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New Hampshire’s North Country Smokehouse: Making Prop 12 Compliant Pork Accessible
Since the early 1970s, producers have used gestation crates to house sow for the duration of their pregnancy. The sow lives, eats, and...
Researchers Assess Risk of FMD Exposure From Infected Imported Feed
Farmscape for September 21, 2021
Full Interview 12:10
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Research conducted on behalf of the Swine Health Information Center has shown the virus responsible for...
Swine Ectoparasite Control
Ectoparasites (parasites that live outside the body) can be damaging to swine, causing unthriftiness and slow weight gains. These pests feed and reproduce on...
Podcast: Dr. Liz Wagstrom: How to keep African Swine Fever out of the United...
Have you ever considered what actions would need to be taken if ASF found its way into the US swine population? This virus continues...
Pork Producers Advised to Report Any Symptoms Attributable to ASF for Diagnosis
Farmscape for September 21, 2021
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USDA/APHIS ASF Webinar 1:28:47
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Dr. Peter Fernandez 10:38
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ASF Action Week Webinar...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, Road Trip to Spain, September 20th 2021
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
As I write, we are somewhere over the Atlantic heading to Spain. This week the Genesus team will...
High feed costs: Using modelling to create savings
Over the past year, there has been a marked rise in feed costs. Various strategies to address managing feed costs are currently being explored....
Analytic Insights: Top 5 Agriculture Drones Start-Ups To Know In 2021
Agriculture is a sector that is always in the hype. It is one of the most essential parts to keep us all alive. As...
A Look at U.S. and EU Pork Exports, and Chinese Pork Demand
In its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) stated that, “Pork exports in July were 508...
Molecular diagnostic tools help distinguish wild-type and vaccine strains of PRRSV, By Phillip Gauger,...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) continues to challenge the US swine industry. The virus has become more difficult to control despite aggressive...
Pork Checkoff Update: Federal Order Issued For ASF Protection Zone
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order suspending the interstate movement of all live...
New Training Program Designed to Improve Accuracy of Pig Care Assessments
Farmscape for September 20, 2021
Full Interview 9:13
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a new training program designed to...
5 Tips for Staying Safe While Handling Manure
Follow these tips for manure handling safety including air quality, ventilation, warning tags, confined space protocol and fire hazards.
Manure produced from pigs is a...
Dr. Edgar Diaz, respected veterinarian and technical expert, joins swine team
Ceva Swine names Dr. Edgar Diaz Swine Technical Services Manager
Edgar Diaz, an accomplished scientist, academic, veterinarian and business leader in animal health, has joined...
NPPC Commends House Lawmakers for African Swine Fever Funding Request
The National Pork Producers Council today commended seven House members for requesting funding to protect the U.S. swine herd from African swine fever (ASF).
In...