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PEDV Immunity: Past and Present
2014-09-02 12:53:00| National Hog Farmer
Michael Murtaugh, Cheryl Dvorak, Suzanne Stone Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul How long does immunity last? Getting a handle on immunity to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been difficult. First, it was the absence of antigen reagents to measure serological responses. Then it was trying to figure out if sows really had to show clinical sickness to develop immunity, and if the serological response after feedback really did disappear in a matter of weeks. Working with commercial sow herds in North Carolina, Iowa, and Minnesota, we found that, after one good feedback exposure, sows with or without clinical signs routinely became infected and shed PEDV, but amount of shedding was less in non-clinical sows. read more
Fosteraâ„ PCV MH Licensed for Industry-leading 23-week Duration of Immunity Against PCV Combination Vaccine
2014-08-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The US Department of Agriculture has granted the combination vaccine the extended label claim of at least 23 weeks of protection against PCV2, which is three weeks longer than any other PCV2 vaccine on the market.
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Low-Stress Weaning Helps Boost Calf Immunity
2014-06-30 15:15:00| Beef
When you feed your calves and see the results of your management and genetic decisions further down the marketing chain, it changes your perspective. Here's how Mike Healy hit a home-run with his calf crop this past year. read more
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New Vaccine Technology Helps Build BRD Immunity in Young Calves
2014-06-17 21:20:23| Beef
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is the leading cause of death in beef calves 3 weeks of age or older.1 A recent multi-university survey of 61 veterinarians in six states provides insights into practitioners’ experiences with BRD in nursing calves, and 87 percent recommended vaccination of nursing calves to prevent BRD or to shorten the duration of outbreaks. New Once PMH IN from Merck Animal Health is enabling producers to vaccinate calves for BRD as young as one week of age. read more
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Gastro health and immunity: Chr Hansen reviews 300 papers on probiotic strain
2014-04-29 00:18:47| Food - Topix.net
Danish probiotic leader Chr Hansen has gathered mounting probiotic science under one roof in a review of 300 Bifidobacterium- focused papers.
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