Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome, commonly called HBS, is a significant concern for pork producers. There are no signs and no real explanation. Pigs in their late finishing stages die unexpectedly after looking otherwise healthy until their loss.
These losses can have...
Functional proteins play a crucial role in enhancing swine immunity, resulting in healthier pigs from start to finish. Specifically, spray dried plasma (SDP) is a complex mixture of functional proteins that include transferrin, lysozymes, growth factors, cytokines, immunoglobulins and...
Program marks 20 years of funding research into swine health and production.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health announced today the 2023 award recipients for the Growing Research and New Technology for Swine (GRANTS) program. This year marks the 20th anniversary of...
The Swine Disease Reporting System (SDRS) is a tool developed by a consortium of veterinary diagnostic laboratories in cooperation with the Swine Health Information Center to share information on endemic and emerging swine diseases so veterinarians and producers can...
Farmscape for July 24, 2023
Full Interview 12:08
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International travelers entering the United States are reminded to report visits to farms in regions infected by transboundary diseases such as African Swine Fever to U.S. customs. As international travel...
Farmscape for July 19, 2023
Full Interview 12:37
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The Swine Health Information Center reports an alarming counter seasonal regional increase in the number of PRRS detections.
As part of its monthly eNewsletter the Swine Health Information Center has released...
Farmscape for July 18, 2023
Full Interview 11:42
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A recombined African Swine Fever virus identified in China may prove to be more difficult to detect and less controllable through vaccination. The Swine Health Information Center's July eNewsletter discusses...
Farmscape for July 17, 2023
Full Interview 9:41
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A professor of veterinary medicine with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests accurate diagnostics is key to controlling diarrhea in grow finish swine operations. Data released by the Canada...
For years, many producers utilized ractopamine to add lean gain in the last 15 - 35 days before market. The tool improved feed efficiency and helped the pigs grow at a rate similar to their fastest growth stage –...
Farmscape for July 10, 2023
Full Interview 12:34
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The Director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization says VIDO's newly commissioned pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility is one of the most versatile vaccine manufacturing facilities in...
