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Dec 15, 2005 12:00 PM,
by Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor (952) 851-4670; jvansickle@primediabusiness.com
Although no domestic herds are infected with pseudorabies (PRV) in the United States, four cases of infection were found in feral swine in 2005, it was reported at the U.S. Animal Health Association annual meeting last month in Hershey, PA.
Infected feral swine were detected in Louisiana and Arizona; all were destroyed and no hogs remain on the farms.
On the heels of the "lipstick on a pig" discussion, pork producers from Illinois are weighing in and adding a new perspective geared to "ham up" the conversation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today reduced its forecast for this year’s corn and soybean harvests due to dry weather, setting up the potential for higher commodity prices...