Farmscape for February 25, 2022
Full Interview 11:17
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Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are working to develop strategies that will allow an increased use of pea starch in swine rations. Extremely finely ground feed ingredients...
With a four-year, $630,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Mike Zhang, pictured above, and co-principal investigator XJ Meng are researching a nanoparticle-based vaccine to curb a highly contagious coronavirus among swine. Photo by Jim...
Farmscape for February 23, 2022
Full Interview 7:03
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Intrauterine vaccination to protect sows and their offspring from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea offers a potential alternative to needles.
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization has developed the first intrauterine vaccines to...
Pirbright scientists investigate the pig’s immune response to flu and identify specific cells which are important for fighting infection and for long term protection against influenza infection.
It is hoped the findings will shed more light on human response to...
Farmscape for February 17, 2022
Full Interview 9:43
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The Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork sector stakeholders to review its just released 2022 plan of work. Launched in 2015, the Swine Health Information Center is charged with...
Farmscape for February 15, 2022
Feature Report
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SHIC-AASV Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Webinar (Link)
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Dr. Pete Thomas 14:01
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The Director of Health Services with Iowa Select Farms says his company has focussed on personal biosecurity and...
Farmscape for February 14, 2022
Full Interview 9:22
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says much of the organization's success can be credited to the many volunteers who provide input and direction. The Swine Health...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Nearly a thousand pigs from Denmark arrived in the Philippines on Thursday (Feb. 10) as a Taiwanese businessman eyes a place in the country’s swine breeding market.
Hailing from a background in husbandry, Taiwanese citizen Lu...
Farmscape for February 9, 2022
Full Interview 11:12
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the discovery of African Swine Fever in Italy is an example of how the movement of people can spread the infection....
African swine fever (ASF) has spread like a slow burn across the globe since the 2007 identification in the Republic of Georgia. It moved into the EU, and by 2018, surfaced in China then continued across Asia. In 2021,...