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Sow farms that have eradicated M. hyo must continue surveillance to keep the pathogen out or the results will be devastating.

A 2,200-sow, farrow-to-wean farm still under construction recently opened its doors for the public to see the latest technology in hog building design.

Evaluating supplement iron protocols / Online ordering is now available / Swine Vet Center launches new website for pork industry

With the right program in place, eliminating mycoplasma pneumonia is possible on many hog farms.

During farrowing and lactation, sows can easily develop shoulder sores, which in turn become infected.  Could a little padding help? 

Successful elimination of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) from a herd is often driven by sow farm status, according to Alyssa Betlach, DVM, Swine Vet Center.

The emergency response to a possible outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the US stands ready for implementation.

As we creep closer to autumn’s weather change, crop harvest, manure pumping, etc., we also sneak closer to what has become a predictable rise in new cases of PRRSv across the country.

Paul Yeske, DVM, with the Swine Vet Center in St. Peter, Minn., has seen repeatable success with M. hyo elimination, along with the downstream effect of lower cost of production, better average daily gain, better feed efficiency and lower mortality.

ASF continues its march across Asia / PRRS Season / 2019 Leman Conference

Senecavirus is on the move

Clinical disease due to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been dramatically reduced thanks to vaccination, but concern remains about the persistence of PCV2 subclinical infection, even in vaccinates, and the virus’s propensity for change. Furthermore, PCV3, a newly identified porcine circovirus that is genetically different from PCV2, is believed to be widespread in US herds and, so far, there’s

A Day at the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC)

Most hog farms successfully stamp out mycoplasma pneumonia when they work with their veterinarian to eliminate the disease. The challenge is preventing reinfection. If the herds remain negative after the first 8 months, they became reinfected at a much slower rate over a much longer time than the herds turning positive in 8 months, reported Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet

The Seneca Valley virus (SVV) is proving to be something of a test case for swine producers’ and veterinarians’ preparedness for foreign animal diseases (FADs). While SVV is not an FAD, nor does it pose a harsh economic penalty for infected herds, the virus does produce lesions on the pig’s snout, feet and coronary bands that are indistinguishable from FADs,

The spike in sow-mortality rates in recent years has everyone in the US pork industry searching for answers. Don’t expect any simple solutions, however.  In most cases, multiple factors lead to mortality or declines in sow performance, according to Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota. “Like many different things in the industry, it’s multi-factorial…not just one thing,”

Research shows that if more piglets are positive for M. hyo at weaning, there will be more problems in finishers, with decreased average daily gain, increased mortality and poor feed conversion.

Ross Kiehne, DVM, practices what he calls “precision animal health.”

Secure Pork Supply Plan / New PQA Plus 4.0 / Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome

Be prepared for seasonal infertility

Taking time to walk the pens, make eye contact with each pig and pull the sick ones for individual care seems to conflict with the basic tenets and efficiencies of population medicine.