Health and Disease
Don't Skip Steps In Swine Disease Diagnosis
Jan 15, 2010 12:00 PM, By Lisa Tokach, DVM Abilene, KS
Two cases of Streptococcus suis turn out to be much more serious. Due to the unprofitability of the hog market recently, I find myself trying to take...More
Health and Disease News
Educational Briefings Tell the Positive Story of Antibiotics
Feb 24, 2010 9:52 AM
Livestock and poultry leaders hosted educational briefings on Capitol Hill Tuesday to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics in raising healthy food animals...
AVMA Questions Move To Eliminate ID Program
Feb 11, 2010 10:54 AM
After spending more than $120 million on the nationwide National Animal Identification System (NAIS), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) questions the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to create a new disease traceability system...
Bacterial Diseases
Avoiding Death by Dysentery
Aug 17, 2010 4:32 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Despite vast improvements in pig care and management, some veterinary officials suggest that swine dysentery has returned...
Charting a Course for Day-One Pig Care
Aug 17, 2010 3:35 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The training video program emanating from the large flat-screen television in the break room at Fair Creek, LLP builds a strong case for improvements in pig care...
Disease Eradication
PRRS Control Project Planned for Iowa County
Aug 11, 2010 11:30 AM
A joint project of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Veterinary Medicine has been formed to address porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) ...
USDA Adds Three Meetings On Animal Disease Traceability
Aug 9, 2010 11:14 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to hold three additional public meetings on the animal disease traceability framework approach this month...
Disease Prevention
Coccidiosis Remains Hot Weather Threat in Young Pigs
Aug 17, 2010 4:39 PM, By Stephen Patterson, DVM Shelbina, MO
In our practice, piglet diarrhea due to coccidiosis, an intracellular protozoan parasite, is typically seen in the hot summer months. This corresponds with the caseload at Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory...
Avoiding Death by Dysentery
Aug 17, 2010 4:32 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Despite vast improvements in pig care and management, some veterinary officials suggest that swine dysentery has returned...
Heredity/Congenital Diseases
Veterinary Experts Chip Away at PRRS
Jul 16, 2010 5:44 PM, By Joe VanSickle
For four swine veterinary practitioners speaking at World Pork Expo last month in Des Moines, PRRS virus has been a consuming interest...
Circovirus Presents Environmental Challenge
Jul 16, 2010 5:20 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
When a Kansas hog farm struggled with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) viremia (virus in the bloodstream) in vaccinated pigs, a warning bell went off in the minds of KSU researchers...
Parasites
Coccidiosis Remains Hot Weather Threat in Young Pigs
Aug 17, 2010 4:39 PM, By Stephen Patterson, DVM Shelbina, MO
In our practice, piglet diarrhea due to coccidiosis, an intracellular protozoan parasite, is typically seen in the hot summer months. This corresponds with the caseload at Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory...
Pinpointing the Principles of Biosecurity
Oct 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Scott Dee, DVM; Andrea Pitkin, DVM; and Satoshi Otake, DVM, University of Minnesota
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...
Health Regulations
PRRS Control Project Planned for Iowa County
Aug 11, 2010 11:30 AM
A joint project of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and the Iowa State University (ISU) College of Veterinary Medicine has been formed to address porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) ...
USDA Adds Three Meetings On Animal Disease Traceability
Aug 9, 2010 11:14 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plans to hold three additional public meetings on the animal disease traceability framework approach this month...
Viral Diseases
Consumer Perspectives Are Key Part Of Pork Board Budget Talks
Sep 3, 2010 11:26 AM
When the National Pork Board meets on Thursday (Sept. 9), consumer perspectives of pork and pork production will be a central focus of their deliberations...
Charting a Course for Day-One Pig Care
Aug 17, 2010 3:35 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The training video program emanating from the large flat-screen television in the break room at Fair Creek, LLP builds a strong case for improvements in pig care...
