its industry-leading animal lifecycle management solution,...

SIV Gets More Complicated - Diagnosis and Treatment Include Larger Number of Virus Strains
US - Swine influenza virus (SIV) used to be a seasonal problem - pigs got sick in the fall and winter and then they got over it. Today's mix of SIV strains has turned swine flu into a year-round problem...