SVC Newsletter – May 2021
This month, Dr. Laura Bruner discusses basic piglet care. In addition, we welcome two new veterinarians to our team: Drs. Erin Kettelkamp and Ethan Spronk!
High hog prices mean you can’t afford misses
Today’s high hog prices dictate a completely different mindset from a few months ago when an oversupply of hogs and low prices required cost-cutting measures, according to Jordan Graham, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota.
Disinfectant fogged over pigs kills lingering pathogens
Two lingering cases of PED at different finishing units were frustrating Ross Kiehne, veterinarian with Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota. A possible solution was a disinfectant that could safely be fogged into barns with pigs present.
Common mistakes to avoid during PRRS elimination
Eliminating PRRS virus from a breeding herd is not a simple task, and no herd acts exactly like the next, according to Brad Leuwerke, DVM, with Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota.
When swine medicine crossed over to human medicine
The tools used countless times to eradicate disease in sow herds and on hog farms became the tools to help pork packing plants reopen last spring after shutting down due to COVID-19.
Antibiotics properly timed during PRRS virus outbreak reduce reproductive failure
PRRS is a viral disease, causing endometrial inflammation leading to abortions, stillborns and mummified fetuses. Ross Kiehne, DVM, with Swine Vet Center, conducted a study to evaluate the use of the injectable antimicrobial Draxxin® (tulathromycin) administered to gestating sows during a PRRS virus outbreak.