Farmscape for April 5, 2022
Full Interview 12:11
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Preliminary indications are that the bacteria in the gut influences the health of piglets. As part of research being conducted by the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Guelph in partnership...
Farmscape for March 25, 2022
Full Interview 18:47
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A new swine diagnostic extension service is providing veterinarians support in formulating treatment strategies for complex swine health issues. In May of last year Prairie Diagnostic Services and the Western...
A high-tech system involving 3D cameras could help UK farmers spot the early warning signs of tail biting in pigs – a health and welfare concern in affected pigs and an economic concern for industry.
New research by Scotland’s Rural...
Farmscape for March 22, 2022
Full Interview 6:50
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The use of intrauterine vaccination to protect sows, gilts and their piglets from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is showing promise as an alternative to the use of needles. Researchers with the...
Farmscape for March 17, 2022
Full Interview 8:52
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The University of Minnesota's Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project is expanding. The Swine Health Information Center funded Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project has released its 2021 report on results and...
Farmscape for March 15, 2022
Full Interview 7:03
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Researchers with the Vaccine and infectious Disease Organization are evaluating the use of nanoparticles to protect fertility when administering intrauterine vaccines to sows and gilts during artificial insemination. Researchers with...
Iowa State University veterinarians have taken on the role of gumshoe detectives as they investigate how an aggressive bacterial strain has spread among central Iowa pork production facilities.
The bacteria, called Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), has showed up in nine central...
Farmscape for March 11, 2022
Full Interview 18:47
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A new swine diagnostic extension service is providing support for veterinarians in the formulation treatment strategies for swine disease.
In May of 2021 the Western College of Veterinary Medicine partnered with...
Farmscape for March 4, 2022
Full Interview 21:43
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The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers to consult with their veterinarians when they encounter any cases of sow mortality. The Canada West...
Batch farrowing made sense for Nate and Doug Hoeing’s sow operation. The brothers run a 1,200-sow operation on a family farm in Rush County, Indiana. Farrowing sows once a month instead of weekly offers a couple of major benefits.
“The...