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PRRS Symposium Planned for Chicago 

The 2007 International PRRS Symposium: “PRRS and PRRS-Related Diseases: Prevention and Control Strategies,” is scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the downtown Marriott in Chicago...

Hold the Fat 

Kansas State University (KSU) researchers are warning pork producers to be cautious about adding fat to the hog finishing diets...

Manure Isn’t What it Used to Be 

With crop fertility costs increasing, pork producers can improve their bottom line by sampling manure to confirm its nutrient levels, says Tom Miller, extension swine specialist for Iowa State University...

Great Britain Reports FMD Outbreak 

The United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has occurred in a cattle herd in Surrey England, southwest of London...

California Animal Cruelty Bill Filed 

On July 11, a proposed ballot initiative was submitted to the California attorney general’s office that would effectively ban individual confinement of several livestock and poultry species...

GAO Report Spots Weaknesses in ID Plan 

A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, requested and released today (Aug. 3) by Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, found weaknesses in USDA’s plan to implement a national animal identification (ID) system...

Wisconsin Sounds ‘All Clear’ On Pseudorabies Front 

The “all-clear” signal has been given by state veterinarian Bob Ehlenfeldt in the Wisconsin pseudorabies (PRV) case...

Minnesota Hosts Webcast on Replacement Gilt Management 

The University of Minnesota Extension Service and the Minnesota Pork Board are co-sponsoring a free webcast, “Bringing and Keeping Gilts in the Breeding Herd,” from 1-2 p.m., Aug. 8...

Seminar Targets Circovirus And Feed Cost Concerns 

Kansas State University Extension Swine Specialist Mike Tokach will speak on circovirus and feed costs at an informational seminar hosted by North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service on Aug. 8 at the Governor’s Inn and Conference Center, Casselton, ND...

Manure Show Features Field Demonstrations 

ManureTech 2007 will be held at the Dairy Forage Research Center Farm near Prairie du Sac, WI, on Aug. 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

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