Educational Materials Increase Awareness of Classical Swine Fever
Educational materials have been developed to ramp up awareness of classical swine fever (CSF) and complement the surveillance program that is in place...
The Risks of Misdiagnosis
The first step in dealing with any herd health challenge is diagnosing the problem. Without this critical step, launching into therapeutic or preventative...
Postmortems, Herd History Help Find Effective Answers
The emergence of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in the Midwest in the last year has forced producers to refocus on the nursery and finishing phases...
April 15, 2007
Strep Suis: Problems For Pigs and People
This zoonotic disease agent rarely affects people. Although most producers and farm staff would quickly recognize Streptococcus suis as a significant...
Facing Chronic Disease
Some producers are coping with persistent PRRS problems.
In many sow herds, once the initial outbreak of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Mycoplasma Control May Reduce PCVAD
Managing other pathogens could limit the impact of cirovirus.
The North American swine industry is in the midst of some of its greatest health challenges...
Defining Finishing Health Parameters
Changes in the health of finishing pigs have been impacted by a variety of industry changes. Finishing health has been defined many different ways, but...
Postweaning Salmonella Persists
Salmonellosis remains a primary disease in weaned pigs. One hundred and twenty years ago, a disease of swine that was described as hog cholera was thought...
Iowa Producers Question DNR Evaluation Rule
The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is concerned about the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) director evaluation rule approved by the...
