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Pork Board Develops Foreign Animal Disease Video 

The National Pork Board has developed an educational video of a North Carolina hog farm to demonstrate the importance of...

Series of Livestock Biosecurity Conferences Are Scheduled 

Three Iowa agricultural groups are sponsoring a series of free livestock biosecurity conferences in late February and March to stress to producers the importance of having biosecurity plans for their operations...

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...

Clostridium Issues In Young Pigs 

Clostridium perfringens is a well-recognized cause of enteritis of suckling pigs. The bacteria are common in the environment and in young piglets, producing...

Livestock Identification Plan to Remain Voluntary 

After months of wrangling, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the national livestock identification (ID) program will stay permanently as a voluntary program....

Circovirus Remains Formidable Foe 

Several steps have been taken in the past year to clear porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) from Kansas herds, all with limited success. Swine...

Five States Focus on Feral Swine Threat 

The feral hog population is growing at a rapid rate across the United States, raising concerns for pork producers, farms and wildlife systems. Current...

Mortality Rates Inching Upward 

The number of pigs dying around the globe appears to be on a slow but steady climb in the last decade. While the number of high-health herds being established...

Understanding PRRS Serology Diagnostics 

Valuable diagnostic tools aid in PRRS control strategies. Since diagnostic tests are performed on serum (the liquid portion of blood), samples can be...

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