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USDA Provides ID Grant 

The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will award $3 million in cooperative agreements to states and tribes to develop...

Sorting Out Swine Flu Concerns 

A University of Iowa study suggests people working directly with pigs have a greater chance of developing antibodies to influenza viruses found in pigs without developing illness....

Feral Hogs Unwelcome in Iowa 

Numbers of feral or wild hogs continue to grow across the United States, raising concerns about the spread of disease to domestic hogs. ...

National ID Get On Board 

A national livestock identification program is needed in this country and the sooner the better. One need only look at the Oct. 10 headlines from Brazil,...

NPPC's Legislative Wins 

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) picked up several wins with the recent passage of the fiscal year 2006 agriculture appropriations bill: Delayed...

Health Aspects Of Different Weaning Ages 

Weaning age in baby pigs has seen its ups and downs over the years in U.S. pig production. Recently, we've seen a trend toward stabilizing and increasing...

Producers Support Current ID System 

Any national swine identification (ID) system must build on the pork industry-state-federal effort that has been in effect since 1988, according to the president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)....

Antimicrobials in Water a Viable Option 

Research trials bear out the value of water-based medications in treating segregated early weaning nurseries. Researchers at Kansas State University (KSU)...

Experts Dispel Chances Of Pig-Human Strep Cases 

The threat of an outbreak of Streptococcus suis in people from pigs in North America is miniscule. Experts agree that the Chinese epidemic of human cases...

Smithfield Foods Reduces Antibiotic Use 

Smithfield Foods announces it has adopted a new policy that limits the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in pork production that belong to the same...

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