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Viral Diseases in Swine | immune system diseases, common pig diseases, swine health, PRRS, Swine Flu
Two Syndromes Decimate Herds
We are badly hit in Great Britain with postweaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Estimates are 40% of older weaners are affected. The disease cost us $70 million in 2001. For the British pig farmer, discovery of this latest disease complex may prove to be the final nail in the coffin following a litany of problems. That list includes welfare issues, poor prices, Classical Swine Fever, foot-and-mouth
Herd Health
Human Spread of PRRS Virus Appears Unlikely The virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) doesn't appear to easily spread from people to pigs.The study done at the Purdue University research farm did show that people could be contaminated with PRRS viral RNA after exposure. But actual transmission from people to sentinel pigs could not be documented, according to Sandy
Who You Gonna Call?
This rhetorical question, borrowed from the popular '84 Ghostbusters movie, serves as a timely lead-in to my thoughts this month. The phrase fits perfectly with the situation our cattlemen neighbors found themselves in when news of the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the U.S. broke on Dec. 23. This was the worst possible news for the beef and dairy industries. In the pork industry,
Prevention the Best Medicine
You're probably familiar with the old axiom an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's a handy phrase to help convince kids to take some bad-tasting medicine, to eat an apple a day or to buckle a seat belt. We accept the premise that a bit of precaution outweighs the painful consequences that could befall us if we fail to take certain steps. The phrase fits, I think, with the challenge
National ID Plan Coming Soon
If you are not familiar with USDA's efforts to launch a national animal identification program, you soon will be. In a nutshell, the United States Animal Identification Plan (USAIP) defines the standards and framework for implementing and maintaining a phased-in national animal identification system for the United States. The USAIP will enhance the U.S. livestock industry's ability to identify and
Moving USDA Agency Questioned
President Bush’s recommendation to make the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) part of the proposed Department of Homeland Security has drawn questions from farm groups. In testimony before the House Agriculture Committee, the groups agreed some functions may belong at the new department. But APHIS performs many animal health functions that have nothing to
Viral Diseases in Swine | immune system diseases, common pig diseases, swine health, PRRS, Swine Flu
A Checklist on Weak Heats
About nine months ago, British pork producers began to see a steady surge of sow infertility problems. A new infertility syndrome was suspected. The possibility is being investigated on a national scale, but it is too early to speculate on several complicated possible causes. Although we have been warned not to jump to conclusions, some of the individual and combined causes being suggested include:
Focus on Farmland Security
Farmland Security: Ensuring Our Future is the theme of the 2004 annual meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). The meeting is slated for April 4-8 at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. In the opening general session, government officials will discuss new plans for customs and border protection, the future role of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and
Food Protection Impaired
The Inspector General of the Agriculture Department has accused the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of failing to adequately protect the U.S. from importation of foreign animal diseases. The audit report, Food Safety and Inspection Service Imported Meat and Poultry Reinspection Process, Phase II, identified over 7.7 million lb. of products that entered U.S. commerce between 1999-2001 without
Ontario Pork Maps Plan to Fight Outbreaks
Ontario Pork has hired Chris Duke of the Department of Land Resource Sciences at the University of Guelph to map the location of every hog farm, hog packing plant and hog industry facility in the province. Duke will hire 10 people to start collecting the data in October, using the Global Positioning System (GPS) to record the coordinates for the facilities. He wants to be finished within a year. The
Biosecurity Resource Center Launched
In an effort to centralize distribution of protocols for animal health biosecurity, Purdue University has launched the nation’s first Web-based National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies. The site can be accessed at www.biosecuritycenter.org. Purdue University veterinarian Sandy Amass and a biosecurity researcher, explains the reasoning for formation of the center.
*In the News
Click on the headlines below to link to stories at the just-food.com Web site. US Meat Trade Sees Export Hopes as EU Fights Disease USDA Lifts Temporary Foot-and-Mouth Ban on Irish Meat EU Curbs Livestock Trade as Farm Virus Fears Mount Is Organic Farming the Answer to Europe's Food Crisis? For more of the latest pork industry headlines, visit Agriclick's The Hogs Channel at www.agriclick.com.
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