Farmscape for July 19, 2024
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Pork producers are being encouraged to take advantage of the summer lull in disease transmission to take steps to enhance biosecurity.
As part of its July eNewslettter the Swine Health Information...
In these days of rising input costs and the resulting razor-thin profit margins, the last thing a livestock farmer needs is a devastating disease outbreak. And because an outbreak is the last thing you need, a good biosecurity plan...
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Farmscape for July 16, 2024
North American pork producers are being encouraged to take every precaution and to focus on day-to-day biosecurity to keep disease causing organisms off the farm. The Swine Health Information Center's...
The Swine Health Information Center's Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, funded in collaboration with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff, has recently funded two new projects to advance biosecurity of US swine farms. The newly...
In today's rapidly evolving swine industry, biosecurity is no longer just a set of isolated practices but a comprehensive strategy that safeguards the health and productivity of your herd. This article introduces Biosecurity 360, a holistic approach that integrates...
Farmscape for June 24, 2024
Full Interview 4:44
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center is advising pork producers, especially those operating sow farms, to be paying particular attention to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. The...
Overview: The publication "A Guide to Swine Production Management" by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides detailed guidelines on various aspects of swine farming. One of the critical areas emphasized is biosecurity, which is essential for maintaining herd health, preventing...
Highlights
Companion animal veterinarians had lower disease-reporting knowledge.
Large animal veterinarians had higher knowledge of biosecurity practices.
Discrepancy between veterinarians’ attitudes and practices was identified.
Training improved disease risk perception, reporting, and biosecurity practices.
Abstract
Veterinarians play an essential role in...
Swine producers can now get biosecurity breach alerts for trucks and trailers. Launching at the World Pork Expo, Farm Health Guardian’s newest feature enables farm managers and veterinarians to verify biosecurity compliance and reduce the risk of disease spread...
Biosecurity ranks high on the list of concerns for swine veterinarians who want hog units tightened up to reduce disease. But the cost of new improvements can be overwhelming, according to Jordan Graham, DVM, MS, Swine Vet Center in...