Inadequate iron supplements lead to subclinical anemia in young pigs
A field trial evaluating iron supplementation for baby pigs found the typical 200 mg iron shot at birth is not enough. The trial was...
Elanco Announces the Approval of Prevacent Use in Sows
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced that Prevacent® PRRS has been licensed for use in sows and gilts against the reproductive form of...
Water: Essential nutrient often overlooked in pigs
Water doesn’t get the attention it deserves because it is abundant, easy to access and inexpensive, but that will change in the future, said...
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...
SHIC Rapid Response Imitative Speeds up Response to Potential Emerging Disease Outbreaks
Farmscape for January 26, 2021
Full Interview 10:34
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says the quicker an investigation into a...
Mycotoxins: What’s Your Risk?
Mycotoxins are a costly, complicated problem for livestock and poultry producers. Not only are there hundreds of different mycotoxins, all produced by different fungi...
Out-of-state disease confirmed in illegally imported pig
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) was diagnosed for the first time in pigs illegally imported into Washington State. The disease had not previously...
World Animal Health Groups Band Together Against African Swine Fever
A recent announcement by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations calls for...
Intrauterine Vaccination Shown Effective in Protecting Piglets Against PEDv
Farmscape for March 11, 2021
Full Interview 7:48
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Scientists with VIDO-InterVac have shown the delivery of vaccines into the uterus of sows and gilts...
Animal welfare for youth: Part 2 – Introducing the Five Freedoms to youth
This series will explore basic concepts of animal welfare and why 4-H youth involved in animal projects should be familiar with this subject.
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