A Microbiology Professor with the University of Guelph says many of the discoveries related to the gut microbiome of humans can be applied to benefit the health of pigs.
The microbiome, the microbial population in the gut, helps regulate gut...
By: Dinesh Thekkoot PhD, Genesus Inc.
Factors Affecting Preweaning Piglet Mortality
Part 1
Generally, it’s difficult to attribute a single cause to preweaning mortality (PWM). Various predisposing causes and their complex interactions lead to PWM (Figure 1). These predisposing factors can be...
Chad Bierman, PhD, Geneticist, Genesus Inc.
Disease is a major contributor to increased costs in the swine industry. For example, the cost estimated from the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) disease alone is $664 million annually to the U.S....
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (Mhyo) and Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) are responsible for significant production and economic losses worldwide1, 2. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect on growth performance of the new intradermal vaccine...
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
MHYOSPHERE® PCV ID is a new, all-in-one intradermal vaccine against M. hyopneumonaie (Mhyo) and PCV2. The aim of this study was to assess its efficacy in the reduction of Mhyo-like lung lesions and PCV2 viraemia under field...
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INTRODUCTION
Protection against Swine Erysipelas (SE) and Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) mainly comes from humoral immunity induced by consecutive vaccinations. Therefore, when a serological analysis is performed by means of a serological profile in a herd of vaccinated
breeders,...
Everestus Akanno, PhD., Geneticist, Genesus Inc.
The breeding objective of nucleus swine breeding programs is to improve performance of commercial crossbred pigs. However, what appear to be the same traits (e.g., growth rate) may be expressed differently at the commercial...
Camprodon, A.; Jordà*, R.
*Corresponding author (ramon.jorda@hipra.com)
HIPRA, Amer (Girona), Spain
INTRODUCTION
Vaccination against Swine Erysipelas (SE), Porcine Parvovirus (PPV) and Leptospira infections in sows during lactation is part of the infertility prevention plan on pig breeding farms1-3. The safety of reproductive vaccines...
Simon Grey, General Manager Russia CIS and Europe, Geneus Inc
simongrey@genesus.com
This may seem a really stupid question. Of course in live pig production we are managing pigs! But are we?
We are in business to make a profit and to make this profit...
Dr. Dinesh Thekkoot, Genesus Inc.
Sow longevity is a key economic component in commercial pig farming, as it is directly proportional to the herd replacement rate and to the total number of piglets weaned per sow lifetime.
Even though sow longevity...
