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Pigs treated with one intramuscular dose of Draxxin® (tulathromycin) and then challenged with a virulent strain of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) had significantly reduced mortality and lung lesions compared to untreated controls.1
Previous studies have shown that a single 2.5 mg/kg...
In July 2019, a PRRSV-negative boar station in Demark was infected with a PRRSV recombinant that involved two PRRSV vaccine strains. At the time of infection, the boar stud PRRS monitoring involved performing PRRS antibody testing every 2 weeks....
LEAN HOGS:
Open interest edged higher by 672 cars yesterday. Cash is strong and I’m hearing from multiple sources that packers are concerned, big time, about not having enough hogs to meet their demand needs. There’s a story out by...
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African swine fever (AFS) has not been diagnosed in the US, but many industry experts feel its arrival is inevitable. The disease has continued its steady, insidious spread in other parts of the world, but the fact that...
PIPESTONE and the families we work with are committed to producing safe food, protecting our environment, and providing the best care for our animals. Whether I am working with an individual family farmer or the team at PIPESTONE, when...
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday that, “China imported a record amount of meat in March on supply concerns as hog herds in the world’s biggest pork consumer struggled to recover from African swine fever.
“Total imports, including offal, topped 1...
Highlights:
China’s cash hog price declines 35% since January and down 31% from a year ago;
Current hog price is dictated by seasonally weak demand and compounded by oversupply;
Hog sales from publicly traded Chinese hog firms more than...
There are three drivers influencing cost of production today; facilities, weaned pigs and feed, with feed cost accounting for over 60% of the total cost of production. In the last 90 days, we have seen feed cost per pig...
March of 2021 has set up to be a pivotal time in the U.S. swine industry. There are so many conflicting indicators that it will be challenging to know how to manage through this month and into the future....
Written collaboratively by Bindu Paudel and Deepthi Kolady. Reviewed by Heather Gessner.
The United States is the second-largest consumer of antibiotics in animal agriculture. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) restricted the use of all medically important antibiotics for growth promotion...