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Sow mortality has been a major rising concern for the swine industry, gathering attention from producers, researchers and industry experts. The trend of increased mortality rates is being observed globally, [...]

In a previous article we discussed the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan and its efforts to establish a 'national playbook' of technical standards associated with biosecurity, traceability and sampling/testing which [...]

With many cow-calf producers at the peak of calving season, some also will be experiencing outbreaks of calf diarrhea.Typically, these calves are 1-3 weeks old and become dehydrated extremely rapidly. [...]

The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Planis a collaborative effort between industry, stateand federal entities modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan. US SHIP has been specifically organized to meet the [...]

Wean-to-finishmortality in swine operations is greatly affected by birth-to-market factors related to productivity, infectious diseases, herd immunity, managementand environmental factors (Gebdhardt et al., 2020). A common practice in the swine [...]

The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) Vac-45 Program is a beef calf preconditioning program implemented by Oklahoma State University Extension in partnership with the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, with the goal [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Kevin Schulz Sadly, livestock losses happen on farms and ranches, and producers have developed systems to handle the mortalities -- whether it be burial, incineration, composting or transporting the [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Byline: Adam Russell Texas livestock producers will soon have new resources to help them navigate challenges associated with mass animal losses that can occur during outbreaks of chronic disease or [...]

Ever sense Hernando De Soto, a Spanish explorer, brought the first pig to America in the 1500s, pig health has been one of the leading topics in the pork industry. [...]

Piglets born to heat-stressed sows may carry the burden of their mom's discomfort later in life in the form of health complications and diminished performance. Now, this so-called 'in utero [...]

Byline: Kristy Foster Seachrist Two new medications coming to the market will aide cattle producers in fighting two of the most popular and dangerous illnesses in cattle. Elanco has introduced [...]

Respiratory infections caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae have a large impact on commercial pig farms globally. As current vaccines have limited efficacy, animal care and air hygiene are critical for disease [...]

Byline: Ann Hess Influenza A virus continues to be one of the most problematic respiratory pathogens in the swine industry, as it causes cough, sneezing, fever and secondary infections and [...]

A grant from the USDAwill enable Pennsylvania State Universityresearchers to study the potential for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, to infect and spread among livestock. USDA's National Institute [...]

Byline: Ann Hess Across the pork industry, an estimated 30 to 35% of pigs born die before reaching the market, creating significant economic losses for farmers. Research shows that if [...]

Byline: Ann Hess Traditionally, the U.S. swine industry's biosecurity efforts have been focused on the breeding herds, with limited actions taken in grow-finish. However, recent research has shown that 55% [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Paula Mohr The upheaval in the marketplace due to COVID-19 is showing how important it is to identify disease transmission and determine who is infected and who is not. [...]

Byline: Ann Hess National Hog Farmer had the chance to catch up with Edison Magalhães, Iowa State University at the North American PRRS Symposium this weekend to find out more [...]

Byline: Ann Hess A 2018 study entitled, 'Infection of pigs with African swine fever virus via ingestion of stable flies' is making the rounds again as several industry experts try [...]

Byline: Tim Lundeen During the Gary Allee Symposium at the Midwest section meetings of the American Society of Animal Science and American Dairy Science Assn. in Omaha, Neb., Dr. Mike [...]

Byline: Ann Hess In the past few years, Ron Ketchem has seen more and more swine systems dealing with increased female death loss and early female culling. Some of these [...]

Byline: Logan Hawkes 1 There's a new tick in town, or at least on your doorstep, if you live in Oklahoma, Louisiana or Texas, and entomologists are warning livestock producers [...]

Byline: Logan Hawkes 3 There's a new tick in town, or at least on your doorstep, if you live in Oklahoma, Louisiana or Texas, and entomologists are warning livestock producers [...]

Byline: Logan Hawkes There's a new tick in town, or at least on your doorstep, if you live in Oklahoma, Louisiana or Texas, and entomologists are warning livestock producers and [...]

By Ma. Sol Perez Aguirreburualde, Jonathan Chapman, Gabriel Al-Ghalith, Jerry Torrison, John Deen and Andres Perez, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine; and Paul Sundberg, Swine Health Information CenterThe [...]

By Cesar A Corzo, Juan Sanhueza and Carles Vilalta, University of Minnesota Morrison Swine Health Monitoring ProjectPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus is responsible for causing abortions, mummies, stillbirths, poor [...]

By Paul Sundberg, Swine Health Information Center Executive DirectorPreweaning mortality of 60%; up to 10% abortion rate; triple the rate of mummified fetuses. All of these were reality for swine [...]

Byline: Cheryl Day 1 Hog producers and swine professionals gathered for the DSM Pork Nexus at North Carolina State University to discuss one thing - why are sows leaving the [...]

There is a belief among breeders of pigs, forged in the experience of generations, that piglets do not like to drink water or anything other than breast milk in their [...]

Byline: Compiled National Hog Farmer For the first time, the International Agency for Research on Cancer included in a report on agents causing cancer the relative risk of getting the [...]

Byline: Source: Purdue University Livestock producers looking for an economical and environmentally beneficial way to deal with dead animals can earn livestock mortality composting certification through a course offered by [...]

Byline: From Iowa State University Following an initial project begun in 1999 at the Iowa State University (ISU) swine breeding farm, the university's swine teaching farm started composting mortalities eight [...]

Livestock farming is an occupation where farm personnel risk exposure to dusts, fungi and molds. Livestock housing areas are sources of respiratory contaminants for farm workers. Farmeras Lung is one [...]

Livestock farming is an occupation where farm personnel risk exposure to dusts, fungi and molds. Livestock housing areas are sources of respiratory contaminants for farm workers. Farmeras Lung is one [...]