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Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia

Disease Managing disease Husbandry

2 April 2024

3 minute read

The PRRS-resistant pig

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

11 March 2024

3 minute read

Breakthroughs in gene editing have shown animals resistant to PRRS

Risk factors for dystocia during farrowing

Pig Welfare Group housing sows Herd management

6 November 2023

4 minute read

A dystocia event is a piglet-to-piglet birth interval exceeding 60 minutes or sows requiring obstetrical intervention

Litter size affects nest-building behavior in group-housed sows

Pig Welfare Group housing sows Free farrowing

23 October 2023

3 minute read

The interpretation of nest-building behavior in relation to sow physiology is unclear

Zinc oxide levels affect trace mineral absorption in piglets

Herd management Feed and nutrition Treatments and prevention

18 October 2023

2 minute read

Dietary zinc oxide levels affect the metabolism of zinc, copper and iron in post-weaning piglets

February 2017 - July 2022

How much of a threat is JEV to the US swine industry?

Disease Treatments and prevention Biosecurity and Hygiene

20 July 2022

5 minute read

Australia recent experienced an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus

Ukraine crisis: Higher grain prices until late 2023

Policy and regulation Feed commodity markets Market Trends

20 June 2022

3 minute read

Millions of tons of grain trapped in Ukraine

Japanese encephalitis virus: Australian outbreak on pig farms

Disease Notifiable diseases

4 May 2022

8 minute read

In the space of just one month, Japanese encephalitis virus went from being practically non-existent in Australia to infecting 50 pig farms across the eastern seaboard and the south of the country.

AASV: State veterinarians share lessons from disease outbreaks for pig industry

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

25 April 2022

7 minute read

Those lessons included: planning, depopulation and quarantines

The Applied Animal Scientist Whither?

Disease Managing disease Pig Welfare

24 March 2017

2 minute read

This paper has been prompted by changes in the supply of and demand for graduates with an interest, perhaps better stated as a passion, for working in the livestock industry.

Evaluating Lameness in Sows

Disease Genetics and reproduction Pig Welfare

3 March 2017

2 minute read

There has been an increase in the culling of sows due to lameness. Three presentations discussed this topic during the 24th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Dublin, Ireland in 2016.

Issues with Carbon Dioxide Stunning of Pigs

Disease Managing disease Pig Welfare

10 February 2017

2 minute read

CO2 stunning can be reversible; pigs may recover consciousness, therefore the time between stunning and exsanguination is a determining factor for the efficiency of the stunning process.

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