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ThePigSite Latest News
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
NADIS Veterinary Report & Forecast - May 2009 UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
UK Trial Shows Reduced Mortality in Vaccinated Pigs UK - Boehringer Ingelheim are a company dedicated to innovation in swine health and were the first company to launch a PCV2 vaccine for piglets, Ingelvac CircoFLEX, to provide early onset of immunity (from...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Study on Replication of Porcine Circoviruses FRANCE - Porcine circoviruses (PCV) have been found to replicate in a way similar to plasmids and single-stranded viruses. Florence Faurez and colleagues at the French Food Safety Agency (Afssa) in Ploufragan...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
World Swine Vaccine Market Driven by PCV2 Vaccination GLOBAL - PCV2 vaccination has driven the pig vaccine market, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Porcilis PCV Vaccine Against PCV Type 2 Launched EU - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announces the introduction in Europe of its PORCILIS PCV vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection.
Monday, April 20, 2009
PRRS Continues to Cause Health Problems UK - The Monthly Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) for February highlights PRRS, which was identified as a significant contributor to systemic disease on at least four occasions,...
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Disease Programme Targets PCVAD CANADA - Phase II of the swine herd health initiaitive is to provide 40 million Canadian dollars (CAD) in disease risk management for the pig industry, which will target porcine circovirus asscoaited disease...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Federal Swine Health Initiative Applauded CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is applauding a federal initiative to help the hog industry defend itself against disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Ottawa Commits Funding to Fight Swine Disease CANADA - The federal government has unveiled phase two of national initiative to help pork producers combat disease and provide stability for Canada's swine sector, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Gov't Helps Farmers by Investing in Health of Hogs CANADA - The Government of Canada is helping hog farmers by investing in an initiative to combat disease and provide stability for the sector.
Monday, March 23, 2009
European Scientists Honoured for PCV Research GERMANY - Dr Lars Erik Larsen from the Danish National Veterinary Institute in Copenhagen, Dr Nicolas Rose from the French Agency for Food Safety in Ploufragan and Dr Gerard Wellenberg from the Dutch Animal...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
PCV2 Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fiction UK - BPEX's PCV2 vaccine voucher scheme has given pig producers in England and Wales a unique opportunity to try one of the new PCV2 vaccines at a very low cost. Comparing sow and piglet vaccination against...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Atypical Case of PCV2 Reported UK - The December 2008 Monthly Disease Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency includes an unusual case of porcine circovirus disease (PCV2), which had affected the liver and...
Monday, January 26, 2009
CIRCOVAC for Sows and Piglets Approved in Brazil BRAZIL - Merial Brazil is pleased to announce that the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, MAPA has approved the use of CIRCOVAC in piglets.
Friday, January 16, 2009
ACMC Tip: Knock-on Effects of PCV2 Vaccination UK - The use of PCV2 vaccines has resulted in big improvements in productivity on many farms.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Latest PCVD Group Meeting MALTA - The ninth meeting of the Control of Porcine Circovirus Diseases (PCVDs): Towards Improved Food Quality and Safety Project Management Team (PMT) and PCVD Project Partners took place in Malta on...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
New Discovery Further Supports Sow Vaccination UK - New research from Merial may explain why pig producers across the country are seeing fantastic improvements in mortality, growth and feed conversion rates in pigs of all ages right up to slaughter...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Improved Breeding Herd Health with Circovac EU - Latest findings from Merial demonstrate improved reproductive performance in sows vaccinated with Circovac PCV2 vaccine.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pig Industry Fights Back UK - Lower mortality and more pigs finished per sow per year have given the British pig industry a boost, but it still remains one of the highest cost producers according to the latest BPEX publicatio...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Reaping the Rewards of PCV2 Vaccination IRELAND - Frank Moran, manager of a 1,100 farrow to finish unit at Glebo Farms, County Tipperary has now been using CIRCOVAC PCV2 sow vaccine for 12 months and is seeing outstanding results which are having...
Friday, November 21, 2008
Benefits of Giving Weaners a Flying Start UK - The escalation in feed prices last autumn forced Northern Ireland pig producer Gary Anderson to take a hard look at all aspects of herd health.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Unique Pig Project a Huge Success UK - A unique £1.5 million project involving national mass vaccination of pigs – something that has never been tried before in the UK – is proving a resounding success.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Coccidiosis and PRRSV Reported UK - The latest Monthly Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) covering pigs during September 2008 includes coccidiosis, PRRSV, salt poisoning and possible cases of PDNS and...
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Proposals Invited on PCVAD US - The National Pork Board is sending out a special call for proposals for PCVAD. The deadline for submissions is 5pm CDT on 30 September.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Oral Vaccination against Porcine Circovirus? GLOBAL - Wang and colleagues have published a paper in Journal of Virological Methods, which suggests that lactic acid bacteria could be the key to a new generation of vaccines.
