Pseudorabies Control Board Recesses
The Pseudorabies (PRV) Control Board has voted to recess activities, the group decided at its committee meeting during the U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) annual meeting in Minneapolis....
Flu: It Affects You And Your Pigs
Influenza is a viral disease that affects many species of animals. The world health community continues to monitor the progress of the avian flu virus...
ID System Needs Better Focus
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) needs more focus and direction before livestock producers will accept it....
PRRS Control Efforts Suffer Setbacks
Attempts to clean up porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the United States encountered some new breaks in 2006. A year ago, the Carthage...
AASV Receives Tool to Fight PRRS
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) has accepted ownership of the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) PRRS risk assessment...
The New War on PRRS
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) assumes the leadership role in trying to wipe out this devastating pig virus. AASV President Scott...
Rodent Control 101
A little knowledge can improve control of house mice, Norway and roof rats. There's no debate that rodent control can be a major problem in and around...
Animal ID Setback
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) suffered a setback in May. When members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed an $18.4 billion...
Time to Start Talking about PRRS Eradication
Veterinary panel agrees that any swine disease cleanup program must be producer-driven in order to achieve any measure of success. Three leading swine...
Keeping Out Hog Cholera
Kansas State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is working to keep out hog cholera ...
