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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
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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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