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Beating persistent pathogens.

National Hog Farmer November 2012

The November 15, 2012 issue of National Hog Farmer magazine is devoted to the topic of "Persistent Pathogens." See how a swine veterinarian/pork producer used a retooled ventilation system with air filtration to successfully shield his 1,200-sow operation from Porkcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). Learn more about how air filtration audits can reinforce biosecurity protocols. Read a first-hand account about retrofitting barns for group sow housing. Meauring Mycoplasma, handling cull sows with care and details about the new Nutrient Requirements of Swine publication are also included. 

From My Perspective

  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Ready to Rumble

    Why is it that whenever you mix unfamiliar sows or pigs in a group a fierce battle ensues? It’s in their genes. Pigs are hard-wired to establish a hierarchy when placed in the near proximity of others. That’s the conclusion USDA livestock behavioral specialist Jeremy Marchant-Forde offered at a sow housing workshop during the Leman Swine Conference recently. But he adds a caveat: Given a choice, they might just avoid the altercation altogether. At least, that’s what their ancestors would do....More

Swine Health

  • Monte Moss, DVM, and his air filtration system.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Prevailing Over PRRS

    Monte Moss, DVM, is a realist. He knows that with 110,000 pigs being finished within a six-mile radius of his northern Indiana hog farm, he will never be “home free” when it comes to security against outbreaks of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)....More
  • Pipestone Veterinary Clinic’s Bryan Myers, DVM, of Independence, IA.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Blocking PRRS Virus

    A four-year University of Minnesota research trial found that air filtration was 100% effective in blocking porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from entering a model of a swine production region....More
  • Smoke sticks help detect air leakage around doors.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Air Leak Detectives

    Without a doubt, the process of filtering a sow farm is a costly and time-consuming process, according to Jeff Feder, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, MN....More
  • Lungs displaying symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumonia.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Measuring Mycoplasma

    Porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) continues to account for a majority of the economic losses associated with disease in the late finishing period. Mycoplasma pneumonia is a major contributor to that syndrome....More

Sow Housing

  • Murphy-Brown West gestation barns.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Transitioning from Stalls to Pens 2

    One made the transition voluntarily; the other by law. Day zero for phasing out of gestation stalls for Smithfield Foods was Jan. 25, 2007, when they announced their intent to eliminate gestation stalls within 10 years in favor of loose sow housing for their company-owned sow farms....More
  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Producers say: ‘Pens Just Don’t Feel Right’ 2

    For many, particularly those in the 45- to 60-year-old age range, the relentless push to move gestating sows out of stalls and into pens “just doesn’t feel right,” explains Tim Loula, DVM, with the Swine Vet Center (SVC), St. Peter, MN....More

Nutrition

  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Stretching Feed

    Low crop yields and limited carryover stocks have pork producers scrambling to find alternative feed ingredients. When evaluating alternatives, consider freight, storage, quality and short-term vs. long-term availability....More
  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    ‘Nutrient Requirements of Swine’ Released

    National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies of Science recently released the 11th edition of the “Nutrient Requirements of Swine.” This eagerly anticipated revised edition, commonly referred to as the Swine NRC, was prepared by a 10-member committee that spent nearly two years reviewing scientific literature focused on the energy and nutrient requirements necessary for swine in all stages of production....More

Animal Well-Being

  • Moving sows.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Handle with Care

    Whether due to lameness or unproductivity, culling sows is a frequent event on most hog farms. Because it is not a daily task, it is not given the emphasis and training needed to effectively manage this neglected profit center, says Terry Whiting, DVM, manager of Animal Health and Welfare, Manitoba Agriculture and Rural Initiatives....More

TechWatch

  • Manure agitation boat breaks up crusted manure.
    Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Remote-Controlled Manure Handling

    Puck Custom Enterprises (PCE) featured two remote-controlled manure nutrient management tools at the recent North American Manure Expo in Prairie du Sac, WI. Ben Puck, president and founder of the Manning, IA-based company, demonstrated the Manure Lagoon Agitation Boat....More

Veterinarians on Call

  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    Circovirus Calls for Flexible Approach

    In the late 1990s, European animal health officials identified a condition in swine that caused a chronic wasting syndrome in nursery pigs. However, not until the mid-2000s did a syndrome become recognized in the United States that included high mortality and morbidity in late nursery to finishing swine....More

New Products

  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    November 2012 National Hog Farmer New Products

    This month's products include: Aurora Pharmaceutical CLARITY Ultrasound Gel; ECO Animal Health, Ltd. Aivlosin Water Soluble Granules Ileitis Water Medication; Harrisvaccines Swine Flu Vaccine; Dosatron International, Inc. 40 GPM-D8RE2 Chemical Injector....More
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