Hypothyroidism Identified as Growth Suppressing Factor During Severe PRRS Infections
Farmscape for May 5, 2021
Full Interview 11:59
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Scientists with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are striving to address the reductions in growth...
Stimulation of Sow Mammary Development Improves Performance of Piglets
Full Interview 15:48
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Farmscape for May 4, 2021
By stimulating the mammary development scientists are increasing sow milk production and improving the growth rates...
Rapid scours diagnosis key to limiting piglet mortality
Diarrhea or scours in baby pigs can cause a rapid decline in health as animals become dehydrated and develop systemic infections. Diagnosing and identifying...
New Fact Sheet Offers Information on Strep Zoo Identification, Control, Clean-up
Farmscape for April 28, 2021
Full Interview 10:37
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A fact sheet, issued by the Swine Health Information Center, offers pork producers and veterinarians the...
EFSA advice on African swine fever: transmission risks from feed, bedding and transport
EFSA’s latest advice on African swine fever looks at the risk of the virus being introduced to non-affected regions of the EU via pathways...
8 ways to boost immunity in livestock
Reprinted from:PigHealthToday.com
Drawing on his decades of field experience and expertise in immunology, Victor Cortese, DVM, PhD, offers suggestions for optimizing immunity.
1. Treat the immune...
SHIC Funded Review Looks at African Swine Fever Virus Variants
Farmscape for April 22, 2021
Full Interview 10:35
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork producers to question every...
SHIC Reports Incidence of PRRS Down
Farmscape for April 13, 2021
Full Interview 14:31
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center reports a particularly pathogenic strain of PRRS...
New PRRS 1-4-4 L1C variant presents dramatic symptoms, quick spread
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Nearly everyone in pork production is familiar with the clinical signs of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), but not everyone has experienced...
Researchers Seek Options for Preventing-Treating Hypothyroidism Caused by Infections
Full Interview 11:59
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are exploring the effect of disease on thyroid hormone levels in pigs...