Measuring the Risk
PRRS Risk Assessment Tool measures the level of risk that a PRRS outbreak will occur and provides a complete database featuring benchmarking and analysis....
Building Biosecurity Boundaries
The Pipestone (MN) Veterinary Clinic has designed its biosecurity programs around keeping out one disease porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Circovirus Presents Unique Challenge
By now, I am confident that nearly everyone in the pork industry has read about, heard about, or unfortunately, had to deal with porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2)...
Wisconsin Cleans Up PRV Outbreak
Two small swine herds in Clark County, Wisconsin infected with pseudorabies (PRV) may have had contact with wild pigs. Both herds have been destroyed, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture....
Educational Materials Increase Awareness of Classical Swine Fever
Educational materials have been developed to ramp up awareness of classical swine fever (CSF) and complement the surveillance program that is in place...
The Risks of Misdiagnosis
The first step in dealing with any herd health challenge is diagnosing the problem. Without this critical step, launching into therapeutic or preventative...
Postmortems, Herd History Help Find Effective Answers
The emergence of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in the Midwest in the last year has forced producers to refocus on the nursery and finishing phases...
April 15, 2007
Veterinarians Oppose Swine Fever Rule
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding recently proposed amendments to regulations...
Circovirus Vaccine Performs Well
A federally licensed vaccine for porcine circovirus provided excellent results in recent trials. Last June, a team of Kansas State University (KSU) swine...
