Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (Strep zoo) is usually identified as a commensal bacterium of horses. Strep zoo was first reported as a severe clinical...
Influenza is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in both pigs and people on a worldwide basis. Swine Influenza Virus (SwIV) are swine...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
About a month ago President Trump and Ag Secretary Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistant Program (CFAP). At...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The last two weeks it’s like we have reached a tipping point in production misery. The words “Survival Mode”...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
With the decrease in U.S. lean hog futures this past week and increased feed costs projected profits using...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week the U.S. marketed 2,327,000 market hogs, a year ago same week 2,559,000. That’s close to 10%...
Preventing the spread of wild pigs in Ontario is an important opportunity for Ontario. Wild pigs are considered one of the most damaging invasive...
Tail biting has continued to be a problem that occurs in pig production despite an increase in our knowledge of techniques that can be...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
It appears U.S. lean hog futures are finally moving closer to the reality that will be the spring-summer...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
For weeks we have strongly questioned the reported “3 million hogs backed up” opinion of Ag. Economists and...