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...
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...
Denmark Uses Deceitful Defense Of its Increased Use of Antibiotics
Denmark has provided misleading information to the U.S. Congress to characterize the effects of its 1998 ban on certain antibiotics used in pork production, according to the National Pork Producers Council...
Health is King in Good Times and Bad
As we continue to search for profitability in pig production, we seek ways to lower costs and improve productivity. Now more than ever, our herds need...
Antibiotics Bills Lack Substance
The much-publicized goal of HR 1549 and S619 is to ban non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feed and water. But talking points obtained from the...
Getting the Upper Hand on Ileitis
Haven't heard much about ileitis lately? There may be a reason. Lawsonia intracellularis, the organism that causes ileitis, is certainly still around,...
Assessing the Full Impact of Attrition
Work on reducing the incidence of culls, lights and deads. The one production number that any wean-to-finish or finisher manager easily collects is the...
Antibiotics Ban Poses Potential Threat To Both Pigs and People
Legislation introduced in Congress March 17 potentially jeopardizes the health of pigs and people, adds to producer production costs and ...
