National Hog Farmer

Mycoplasma: An Old Pig Foe Resurfaces 

Dec 15, 2007 - By Steve Patterson, DVM Shelbina, MO

Mycoplasmal pneumonia still exists on a majority of commercial hog farms. Mycoplasma is a long-term villain to the swine industry, although with the likes...

Canadian Government Bails Out Producers with Circovirus Losses 

Nov 16, 2007

The Canadian government launched the Circovirus Inoculation Program (CIP) on Nov. 15 to help pork producers affected by disease-associated mortality losses...

Cleaning Up APP 

Nov 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

A seedstock producer engages a new protocol for cleaning up Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia (APP). For many years, APP has plagued pork producers. High...

Monitor Water For Health 

Nov 15, 2007 - by Karen Bernick

Monitoring pigs' water intake could be the difference between spotting health problems early and missing the signs until catastrophe strikes. Water is...

Disinfectant Chambers Improve Biosecurity 

Nov 15, 2007 - By Karen Bernick

A small room devoted to disinfecting all supplies brought into a production facility can help avoid the inadvertent introduction of pathogens...

Ileitis Look-Alikes Prove Frustrating 

Nov 15, 2007 - By John Waddell, DVM Sutton, NE

Diarrhea that mimics ileitis continues to be a problem despite a variety of treatments. Although several antimicrobials have been shown to control the...

Reducing The Area Spread of PRRS 

Nov 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

A leading expert on the PRRS virus at the University of Minnesota says his research team has pinpointed the essential biosecurity tools. The pork industry...

Filtering Out Viral Pathogens 

Nov 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

Air filtration systems get high marks for keeping porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus out of farms. Controlling aerosol spread...

Creative Efforts Stretch Vaccine Supply 

Nov 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

When porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) struck the 130,000-sow Pipestone System, their swine veterinary team made adjustments until more vaccine...

Canada Sets Residue Level for Carbadox 

Sep 15, 2007 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

After lengthy talks with U.S. officials over the use of carbadox in U.S. hogs, Canada has announced it will allow the importation of U.S. pork products that may have been raised using carbadox...

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