The impact of heat stress on sows and piglets can have severe consequences for stock health, welfare, reproductive performance, and profitability.
Faced with the combination of high temperatures and humidity (THI), sows redirect blood flow away from their ovaries, focusing...
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a highly virulent re-emerging enteric coronavirus that causes acute diarrhea, dehydration, and up to 100% mortality in neonatal suckling piglets. Despite this, a safe and effective PEDV vaccine against highly virulent strains is...
Dr. Inge Heinzl and Dr. Fellipe Barbosa
The most important parameters for a pig producer is the number of healthy pigs weaned/sow/year and their weaning weight. Due to improved genetics, it is possible today to find production systems that deliver...
Virkon™ S provides effective disinfection against PEDv*, PRRS* and Porcine Rotavirus* at a cost-effective 1:600 in-use dilution rate.
Nicholas Dee1 Karyn Havas2 Apoorva Shah3 Aaron Singrey4 Gordon Spronk2 Megan Niederwerder5 Eric Nelson4 Scott Dee
Abstract
Viruses of veterinary significance are known to survive for extended periods in plant-based feed ingredients imported into North America. To reduce the likelihood of...
The intestinal microbiota is defined as a complex community of microorganisms of various species living in the digestive tract of animals. They represent the largest reservoir of mutual microorganisms. They interact with each other, with the external environment, and...
Abstract
The effect of different phytogenic feed additives on reducing odorous compounds in swine was investigated using in vitro fermentation and analyzed their microbial communities. Soybean meal (1%) added with 0.1% different phytogenic feed additives (FA) were in vitro fermented...
Enteric bacterial infections, like swine dysentery, salmonellosis, and ileitis can be isolated from most swine herds. In fact, a pork producer can find such bacteria almost anywhere in a pig barn by collecting a fecal sample and having it...
Briony M. Atkinson,
Bradley L. Bearson,
Crystal L. Loving,
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman,
Jalusa D. Kich &
Shawn M. D. Bearson
Porcine Health Management volume 5, Article number: 29 (2019)
Abstract
Salmonella is a leading cause of bacterial foodborne-related illness and pork products are a...
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Industry Summary: Swine production and manure management and storage have been implicated asa major and increasing source of ammonia (NH3) emissions in North Carolina, with increasing environmental impact. Further, reports have stated that ammonium (NH4+) deposition,...