Farmscape for May 9, 2024
Full Interview 23:49
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A multi-institutional team of scientists has identified a gene that breading companies can select for as an indicator of disease resilience in pigs. Researchers with Iowa State University, the Universities...
The Pirbright Institute is partnering with researchers at The Vaccine Group (TVG) in Plymouth on a new project that sets out to control African swine fever (ASF).
Pirbright researchers are collaborating with TVG to accelerate the development of safe and...
Enhancing Swine Health Management through Advanced Genetic Monitoring
In an effort to combat significant revenue losses due to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in the U.S., a collaborative team of researchers from several leading institutions has developed a...
Dr. Waithaka Mwangi, a professor of immunology at Kansas State University, has received significant support to tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing pig and swine production globally. With a $1 million Seeding Solutions Grant from the Foundation...
Farmscape for April 30, 2024
Full Interview 8:36
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A Swine Health Information Center funded risk assessment has identified the U.S. south as the highest risk region for the potential introduction of Japanese encephalitis virus into North America. Japanese...
Farmscape for April 25, 2024
Full Interview 12:07
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A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says improving animal welfare management will result in healthier more productive animals that will cost less to bring to market. "What...
Farmscape for April 23, 2024
Full Interview 7:43
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The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests, as the global threat of African Swine Fever continues to expand, controlling the U.S. feral swine population will need to...
ENDOVAC Animal Health is pleased to announce the addition of Darren Schmadeke as National Sales Director. Leading the sales team, Darren will develop and execute annual sales initiatives that will continue to expand ENDOVAC’s reach into additional markets and...
Farmscape for April 19, 2024
Full Interview 12:47
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A new tool being developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will help pork producers and veterinarians assess the economics of their animal welfare practices. The Western College of...
Certain barns that switched to antibiotic-free production observed increased prevalence of pathogens after a few years on the program. Developing improved sanitization and disinfection procedures is an
important step to reduce the pathogen load in antibiotic-free barns, which was the...