Farmscape for June 1, 2023
Full Interview 13:15
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Swine practitioners are being encouraged to use the Swine Health Information Center's Diagnostic Fee Support program when they encounter swine diseases for which diagnostic tests have been inconclusive. The Swine...
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Aptimmune Biologics, Inc., as the exclusive distributor of their Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) inactivated, or killed, vaccine based on Aptimmune’s Barricade® technology...
Farmscape for May 30, 2023
Full Interview 12:34
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A new pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Saskatoon will speed up the development of new vaccines for both animals and humans.
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, on the campus...
Farmscape for May 29, 2023
Full Interview 8:51
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The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is calling on the diagnostic labs to set the development of a test for Sapovirus as a high priority. The Canada West Swine...
A pig's first step into the nursery can be a stressful one. These young pigs are in a new place, with new food and no milk to fall back on. With all this transition stress, many pigs will start...
Farmscape for May 26, 2023
Full Interview 13:05
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Research aimed at evaluating the potential value of including pea starch in swine rations has implications for human nutrition.
In response to an increased availability of pea starch, produced as a...
Getting pigs up, eating and drinking in the first 24 hours in the nursery is essential to their success. Pigs that don't get up and start eating can quickly fall behind, and pigs that don't eat in the first...
Farmscape for May 19, 2023
Full Interview 12:53
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Kansas State University is revaluating the risk of transmission, establishment and spread of Japanese encephalitis virus into the United States. In response to an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis virus in...
Farmscape for May 18, 2023
Full Interview 15:20
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The manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says, in addition to surveillance, the organization's new five-year strategic plan will place a greater emphasis on prevention, control and...
A young pig's gut isn't fully mature when it enters the nursery. That means it's more susceptible to diet changes, disease challenges or other stresses. More than two-thirds of the immune system is associated with the gut, so if...