PCV2 Impairs Danger Recognition, Says Top Expert
UK - Two leading experts on PCV2 provided vets with an update on the virus at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting.

Controlling Disease in Young Pigs
US - Mycoplasmal pneumonia and porcine circovirus are two of the costliest diseases affecting pork producers. Helping provide protection before disease exposure is critical to the success of any vaccination...

AHVLA Scanning Surveillance Report - August 2011
UK - Weight loss and diarrhoea was reported in a group of eleven 12- to 14-week-old pigs in a rare breed herd, which was suggestive of PCV2-associated disease.

Conference to Feature Top PCV2 Experts
UK - PCV2 will be at feature prominently on the agenda at the Pig Veterinary Society's autumn meeting on 16 and 17 November at the East Midlands Hilton Hotel. In a session sponsored by Merial Animal Health...

Pfizer Animal Health Launches Fostera PCV
CANADA - Nearly every pig in Canada receives a vaccine for protection against porcine circovirus (PCV), and now swine producers have a new option for efficacious protection with the registration of Fostera...

Fostera PCV: Single-Dose Vaccine vs. PCV2 Viraemia
US - New Fostera PCV is the only single-dose vaccine that helps prevent PCV2 viraemia, says Pfizer Animal Health.

Symposium Confirms Benefits of PCV2 Vaccination
FINLAND - Papers presented at the 3rd European symposium on Porcine health management in Espoo, Finland have confirmed the benefits of both sow and piglet vaccination against PCV2.

Why Some Farms Develop PMWS
UK - New research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, published today, has identified the factors that make some farms more likely to develop an economically devastating...

Satellite Symposium Highlights PCV2 Landmarks
BARCELONA, SPAIN - An important anniversary in the history of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been marked at a special international pig veterinary satellite symposium held in Barcelona, Spain in...

ISPAH: Porcilis PCV Vaccination Compliance
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced BacuCheck™, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with PORCILIS® PCV of piglets against porcine circovirus type...

PCV2 Control Discussed at ISPAH Conferences
US - During the World Pork Expo in Des Moines last week, Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) sponsored four conferences that dealt with PCV2 and mycoplasma, writes Chris Wright for The Pig ...

Merial Launches Piglet Indication for CIRCOVAC
MALTA - The third Merial Forum Update on Pig Production and PCVD, held in Malta, was the occasion of the formal launch of the piglet indication of CIRCOVAC® in the EU.

Merial Launches Cashback Offer for Circovac
UK - Merial Animal Health has launched a cashback offer on its Circovac® PCV2 vaccine. The offer represents a £10 discount for every 25 sow dose or 100 piglet dose pack of Circovac® purchased by producers...

Piglet Protection Confirmed with Porcilis PCV
NETHERLANDS - A new field study confirms the the protection of piglets against porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVD) by vaccination with Porcilis PCV from Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health...

NADIS BPEX Commentary – March 2011
UK - Over the last ten years, post weaning and feeding herd mortality became a major concern of loss in association with Porcine Circovirus Type II, according to BPEX's monthly NADIS commentary for March...

More Pigs, More Feed Grain Demand in China
CHINA - Long involved in promoting swine health in China, the US Grains Council’s latest technical training programme is helping Chinese swine producers improve the diagnosis and control of common swine...

Devastating PMWS Continues to Spread
NEW ZEALAND - A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say.

Mixing Claim Approved for Mycoplasma Vaccine
GERMANY - A new label claim for Boehringer Ingelheim’s pig vaccine Ingelvac MycoFLEX® has been approved in Europe allowing its mixing with the world leading PCV-2 vaccine Ingelvac CircoFLEX®.

PCV in the Spotlight of European Researchers
EU - The fourth edition of the European PCV2 Research Award sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim saw a record number of applications showing the continued interest in Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) research:...

VLA: Proliferative and Necrotising Pneumonia
UK - Proliferative and necrotising pneumonia has been observed in 10 week old growing pigs, according to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for December 2010....

VLA: Respiratory Problems Cause Losses
UK - Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Glasser's disease and PCV/PRRS caused respiratory symptoms and losses on pig units, according to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Monthly Scanning...

VLA: Strep suis Linked to Respiratory, Nervous Signs
UK - Streptococcus suis associated with respiratory and nervous disease in pigs is among the key items in the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for October...

Circovac Now Licensed for Use in Piglets and Sows
UK - Merial Animal Health's Circovac® PCV2 vaccine has now been licensed for use in piglets as well as sows making it the only vaccine licensed for treating the whole herd.

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Sponsors APVS
THAILAND - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is a diamond sponsor of the APVS 2011 and is honoured to be able to contribute in this way to the development of the Asian swine industry.

Piglet Claim for Circovac in Europe
EU - On 29 November 2010, CIRCOVAC® was granted a European marketing authorisation for use in piglets. CIRCOVAC is now the first PCVD vaccine available worldwide for the vaccination of both sows and piglets;...

PCV2 Investigated as Cause of Reproductive Failure
UK - The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) is to increase surveillance for PCV2 virus as a cause of reproductive failure in cases of abortion and stillbirth where no other infectious cause has been...

PMWS, PDNS and PCVAD in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PMWS, PDNS) from the second quarter of 2010.

Positive Opinion for Circovac Use in Piglets
UK - Merial Animal Health has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medical Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) with regard to a variation to the marketing authorisation for its PCV2 vaccine,...

PCV Vaccine Developed in Henan
CHINA - A vaccine against porcine circovirus (PCV) has been successfully developed in Henan Province.

PCVAD Experience Brings Industry and Govt Together
CANADA - An analysis of the impacts of Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease has shown the experience has taught stakeholders within the Canadian pork industry and Canada's public agencies to work together...