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...
Industry Groups Meet to Explore PRRS Eradication
Producer and veterinary members of a pork industry task force conferred at the Leman Swine Conference last week in St. Paul, MN, to explore setting a course for possible eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)...
Veterinarians Issue H1N1 Flu Statement
The emergence of the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus reminds everyone of the impact that animals have on human health and vice versa, according to a position...
Canada Refines Plan for H1N1 Herds
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has refined its policy on dealing with cases of the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus in swine herds. The agency says...
H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus Raises Questions
Continuing growth in cases of the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus (just renamed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) has raised many questions about the severity...
Cause of Flu-Infected Canadian Herd Remains a Mystery
How an Alberta, Canada swine herd became infected with the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus remains a mystery after officials ruled out the prime suspect. ...
Holistic Method Turns The Tide on PRRS
Research compiled over the years has given pork producers better tools in their toolbox to combat porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS),...
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,...
Unique Sow Parity Segregation Plan Bolsters Herd Health
Coupled with sow herd reduction, efforts guide consolidation and resource conservation for this Michigan pork producer. In five short years, Bob Dykhuis...
Keep Plum Island?
Repairing or replacing the worn out buildings at the 54-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located just off the coast of Long Island,...
