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Keeping PRRS Out of Sow Herds
2013-12-20 21:35:00| National Hog Farmer
By Joe Vansickle The Pipestone System follows structured protocols for disease elimination. To clean up sow breed-to-wean herds when they turn positive for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the fall, the Pipestone (MN) Veterinary Clinic has developed best practices to be incorporated into a standard protocol for disease elimination in its production network. Its called the Pipestone System. The goal for each newly infected farm is to follow this protocol to eliminate the field virus, said Joel Nerem, DVM, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic (PVC). read more
Benefits for all Herds in Moving to Early M. hyopneumonia Vaccination
2013-12-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Early vaccination of pig herds against enzootic pneumonia - as young as seven days of age - is recommended by veterinary surgeon John Hayden, who is seeing the benefits of this among his clients in East Anglia.
Simple Steps To Up Your Cow Herds Profitability
2013-10-23 12:14:00| Beef
Here are some other routine procedures that take very little extra time, and can help you develop a healthier, more productive and profitable cow herd. Vet's Opinion read more
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Hoof Trimming Helps Reduce Lameness in Sow Herds
2013-10-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre shows hoof trimming can help prevent lameness among sows within the breeding herd increasing the productive capacity of the animals and improving profitability, Bruce Cochrane writes.
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Genomics Coming Of Age For Commercial Beef Herds
2013-10-15 21:09:00| Beef
By Steve Suther Where is DNA technology in relation to the cattle business? Tonya Amen, with Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), says uptake of genomic testing has nearly doubled in the last year, but its still used on less than 10 percent of the animals in the breeds registry. read more
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