Simple Summary
Monitoring pathogens is essential to prevent, control and eliminate pathogens in the swine production systems. Postmortem tongue fluids collected from dead pigs are...
Abstract
The recently emerged PRRSV 1-4-4 L1C variant (L1C.5) was in vivo and in vitro characterized in this study in comparison with three other contemporary...
Iowa State University scientists are leading a new study to mine the intricate content of pigs’ blood cells to improve selection for disease resilience.
“We’re...
NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Infectious disease and other external stressors are large cost components in pork production and are detrimental to animal welfare. Resilience is defined...
Simon Grey,
General Manager Russia, CIS and Europe, Genesus Inc.
Selection indexes in the Genesus Genetic Program are a measure of profitability. Genomic Estimated Breeding Values...
Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc.
What is disease resilience and why is it important?
Disease challenges in swine put downward pressure on the economics...
A trial managed by Carthage Innovation Swine Solutions (CISS) in the US found that the 100 percent natural oregano essential oil (OEO) feed additive,...
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Daniel Andersen, Associate Professor, Ag. and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Purpose
Iowa Select Farms installed an electrostatic precipitator at the...
Introduction
The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) epidemic in 2013 – 2014 caused high morbidity and mortality for hog farmers throughout North America. Animal feed...
A large portion of sows removed from commercial breeding herds in the U.S. are due to lameness. Previous data suggest levels of P fed...