Health and Disease
Variation: You Can Manage It, But You Can't Avoid It
Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By John F. Patience Prairie Swine Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Prior to the widespread adoption of all-in, all-out (AIAO) production systems, variation in growth was largely a cost. Pigs were sorted from pens when...More
Health and Disease News
Special Report from the 39th Swine Veterinarians Meeting
Mar 20, 2008 5:42 PM
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 39th annual meeting in San Diego, CA, in early March. Following are some of the activities which took place...
NPPC Urges Approval Of Animal Drug Law
Mar 20, 2008 10:13 AM
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is urging reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), calling it a critical tool needed by pork producers and swine veterinarians....
Bacterial Diseases
Top Health Produces Consistent Throughput
Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By John T. Waddell, DVM Sutton Veterinary Clinic Sutton, NE
Throughput, defined in terms of pork production, is the number of pigs or pounds of pork put through any given system, farm or facility. Efficiency of...
Pleuropneumonia Remains Threat
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Reed Leiting, DVM Worthington, MN
Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia (APP) is a respiratory pathogen of swine that remains a deadly threat. Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia (APP) is a bacterial...
Disease Eradication
Porcine Circovirus Grows More Deadly
Mar 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Over time, the common virus has become noticeably more pathogenic. Circovirus, a virus that exists worldwide, has turned more dangerous as it has mutated...
Pork Checkoff Offers Monthly Porcine Circovirus Updates
Mar 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Timely answers to questions about porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) are available by simply clicking on the pork checkoff's new PCVAD Web...
Disease Prevention
Top Health Produces Consistent Throughput
Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By John T. Waddell, DVM Sutton Veterinary Clinic Sutton, NE
Throughput, defined in terms of pork production, is the number of pigs or pounds of pork put through any given system, farm or facility. Efficiency of...
Company Web Site Offers Tips on Circovirus Control
Apr 4, 2008 10:59 AM
A new online resource has been launched to help pork producers and their veterinarians understand, manage and prevent problems due to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)...
Heredity/Congenital Diseases
Less-Invasive Rupture Repair
Jan 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick
An innovative procedure for repairing scrotal hernias is fast, cheap and highly successful. With a 90% success rate at affected farms served by the Carthage...
Parasites
USDA Releases Fourth National Swine Study
Nov 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Seventeen states and 2,230 sites participated in the Swine 2006 survey. USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) recently published results...
Parasites: An Overlooked Problem
Dec 15, 2004 12:00 PM, by Reed Leiting, DVM, Worthington, MN
In a world where we deal with big-picture items that affect swine health, nutrition, welfare and other areas, we sometimes forget about the basics that...
Health Regulations
NPPC Urges Approval Of Animal Drug Law
Mar 20, 2008 10:13 AM
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is urging reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), calling it a critical tool needed by pork producers and swine veterinarians....
United Kingdom Confirms New Outbreak of FMD
Sep 13, 2007 4:38 PM
The United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) about 30 miles from the sites involved in an earlier outbreak...
Viral Diseases
Top Health Produces Consistent Throughput
Apr 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By John T. Waddell, DVM Sutton Veterinary Clinic Sutton, NE
Throughput, defined in terms of pork production, is the number of pigs or pounds of pork put through any given system, farm or facility. Efficiency of...
Company Web Site Offers Tips on Circovirus Control
Apr 4, 2008 10:59 AM
A new online resource has been launched to help pork producers and their veterinarians understand, manage and prevent problems due to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)...
