Expert insights on ileitis symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options
At Pharmgate Animal Health, Dr. Nic Lauterbach helps producers and veterinarians find solutions to their health challenges. Ileitis, a prevalent and impactful disease in swine, is frequently a challenge for pork...
Key takeaways
Pigs administered Draxxin® at weaning demonstrated consistent performance improvement in the face of complex swine respiratory disease.
The administration of Draxxin to pigs at weaning resulted in reduced mortality and fewer retreats, pulls, and lightweight culls.
Pigs...
Zig Ziglar once said, “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.” Some of the best preparation often happens during tough times, something the U.S. swine industry has faced plenty of in the past two years. Adversity, like the heat applied...
As a consultant, I've seen firsthand how proper sow management can make or break a client's farm's profitability. One area that's often overlooked but critically important is maximizing sow lactation feed intake. I call metrics like these “leverage points”....
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...