Press releases - Pig health

SPACE 2019 will be held from Tuesday 10 September to Friday 13 September at Rennes Exhibition Centre.

The first and patented toltrazuril plus gleptoferron injectable combination available in Europe helps protect suckling piglets from coccidiosis and iron deficiency with less handling and stress.

The collaboration, with Beijing Capital Agribusiness Co. Ltd is to research, develop, register and market elite pigs in China that are resistant to PRRS.

Strong synergies exist between the two companies’ swine and poultry vaccine ranges and Ceva’s global geographic footprint will allow rapid expansion of the sales of the current IDT product range to the rest of the world.

Nathan Winkelman, DVM, current AASV president and president and co-owner of Swine Services Unlimited, Inc. (SSUI), is the 2019 recipient of the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, which will be presented at the annual Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in Saint Paul, Minn.

Veterinarians from around the world, who have made significant contributions to the promotion of animal welfare, have been honoured in the 2019 Global Animal Welfare Awards.

Forceris^TM received the first marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for this innovative combination of gleptoferron and toltrazuril to treat neonatal piglets.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students.

HERBAVAC^TM CSF Green Marker is the World’s First plant-derived recombinant subunit vaccine against Classical Swine Fever Virus and can Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated Animals.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) provided an opportunity for 15 veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition.

Dr Peter Davies received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ (AASV’s) 2019 Howard Dunne Memorial Award during the association’s 50th Annual Meeting March 11 in Orlando, Florida.

Boehringer Ingelheim plans a pilot programme using the innovative SoundTalks^TM system in select pig barns. The goal is to harness the power of digital innovation and technological change to detect possible respiratory distress in swine quickly

Effective April 1, 2019, Mr Heiko M. Stutzinger took full leadership of the VIV worldwide. This includes all trade shows executed by VNU Exhibitions Europe, a fully owned legal entity of Jaarbeurs B.V.

Dr Steven Henry received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation's Heritage Award during the AASV's 50th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The American Association of Swine Veterinarian’s Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year Award was presented to Dr Paul Thomas during the 50th Annual Meeting of the AASV in Orlando, Florida.

Pig farmers are being urged to check that they, their families and their staff have up-to-date flu vaccinations.

Dr Erin Lowe was named the 2019 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Hogg Scholarship.

Dr Paul Ruen, chairman of the AASV Foundation, announced the selection of three research proposals for funding during the foundation’s annual luncheon on March 10th in Orlando, Florida.

Stonehaven Incubate is celebrating its first birthday and already has three active on-going collaborations to drive improvements in animal health.