Michigan Governor Signs Farm Animal Welfare Bill
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed into law HB 5127, which gives certain farm animals more flexibility in housing, and avoids a threatened ballot initiative by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)...
Building Functional Biosecurity Plans
Biosecurity efforts cost considerable resources, both human and financial, and must be predicated on economic considerations. However, when we consider...
Routine Sampling Helps Keep Herd Health Stable
Biosecurity programs, designed to prevent new disease entry and control diseases that already exist, have two parts: Procedures used every day to keep...
Four Steps to Effective Cleaning And Disinfecting
Cleaning and disinfecting are critical parts of all biosecurity programs. The goal is not to completely sterilize the environment, but rather to decrease...
Pinpointing the Principles of Biosecurity
In today's pork industry, perhaps no issue is as critical to protecting and maintaining the health and efficiency of swine herds as a scientifically based...
Minnesota Pork Groups Look at PRRS Eradication
At a joint meeting recently, the board of directors of the Minnesota Pork Board and the Minnesota Pork Producers Association agreed to consider drafting a resolution for the eradication of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from the state, according to David Preisler, executive director of the two groups...
Smithfield Postpones Sow Stall Phaseout
Citing financial conditions that were the most challenging in three decades, Smithfield Foods has announced it will postpone plans to phase out gestation...
Trials Study Divergent Sow Feeding Systems
Pen gestation appears to be the future of sow housing, and helping pork producers pick an option that suits their operation is the goal of Innovative...
Setting Pigs Up to Succeed
Investing in the first day of a pig's life can make a pivotal difference in its lifetime performance. Farms with a strong focus on setting pigs up to...
Case Study: Training Means More Pigs Survive
When Sarah Probst Miller, DVM, and Carthage Veterinary Service (CVS) staff first started work to fix a troubled Illinois hog farm, the farm's preweaning...
