Diseases

Call issued for papers on influenza in pigs
07/18/2011 4:06:38 PM
The journal Influenza Research and Treatment has issued a ‘Call for Papers’ for a special issue entitled Influenza in pigs. FULL STORY »

Check out AHI’s new website
07/14/2011 4:09:49 PM
As a leading resource on animal health, AHI’s new site now features even more information and resources on the primary types of animal medicines, as well as an extensive section on the animal drug regulatory process and issues impacting the sector. FULL STORY »

Vietnam culls 45,000 animals due to FMD
07/06/2011 7:38:10 AM
Agricultural and animal health officials in Vietnam are dealing with a foot-and mouth outbreak. According to reports over the weekend, nearly 38,000 pigs have already been culled. The disease is reported to have infected 39 provinces within the country. FULL STORY »

ASF spreads beyond Russia, raises global concerns
05/26/2011 12:56:59 PM
There is growing concern that African swine fever is moving beyond Russia and the Caucasus region and could move into Europe. There have been an increasing number of "long-distance jumps," causing outbreaks this year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. FULL STORY »

Commentary: Keep your FAD guard up
05/20/2011 7:00:00 AM
When Americans think of issues involving border patrols, they think of drugs or human trafficking, but almost no one thinks about meat as illegal contraband. Yet such activities run the risk of exposing the U.S. wild and domestic animal herds to foreign animal diseases. FULL STORY »

FMD pocket guide available for pork producers
05/19/2011 2:44:23 PM
A new foot-and-mouth disease educational pocket guide is now available to U.S. swine veterinarians and pork producers. The laminated flipchart contains photos illustrating lesions associated with FMD in domestic and feral swine. FULL STORY »

PRRS Research Award recipients announced
03/09/2011 2:51:09 PM
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) announced the four winners of its ninth annual Advancement in PRRS Research Awards. BIVI awarded $100,000 to support four separate studies by independent swine researchers and practitioners in their investigations of novel ways to diagnose, control and eradicate this costly swine disease. FULL STORY »

Role of disease tolerance in swine production
02/01/2011 7:58:12 AM
In late 2010, researchers announced the successful mapping of genes that enable pigs to minimize the devastating effects of disease. The identification of genetic markers for reproductive and respiratory syndrome tolerance is a significant advance in the swine industry. But how does it impact producers? FULL STORY »

Podcast Focuses on PRRS Control and Elimination
11/08/2010 12:00:00 AM
Rodney “Butch” Baker, DVM, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, addresses PRRS-related issues, as well as the timing and impact of the virus as it moves throughout an area. FULL STORY »

Pork Industry Makes Gains On PRRS Elimination
06/16/2010 10:36:54 AM
Years of scientific study and on-farm research is paying off in providing effective strategies to help pork producers prevent and control porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. According to a panel of leading swine veterinarians and disease researchers at the 2010 World Pork Expo, producers and veterinarians are making a significant difference in controlling PRRS on production farms today.
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What You Need to Know About Porcine Respiratory Disease
01/01/2009 12:00:00 AM
From my recent visits to intensive pig farms and conversations with other veterinarians, there appears to be a sharp increase in the number of porcine respiratory disease incidents over the past few months FULL STORY »

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