Farmscape for December 4, 2023
Full Interview 9:24
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Animal Health officials in the U.S. are stepping up their efforts to track Japanese encephalitis virus. The threat of an incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus into the U.S. has prompted...
Hemolytic Escherichia Coli (E. coli) is a challenging pathogen due to its high morbidity and high mortality in weaned pigs. It causes severe diarrhea and sudden death. Our tools to control and reduce hemolytic E. coli are limited and...
Farmscape for November 27, 2023
Full Interview 10:06
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says an accurate and conclusive diagnosis of Streptococcus zooepidemicus is important to ensure we don't miss a foreign animal disease. Streptococcus...
Farmscape for November 24, 2023
Full Interview 27:51
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The Chief Scientific Officer with Prairie Diagnostic Services suggests, although still in its infancy, genomics is revolutionising the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in animals. Genomic sequencing is increasingly...
Farmscape for November 23, 2023
Full Interview 16:49
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A successful series of African Swine Fever research projects in Vietnam is helping the North American pork sector be better prepared to prevent and to respond to the infection. Ten...
Farmscape for November 16, 2023
Full Interview 6:23
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The Swine Health Information Center has expanded its domestic swine disease monitoring report to include information on Porcine Circovirus type 3. As part of its November eNewsletter the Swine Health...
Farmscape for November 14, 2023
Full Interview 10:06
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Outbreaks of Streptococcus zooepidemicus in Canada have prompted action by the Swine Health Information Center and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. In response to a series of severe Streptococcus...
Farmscape for November 13, 2023
Full Interview 14:26
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The Canada Research Chair in Immunology of Infectious Diseases with University of Montreal says a new synthetic sugar-based vaccine being developed to guard against Streptococcus suis offers the potential to...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is marking an important milestone in its approach to protect the trade of live pigs, pork and pork products in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Canada.
The Canadian...
Farmscape for October 26, 2023
Full Interview 14:26
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A synthetic sugar-based vaccine being developed by a multi-institutional team of researchers to prevent Streptococcus suis will help displace the use of antibiotics. Researchers with the University of Montreal and...