Full Interview 11:24
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The Swine Health Information Center has announced its plans for transitioning to a new Executive Director. Effective January 1st Swine Health Information Center Associate Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder is scheduled to move into the...
Farmscape for September 7, 2023
Full Interview 12:03
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Prairie Diagnostic Services is now screening for Porcine Sapovirus when testing samples collected from baby pigs experiencing diarrhea.
In response to the first reports in Canada in January of Porcine Sapovirus,...
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) is a lethal animal pathogen that enters its host cells through endocytosis. So far, host factors specifically required for ASFV replication have been barely identified. In this study a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screen in...
Farmscape for August 29, 2023
Full Interview 8:32
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A new model being developed by Kansas State University and University of Georgia will help paint a picture of how Japanese encephalitis will spread if it enters the United States....
ab study pinpoints immunity-linked gene in pigs that is required for African Swine Fever virus to replicate.
Scientists have pinpointed a gene in the DNA of pigs that is needed by a deadly virus to cause infection.
Their discovery could inform...
Farmscape for August 25, 2023
Full Interview 13:54
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Researchers with the University of Montreal in partnership with Swine Innovation Porc are working to apply molecules secreted by one infection that inhibit the replication of another to the development...
Farmscape for August 23, 2023
Full Interview 8:58
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Kansas State University has completed a literature review of Japanese encephalitis. Japanese encephalitis, a viral infection concentrated in southeast Asia which affects multiple species including pigs and humans, was identified...
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The hot, humid days of summer often bring the challenge of coccidiosis in pre-weaned piglets in the farrowing barn, but that challenge has now become more prevalent year-round, according to Dr. Laura Bruner with the Swine Vet...
After breeding, the reproductive happenings below that sow hide can be largely a mystery. Producers need to have an idea of what hallmarks of fetal development to look for during gestation when problems arise in their swine herd.
Fetal development...
Farmscape for August 21, 2023
Full Interview 9:41
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A professor of swine medicine with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests it's critical to have a proper diagnosis before implementing a treatment strategy for diarrhea in the swine...