Written collaboratively by Daniel Rosales, Eric Weaver, and Ryan Samuel.
In recent years, the utilization of distillers’ dried grains with solubles (abbreviated as DDGS) in swine diets has increased. The use of DDGS, a co-product of the ethanol production process,...
Osteomyelitis is the medical term for the presence of an abscess (pus) in bone. Osteomyelitis is often related to bacterial infections that are initially established within superficial lesions that subsequently invade adjacent tissues or travel to internal organs or...
Dennis Foss, DVM, PhD – Research Director, VMRD Global Biologics Research, Zoetis, Meggan Bandrick, DVM, PhD – Director, VMRD Global Biologics Research, Zoetis
Key takeaways
A PCV2 vaccine containing two genotypes (PCV2a and PCV2b) provides broad, antigenic coverage against evolving...
Playing basketball in my younger days, I remember one thing would happen in practice after any loss—the coach would make you go back to practice basic fundamentals. Dribble. Pass. Shoot. It was a good life lesson. Any time you...
What’s Happening on the Farm?
Crops - Continue to grow the best they can do. While other parts of the country is boasting record yields, we are not. Due to excessive rains this spring, we have lost close to 100...
Producers in today’s pork industry face a myriad of difficulties and restrictions in raising pigs successfully, and the health challenges we are presently faced with are a major part of that list. On top of that, the discourse surrounding...
Swine are pivotal in the evolution of Influenza A Virus (IAV) due to their role as "mixing vessels" for the virus, creating novel strains with potential pandemic threats. This process involves antigenic drift in the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase...
An interview with David Pyburn, DVM - Managing Technical Services Veterinarian, Pork, Zoetis
Key takeaways
For Zoetis medicated feed additives, African Swine Fever (ASF) virus contamination risk is low due to maintaining a strict, closed, and unidirectional flow of all...
Due to the abundant rainfall this Spring, Mother Nature has created optimal conditions for mosquito breeding. Adult mosquitoes, capable of traveling up to 3 miles from their breeding grounds, pose a threat by biting and potentially transmitting viruses. Additionally,...
Key takeaways
STOMP PLUS is a unique comprehensive diagnostic service focused on helping producers and veterinarians identify and monitor specific pathogens responsible for disease outbreaks in their operations.
STOMP PLUS provides a diagnostic plan, expert consultative interpretation and a...