PMWS: New Mystery Disease?
Just as progress is being made on PRRS, another disease surfaces. The newest mystery disease is PMWS, or postweaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome....
PMWS Cases Rebound
Cases of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) are on the upswing after declining for several years. Throughout the early-to-mid '90s, the...
Biosecurity Overhauled to Control PRRS
Christensen Family Farms (CFF), Sleepy Eye, MN, tightened up biosecurity to limit porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) and it has reduced...
PMWS Sweeps Across Ontario
Canadian officials believe that three swine diseases are working in tandem as postweaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) spreads across Ontario....
PRRS Elimination Final Goal
The board of directors of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) has adopted a position statement regarding the eradication of porcine...
PRRS Symposium
Producers, researchers, students, swine health specialists and others are invited to attend the 2005 PRRS International Symposium Dec. 3 in St. Louis,...
Health Aspects Of Different Weaning Ages
Weaning age in baby pigs has seen its ups and downs over the years in U.S. pig production. Recently, we've seen a trend toward stabilizing and increasing...
Swine Flu Evolution Continues
Each year presents new challenges in detection and control of this changing viral respiratory disease. Swine influenza virus (SIV) used to be an infection...
Veterinarians Receive PRRS Update At World Pork Expo Meeting
For the second year in a row, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held an educational meeting for ...
Battling PRRS Virus Aerosol Spread
USDA researchers have confirmed that the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus moves by aerosol. Now the challenge is to develop...
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