Farmscape for March 22, 2023
Full Interview 11:11
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PRRS and porcine circovirus have been shown to disrupt thyroid hormone levels leading to reduced growth performance.
Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have been exploring the effect of...
Farmscape for March 21, 2023
Full Interview 9:35
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The Swine Health Information Center reports swine farms in the eastern U.S. states are now at imminent risk of contracting the PRRS Lineage 1C variant. The Swine Health Information Center's...
Farmscape for March 20, 2023
Full Interview 7:56
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says the latest developments with regards to African Swine Fever are a reminder of the need to remain vigilant in North...
Innovative new technology has applications for swine, poultry, equine, dairy, beef and more.
Postbiotics are a novel solution to address a rising focus on proactive health across animal species – including swine, poultry, equine, dairy, beef and more.
Among the latest...
Farmscape for March 16, 2023
Full Interview 13:53
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An Associate Professor with the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition says administration of vaccines to sows and gilts during artificial insemination offers their piglets earlier disease protection....
Farmscape for March 14, 2023
Full Interview 11:05
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The Swine Health Information Center is applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's ramped up African Swine Fever Outreach. In response to the detection of African Swine Fever...
Source: FAO
Map 1. ASF situation in Asia (for the past 10 weeks)
Source:formation, Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste: WAHIS and government websites, Other: WAHIS. Viet Nam: WAHIS & media in
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Hazard: African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease affecting pigs...
Farmscape for March 13, 2023
Full Interview 35:07
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Scientists are looking at the levels of stress hormones in the hair of pigs as a means of identifying which genetic lines will be more or less resilient in warding off disease. Researchers...
Farmscape for March 9, 2023
Full Interview 13:53
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Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan are examining the potential of encapsulating vaccines or drugs within nanoparticles to allow them to be administered to sows and gilts along with semen during artificial insemination....
Full Interview 21:11
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Farmscape for March 7, 2023
The Manager of CWSHIN says, by reporting all incidents of blisters to their swine herd practitioners, pork producers can add to the body evidence that Canada remains free of Foot...