Registration is now open for the 2023 conference: September 16-19, 2023
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is an annual educational event for the global swine industry. It is internationally acclaimed for bringing science-driven solutions to the complex challenges facing...
Farmscape for June 30, 2023
Full Interview 11:10
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The Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork producers and veterinarians conduct follow-up diagnostics when the common causes of respiratory infection have been ruled out. A Swine Health Information Center...
AgriSafe is hosting an upcoming webinar on July 13, 12:00-1:00pm CDT.
Summary: Animal depopulation is associated with distressing psychological impacts on people. These impacts affect many stakeholders including veterinarians, producers, public health officials, and others who make decisions about and...
Laura Carroll, DVM (NCST ‘16) is a prime example of the trend in veterinary medicine. She grew up in the suburbs and had no ag background. Her original career path was heading toward human medicine when fate landed her...
We are eager to showcase a transformed 2023 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference. The conference will be held on Wednesday June 28, 2023 as a one day meeting prior to Iowa Swine Day, which will be held on Thursday...
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...
The MSU Extension Pork Team conducted a survey of Michigan swine producers and swine veterinarians to determine if Veterinary Feed Directive guidelines have affected the health of their herds or their management practices.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses,...
Food animal veterinarians are critical to maintaining a healthy, secure, and safe food supply. Today, there is a critical shortage of food animal veterinarians in both private and public practice, particularly in rural communities in the U.S. and insular...
Farmscape for May 3, 2023
Full Interview 7:01
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The Swine Health Information Center suggests an increased detection of porcine delta coronavirus in March may be part of a cycle that occurs every two to three years. The Swine...
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a new 5-year strategic plan. It incorporates input we received from stakeholders on the strategic framework--a summarized version of the plan that we published in...