PRRS Eradication
Preventing vertical and horizontal spread of PRRSV from dam to offspring is critical for the production of naive replacement stock
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ArticleSwine Production in the Philippines (1/2)
The PHP 160 billion hog industry is the second leading contributor to Philippine agriculture coming in second to rice despite being almost exclusively without government subsidy.
AASV: Nebraska Veterinarian Named Swine Practitioner of the Year
John T. Waddell, DVM, MBA, Sutton, Neb., was selected Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. He is a food animal practitioner in Sutton, Neb., where he has practiced since 1981.
Material for the manipulation activities of the pig: better to face the problem than ignore it!
Pigs must have permanent access to a sufficient quantity of material to enable proper investigation and manipulation activities, such as straw, hay, wood, sawdust, mushroom compost, peat ...
Biosecurity I: Relative importance of different precautions
This is the first of a series of articles written by Tom Alexander for www.3tres3.com which we would like to publish again here as a way of paying homage and showing gratitude for his invaluable collaboration.
Effect of neonatal iron status, iron injections at birth and weaning in young pigs from sows fed either organic or inorganic trace minerals
Independently of the nature of the Fe source in sow diet, the Fe injection at birth it is critical to achieve optimum growth of piglets
Water system restrictions
The objective of drinking device management is to provide water at a rate that satisfies the pigs thirst without either limiting intake because the rate of delivery is too low or resulting in increased spillage due to a rate that is faster than the pig can swallow.
Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: vaccination results (2/2)
Control of PCV2 infections are increasingly through piglet vaccination now that global supplies are increasing.
PRRS control
The presence of subpopulations of exposed and non-exposed sows in chronically PRRSV-infected breeding herds assists in the maintenance of virus circulation in the breeding herd over time.
Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: infection dynamics (1/2)
Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections can be extremely costly causing wasting and increases in mortality.
Ventilation – heating and cooling
The purpose of a ventilation system is to remove excessive moisture and heat produced by animals in order to maintain an indoor climate within certain limits
Epidemiology and transmission of PCV2 and of porcine circovirus
It is assumed that the most probable route of PCV2 transmission is the oronasal tract, which would indicate that horizontal transmission (sow-piglet or piglet-piglet) is a frequent or very frequent occurence
Feeder adjustment - how to get barn workers involved in the daily adjustment process
The research data suggests that feeders designed for ad libitum feed access with diets in the mash form should have approximately 40% of the feeder pan covered with feed.
Current sanitary problems in the United States
The focus of swine production in the USA has changed over the last five years. Many businesses in the sector have made radical changes in management both from the reproductive and the sanitary point of view.
Production factors associated with coughing and pneumonia in pigs
In the first of this series of articles on respiratory disease in pigs, the causes of coughing were reviewed. This second article reviews the production factors that are associated with respiratory disease.