Farmscape for November 13, 2023
Full Interview 14:26
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The Canada Research Chair in Immunology of Infectious Diseases with University of Montreal says a new synthetic sugar-based vaccine being developed to guard against Streptococcus suis offers the potential to...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is marking an important milestone in its approach to protect the trade of live pigs, pork and pork products in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Canada.
The Canadian...
Farmscape for October 26, 2023
Full Interview 14:26
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A synthetic sugar-based vaccine being developed by a multi-institutional team of researchers to prevent Streptococcus suis will help displace the use of antibiotics. Researchers with the University of Montreal and...
China closes in on vaccine for deadly pig virus——African swine fever has wiped out 40% of the country’s 440 million pigs.
Researchers in China have developed an experimental vaccine that can protect pigs for life from a lethal virus that...
Article Credit: Katie Rice/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
By studying the role unclean vehicles might have in transmitting a swine coronavirus, researchers help boost North Carolina’s food animal industry and support federal agencies in fighting other devastating diseases.
In human...
Farmscape for October 20, 2023
Full Interview 9:30
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests an accurate diagnosis of the cause of diarrhea in pigs is key to formulating the most effective treatment. The emergence...
Farmscape for October 18, 2023
Full Interview 12:48
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The identification of a pig infected with multiple Streptococcus suis serotypes demonstrates the need to continue diagnostic testing even after one serotype has been isolated. Researchers with the Western College...
Pork production is a major U.S. agricultural industry with an estimated production value of $30 billion in 2022, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. While never identified in the U.S., African Swine Fever presents...
Farmscape for October 16, 2023
Full Interview 10:08
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Scientists with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are exploring the effects of early life management strategies in pigs on reducing stress and improving lifetime productivity. Researchers with the Western...
Farmscape for October 13, 2023
Full Interview 8:54
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The Swine Health Information Center is exploring the potential of using tongue tips as a diagnostic tool to identify and track emerging diseases. The Swine Health Information Center is evaluating...
