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Chris Wright

AASV: Avian influenza lessons help prepare for an African swine fever outbreak

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

29 April 2024

4 minute read

Leman Swine Conference: Controlling PEDV with bioexclusion, biocontainment and biomanagement

Disease Managing disease Herd management

24 April 2024

5 minute read

Biosecurity is key to preventing PEDV, but what happens once you have it?

Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia

Disease Managing disease Husbandry

2 April 2024

3 minute read

In 2022 an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus hit the pig producing region of Australia

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

October 2014 - March 2017

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.

Variation in Pig Growth Rate and Live Weight

Disease Genetics and reproduction Husbandry

3 February 2017

2 minute read

Measuring variation in live weight in a population of pigs is conceptually very simple but problematic because it requires that large numbers of pigs are weighed periodically.

Issues in Group Housing of Sows

Disease Pig Welfare Group housing sows

20 January 2017

2 minute read

Group housing of sows requires careful management, since a whole range of issues can become problematic. Two of these issues, belly nosing and roundworm infections, were discussed during the 24th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Dublin, Ireland in 2016.

Controlling Gastric Ulcers in Pigs

Disease Genetics and reproduction Husbandry

6 January 2017

2 minute read

Gastric ulcers in finishing pigs can be a major issue, affecting performance factors such as weight gain and feed conversion. Several investigations on ulcers were presented during the 24th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Dublin, Ireland, 2016.

PEDV: University Research Playing a Critical Role

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

10 December 2014

2 minute read

PED: Managing the Risks of Manure Movement

Disease Notifiable diseases PRRS

8 October 2014

2 minute read

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