Farmscape for February 13, 2023
Full Interview 6:10
Listen
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork sector stakeholders to review and provide feedback on the organization's 2023 plan of work. The Swine Health Information...
Farmscape for May 31, 2021
Full Interview 11:41
Listen
An Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine credits reduced international airline travel and masking and social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID for a dramatic reduction in...
Farmscape for June 9, 2021
Full Interview 13:17
Listen
The Swine Health Information Center reports the evolution of the African Swine Fever virus, as it moves through Asia, is complicating the diagnosis of the infection. The Swine Health Information Center’s...
As the global swine industry continues to grapple with the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF), Canada's Early Detection Surveillance (EDS) program is making significant strides in protecting the health of domestic and international pig populations. The program, which...
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) has announced funding for six new research projects aimed at enhancing the U.S. pork industry's preparedness for Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). These initiatives will focus on critical areas including diagnostics, surveillance, and response...
Farmscape for June 18, 2021
Full Interview 11:41
Listen
An Associate Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is encouraging pork producers to apply the lessons learned from the COVID pandemic to the prevention of Influenza on the farm....
Farmscape for July 31, 2023
Full Interview 12:08
Listen
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says keeping transboundary diseases out of the United States is a collective effort by the travellers, the pork industry and U.S....
Researchers have developed a diagnostic test to identify Glaesserella australis, a bacterium associated with respiratory diseases in pigs. This advancement enables veterinarians and producers to detect the pathogen more accurately, facilitating timely and targeted treatment strategies.
Glaesserella australis has been...
Scientists have found Salmonella variants can have different effects on the health of pigs and the risks they pose to food safety.
Two closely related types of Salmonella Typhimurium, called U288 and sequence type (ST) 34, are particularly dominant in...
Farmscape for May 11, 2021
Full Interview 13:40
Listen
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers to be aware of the potential risks of spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea through the application of infected manure and to...