Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (ARS) today announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required for regulatory approval, moving the vaccine one step closer to commercial...
Farmscape for April 25, 2022
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The Swine Health Information Center's Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report has been expanded and now includes diagnostic information on all three of the major respiratory diseases that affect U.S. swine....
Sow farms struggling to breed and farrow during hot, humid weather can pick up some tips from North Carolina, where this type of weather hangs around a long time.
“We have a big corner on heat and humidity with 40...
Farmscape for April 20, 2022
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The Swine Health Information Center's monthly Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report has been expanded and now includes data on the prevalence of Influenza A virus in U.S. swine herds. The...
Farmscape for April 20, 2022
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The Swine Health Information Center's monthly Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report has been expanded and now includes data on the prevalence of Influenza A virus in U.S. swine herds. The...
Farmscape for April 18, 2022
Full Interview 10:43
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Researchers are examining possible role of particle size and feed outages on the incidence of gastric ulcers in pigs. Extremely finely ground feed ingredients have been shown to contribute to...
In the battle against disease transmission, pork farmers have to look out for more than just sick pigs. Researchers from North Carolina State University modeled nine different potential transmission routes for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), and...
Farmscape for April 14, 2022
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The Swine Health Information Center is advising pork producers to maintain their focus on biosecurity in response to higher-than-expected incidences of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome...
Farmscape for April 11, 2022
Full Interview 7:21
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Efforts to develop a protein-based subunit vaccine to prevent Lawsonia intracellularis are showing progress. Lawsonia intracellularis is a common bacteria that reduces the ability of the intestines of pigs to...
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Str. Prov. per Casamassima Km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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