PCV2 Vaccination Project
A new vaccination project has been given a tentative thumbs-up by the British Pig Executive (BPEX) with backing of potentially as much as £2 million.

Genetic Selection Offers One Option for Reducing Impact of PCVAD
CANADA - A Morden, Manitoba based swine veterinarian expects genetic selection to play a future role in the control of Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Report Highlights Successes over PMWS
UK - The careful use of alternative boars and crosses are lessening the clinical effects of PMWS, according to the UK Pig Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report.

PCV2 Vaccine in ample supply
US - One of the swine industry's biggest disease challenges in recent years has been the emergence of PMWS and PCV Associated diseases.

Pork board grant could yeild next Circovirus vaccine, says researcher
US - When the National Pork Board wanted to research how to eradicate the latest strain of porcine circovirus, Kansas State University's Richard Hesse stepped forward.

Hog farms get $25M for circovirus vaccinations
QUEBEC – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Secretary of State for Agriculture, on behalf of the Honorable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced the launch of the Circovirus Inoculation...

Creative Efforts Stretch PCVAD Vaccine Supply
US - When porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) struck the 130,000-sow Pipestone System, their swine veterinary team made adjustments until more vaccine became available, writes Joe Vansickle, NHF's Senior Editor.

NADIS Pig Veterinary Report and Forecast – November 2007
UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.

Merial launches UK's first PMWS vaccine
UK - Merial Animal Health launches CIRCOVAC®, the UK's first vaccine for PCV2. This is the virus involved in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and other PCV2 -related diseases.

Merial Launches CIRCOVAC In The EU
EU - Merial has obtained its European Registration from the EMEA for its new vaccine; CIRCOVAC®. Following the decision, it will now be allowed to launch in all EU Member States, from September to January next year.

Porcine Circovirus Diseases project making good progress
EU - The project management team of the current multidisciplinary and multinational EC-funded research project on porcine circovirus diseases (STREP: PCVD www.pcvd.org) and the linked EC-funded PCVD Specific Support Action (SSA pcvd-ssa.vri.cz/) would...

Federal Government Announces 76 Million Dollar Package to Combat Disease in the Hog Sector
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Industry is optimistic a program announced last month (August 20) will help swine producers combat the devastating effects of emerging diseases.

PMWS and PDNS in the UK
UK - Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) Quarterly Surveillance report on PMWS and PDNS from April to June 2007.

New Government announces $76 million to combat pig disease
CANADA - The Honourable Christian Paradis, Secretary of State for Agriculture, on behalf of the Honorable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, has announced a $76 million cash injection, spread over...

Royal Veterinary College Research To Tackle PMWS
UK - The Royal Veterinary College is contributing to a £11.5m programme to tackle some of the most harmful and widespread diseases that commonly affect farmed animals in the UK.

NADIS Pig Veterinary Report and Forecast - July 2007
UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.

EU PCV-2 Annual Research Award launched by Boehringer Ingelheim
GERMANY - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health announced the launch of the European PCV-2 Award, which recognizes excellent research proposals in the area of applied immunological PCV-2 research.

Complacency over PCVDs, could threaten global pig health
EU - The team heading-up the European Commission-funded research project on porcine circovirus diseases (PCVD), says that imporant diseases may be exisiting unnoticed in some herds, because farmers and veterinary surgeons have become too familiar with...

Brits should work together to vaccinate against PCV2, says French vet
UK - Merial's PCV2 vaccine Circovac arrives in Britain this September.

Help on way for pork producers battling PCVAD
DES MOINES, Iowa - Help is on the way for pork producers battling porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD).