If politics and religion are some of the biggest no-no’s for polite discussion, death is a close third. Yet no strategy for combatting African Swine Fever (ASF) would be complete without a thorough examination of destruction and disposal in...
Through good times and bad in agriculture, farmers generally cherish the idea of passing their family farm on to the next generation. The farm community’s practice is to celebrate and even commemorate the moment the family farm reaches the...
U.S. pig farmers continue to reduce environmental impact and are open to ideas to improve. They also ask for a seat at the table and a fair shake.
I come from a long line of farmers.
My great-grandparents homesteaded in South...
Weather conditions common to many spring and summer seasons in our region can be favorable for a certain kind of poisoning that can affect cattle on pasture. Cool, damp spring weather followed by warmer temperatures favors grasses becoming infected...
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Noel Garbes, DVM, recently talked with editors of Pig Health Today about monitoring swine herds for PCV2.
Q: Vaccinating for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been shown to be effective in most swine herds, so why is it...
The pork industry is a buzz with carbon reduction goals and even carbon neutrality. Two questions often asked are what is a carbon neutral pig and what can farmers do? A carbon neutral pig has net zero carbon dioxide...
Everywhere you go, California’s Proposition 12 is on the minds of the pork industry. As of now, we do not have a lot of answers when it comes to this new legislation, as the rules by the state of...
Shenzhen Kingsino Technology Company Limited (002548.SZ) reported first quarter earnings on Wednesday. While revenue jumped 104% year-over-year, its net profit dropped 72% unexpectedly, due to huge loss incurred in Hog Futures trading.
Kingsino closed at RMB6.08 on Friday, down 4.1%....
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Pigs treated with one intramuscular dose of Draxxin® (tulathromycin) and then challenged with a virulent strain of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) had significantly reduced mortality and lung lesions compared to untreated controls.1
Previous studies have shown that a single 2.5 mg/kg...
In July 2019, a PRRSV-negative boar station in Demark was infected with a PRRSV recombinant that involved two PRRSV vaccine strains. At the time of infection, the boar stud PRRS monitoring involved performing PRRS antibody testing every 2 weeks....