Farmscape for December 14, 2022
Full Interview 10:22
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The Director of Research with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization says an in-house Vaccine Development Centre offers a number of advantages for both VIDO and Canada. The Vaccine and...
Farmscape for December 13, 2022
Full Interview 19:02
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U.S. pork producers are being advised to keep on top of the PRRS strains circulating in their barns in order to determine the best options for protecting their pigs. The...
Farmscape for December 12, 2022
Full Interview 8:03
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The Swine Health Information Center is requesting broad input from industry as it formulates the Plan of Work that will guide its activities during the coming year. As part of...
Farmscape for December 9, 2022
Full Interview 15:44
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The use of MLST typing is helping diagnosticians more accurately distinguish pathogenic Streptococcus suis isolates from those that are avirulent or commensal. Streptococcus suis is a bacteria that lives in...
Farmscape for December 7, 2022
Full Interview 10:00
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Research conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc indicates, in addition to influencing growth, the inclusion of amino acids in swine rations can influence gut health, gut development and immune...
Farmscape for December 6, 2022
Full Interview 10:22
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A new pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Saskatoon will be able to produce a full array of vaccines. The construction of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization's 30-million-dollar pilot...
Pigs raised outdoors or on non-slatted floors are at risk for parasitic roundworms that can cause verminous pneumonia, a potentially fatal but preventable lung condition.
Verminous pneumonia is a serious condition that can occur in mammals when parasitic roundworms, including...
Come join us at Brakke Consulting's annual Industry Overview presented at VMX and WVC next year. The animal health industry has moved past the pandemic and perhaps we are back to normal, or maybe a new normal.
Presented at VMX:...
Farmscape for December 1, 2022
Full Interview 12:48
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An outbreak of Streptococcus equii zooepidemicus reported in the third quarter of 2022 in western Canada has demonstrated the value of African Swine Fever rule-out testing. The Canada West Swine...
Using iodine on the navel of any newborn farm animal is an important management practice for the prevention of navel ill. The navel of the newborn is basically a hollow tube which leads directly into the abdominal cavity and...