The Top 10 Questions of Porcine Cirovirus
Despite the appreciable gains that circovirus vaccines have made in controlling porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), 10 major questions need...
NPPC Works to Ease Impact On Rodent Control Chemicals
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has successfully deflected the onerous effects of a final rule on chemicals the livestock industry uses to control rodents...
Iowa State Researchers Find E. Coli 0157:H7 in Swine
The E. coli strain that sickens humans and is generally associated with cattle, has been discovered in swine...
NPPC Calls for New Animal Disease Lab on U.S. Mainland
A new national laboratory for researching and diagnosing foreign animal diseases should be built on the U.S. mainland in an area with small livestock and wildlife populations...
Veterinary Practice A Strong Influence
In 1976, straight out of veterinary school, Joe Connor, DVM, joined and four years later purchased the mixed veterinary practice at Carthage, IL. In 1990,...
James McKean, DVM
In 34 years as Extension swine veterinarian at Iowa State University (ISU), James McKean's job title has remained the same...
Larry Rueff, DVM
Growing up on a small pig farm near Franklin, IN, just south of Indianapolis, Larry Rueff, DVM, fell in love with pigs as a 4-H'er managing 10-12 sows of his own...
Top Health Produces Consistent Throughput
Throughput, defined in terms of pork production, is the number of pigs or pounds of pork put through any given system, farm or facility. Efficiency of...
Company Web Site Offers Tips on Circovirus Control
A new online resource has been launched to help pork producers and their veterinarians understand, manage and prevent problems due to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)...
South Dakota Scientists Pursue Next-Generation PRRS Vaccine
South Dakota State University (SDSU) researchers are working on an improved vaccine for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), still the most economically significant swine disease worldwide...
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