USDA Renews Funding For PRRS Research
USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) renewed funding today for the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP)...
USDA Grant Advances Illinois PRRS Research
A University of Illinois swine researcher has received a three-year, $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue efforts into developing ...
Michigan Detects PRV In Four Game Farms
The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) has detected four “transitional” swine herds which have tested positive for pseudorabies (PRV). The herds were identified on farms in Saginaw, Gladwin and Cheboygan counties...
Jury is Still Out on Dangers Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Despite recent reports that point to possible dangers to human health from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), the evidence is certainly far from conclusive...
USDA Bans Downer Cows
The Agriculture Department has announced a ban on cattle too sick or injured to walk from entering U.S. slaughterhouses...
Pork Industry to Benefit from Farm Bill
The 2008 farm bill – the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act – approved last Wednesday by the House of Representatives contains numerous provisions beneficial to the U.S. pork industry, according to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)...
PRV Detected in Michigan Is Under Control
The pseudorabies (PRV) virus has been diagnosed on a game ranch in Saginaw County, MI, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture ...
Special Report from the 39th Swine Veterinarians Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 39th annual meeting in San Diego, CA, in early March. Following are some of the activities which took place...
NPPC Urges Approval Of Animal Drug Law
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is urging reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), calling it a critical tool needed by pork producers and swine veterinarians....
CDC Clears Hogs of MRSA Allegations
Claims that food-producing animals such as pigs are increasingly the source of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria in humans are greatly overstated...
