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Latest Global Pig Industry News
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
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...
Friday, October 21, 2011
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.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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.
Friday, July 08, 2011
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...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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 ...
Friday, May 13, 2011
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.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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...
Monday, April 04, 2011
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...
Friday, April 01, 2011
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...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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.
Friday, March 18, 2011
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®.
Friday, February 18, 2011
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....
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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.
Monday, January 17, 2011
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.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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;...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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.
Monday, December 06, 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,...
Friday, November 05, 2010
PCV Vaccine Developed in Henan CHINA - A vaccine against porcine circovirus (PCV) has been successfully developed in Henan Province.
Friday, October 29, 2010
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...


