Farmscape for March 18, 2024
Full Interview 11:02
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The Swine Health Information Center has unveiled a new tool designed to allow pork producers to evaluate and compare the strains of PRRS circulating on their farms. The Swine Health...
MSHMP researchers Xiaomei Yue, Mariana Kikuti, Marcello Melini, Sarah Vadnais, and Cesar A. Corzo share the results of their pilot study characterizing the current use of oral fluid sampling in US pig production systems.
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Farmscape for March 13, 2024
Full Interview 11:02
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the spread of African Swine Fever into Albania highlights the risks posed by wild pigs. The Swine Health Information Center's...
Farmscape for March 12, 2024
Full Interview 12:47
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Pork producers and veterinarians are being invited to participate in a study which examines the relationship between the management of animal welfare and business sustainability. The Western College of Veterinary...
This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.
Rachel Schambow, Syed Hussain, Maria C. Antognoli, Silvia Kreindel, Raysa Reyes and...
The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Ceva Santé Animale (Ceva) are pleased to announce the winner of the Medicine Stewardship category in the forthcoming WVA Global Veterinary Awards, as Dr. Shane Renwick, based in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Renwick was nominated...
Farmscape for February 29, 2024
Full Interview 13:07
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Researchers with VIDO are evaluating the addition of modified baker's yeast to the rations of piglets in place of antibiotics to protect health and stimulate increased weight gain. With funding...
Farmscape for February 28, 2024
Full Interview 6:01
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A Swine Health Information Center funded study is investigating porcine astrovirus 4 as a potential emerging cause of respiratory disease in pigs. Porcine astrovirus is a non-enveloped RNA virus with...
Farmscape for February 26, 2024
Full Interview 6:47
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The Swine Health Information Center has issued a call for research proposals targeting priorities identified in its 2024 Plan of Work.
The Swine Health Information Center is inviting submissions to address...
Farmscape for February 22, 2024
Full Interview 8:40
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Research funded by the Swine Health Information Center has shown Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 15 is capable of surviving colder temperatures than previously thought. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a bacterial infection that...