Economic outlook, labor issues and open-pen gestation will be among the topics addressed at the 2023 Pork Industry Conference hosted by Four Star Veterinary Service to be held September 12-13 at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Indiana.
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Farmscape for September 6, 2024
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A program developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to attract veterinary students into swine medicine is proving to be a win for the students, their educators and the...
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) honored six members for their contributions to the association and the swine industry. Dr. Nathan Winkelman, 2019 AASV president and 2023 Awards Selection Committee chair, introduced the recipients during the March 6,...
Today, the Zoetis Foundation announced that it will distribute $2.6 million during its second round of 2023 grants, supporting six initiatives to help enable thriving professions and livelihoods for livestock farmers and veterinary professionals.
The Zoetis Foundation has selected grantees...
During the November 20 SHIC/AASV webinar, Dr. Locke Karriker, AASV president-elect, provided an update on aspirin and sodium salicylate use in swine from a US regulatory perspective.
Previously, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that aspirin use was of...
Title: Veterinarians Advocate for Stricter Oversight in Animal Welfare Reporting
In the ongoing debate spurred by Animal Partisan, an animal welfare advocacy group, veterinarians have added their voice, aligning with calls for heightened accountability in reporting instances of abuse within...
Streptococcus suis negatively impacts swine health, posing diagnostic and preventative challenges. S. suis can induce disease and also quietly reside on mucosal surfaces. The limited use of diagnostic tools to identify disease-associated strains and rule out differential diagnoses, alongside the complex ecology...
Based on FDA’s most recent Summary Report on Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials, antimicrobial use in food-producing animals has declined by 28% during the 5-year period since Veterinary Feed Directive Guidelines were enacted in 2017.
Tracking sales of antimicrobials used...
Farmscape for December 7, 2023
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A veterinary medical officer with USDA APHIS is encouraging veterinarians, physicians, epidemiologists and communication specialists to work together to better...
In recent years, there has been an increase in the presence of vesicular lesions noted on swine, and consequently foreign animal disease investigations (Kasari, 2016). Vesicular diseases are a group of similar diseases in swine that produce a fever...