PRRS Research Results Trickle In
Almost $2 million has been spent by the National Pork Board in each of three years of funding the PRRS research initiative. The National Pork Board has...
Filters Are First Line Of Defense Against PRRS
Carthage Veterinary Service Ltd. of Carthage, IL, believes adding HEPA air filters to boar studs screens out the virus that causes porcine reproductive...
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...
Circovirus Grips Industry
Producers and veterinarians alike are struggling to find ways to manage a tiny, common swine virus, and understand why it is suddenly creating havoc in...
Food Safety, Animal Care Plan Unveiled
Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) and Swine Welfare Assurance Program (SWAP) are being rolled into one program that will include an assessment, certification...
Iowa Producers Question DNR Evaluation Rule
The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is concerned about the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) director evaluation rule approved by the...
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...
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...
Antibiotics Remain a Top Herd Health Aid
Despite the use of conscientious health and biosecurity practices across the pork industry, pigs still get sick. That is why U.S. pork producers will...
Hip Injection Saves Fingers
Giving inoculations to sows in farrowing crates or gestation stalls has just become a lot safer. The Canadian Pork Council's Canadian Quality Assurance...
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