Circovirus Vaccines Excel But Issues Persist
Three short years ago, the pork industry saw porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) burst on the scene, causing dramatic losses. Since that time,...
Circovirus Vaccine Boosts Growth in Healthy Herd
Significant improvement in growth performance in a recent field trial in a Nebraska herd validates use of a single-dose circovirus vaccine in a herd that...
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,...
Show Pig Group Sets Guidelines
The Show Pig Working Group has developed a set of biosecurity guidelines to follow for this summer's exhibition season in light of the H1N1 Influenza...
A Fair Piece From Fair Play
The May 18, 2009, edition of Newsweek was an attention grabber. Adjoining the photo of an unmistakable pig snout poking through a gate were these words:...
Goal: Producing More Quality Pigs
As average litter size continues to rise, extra effort must be focused on saving the best pigs. As the pork industry strives to increase productivity...
Joe Connor, DVM
Growing up in central Illinois in Hillsboro on a very diversified family farm, young Joe Connor worried a lot about his future...
Salmonella Piglet Vaccine Gains New Label Approval
A new label approval for an oral or intranasal vaccine, Salmo Shield Live, has cut the time that pork producers can immunize pigs for salmonella from 3 weeks of age...
Controlling Death On Any Sow Farm
Take the quiz below to rate your score for managing sow mortality. High sow mortality has been and continues to be a significant problem within our industry....
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