Farmscape for January 16, 2023
Full Interview 12:23
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests difficulty containing the spread of a new strain of PRRS shows the importance of using diagnostics to identify the strain...
Farmscape for December 14, 2021
Full Interview 13:40
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says an increase in PRRS infections in breeding herds illustrates the importance of biosecurity. The Swine Health Information Center's December Domestic Swine...
Farmscape for March 11, 2022
Full Interview 18:47
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A new swine diagnostic extension service is providing support for veterinarians in the formulation treatment strategies for swine disease.
In May of 2021 the Western College of Veterinary Medicine partnered with...
Hoehler has wealth of experience within the Evonik Group
Track record in Marketing & Sales including digitalization of business processes
Focus on sustainability, efficiency, and cost-leadership of amino acids business of Evonik
Evonik has appointed Dr. Dirk Hoehler as...
By Lorraine Stevenson-Hall, Biosecurity & Stakeholder Relations Lead
Viruses have proven to live in and be transmitted through animal feed. The most recent discovery of African Swine Fever (ASF) surviving in feed is raising red flags in the hog industry,...
Farmscape for December 16, 2021
Full Interview 13:40
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says ongoing federal, state and industry cooperation is critical to protect the North American Swine herd from the expansion of the global...
ab study pinpoints immunity-linked gene in pigs that is required for African Swine Fever virus to replicate.
Scientists have pinpointed a gene in the DNA of pigs that is needed by a deadly virus to cause infection.
Their discovery could inform...
Farmscape for July 21, 2022
Full Interview 11:57
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Research conducted by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine indicates grower-finisher pigs can be stimulated to engage in play.
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine, in partnership with the Prairie Swine...
Farmscape for December 26, 2022
Full Interview 10:54
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A new program being developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will allow individuals with veterinary certification in other countries to be certified in Canada. The foreign-trained veterinarian swine...
Immunological castration has the potential to improve the sustainability of European swine production, with proven benefits in terms of pork quality, economic performance, animal welfare and environmental impact. This alternative is not yet widely used in Europe, where physical...