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Currently available vaccines important tools for managing PEDV-infected sow herds

2017-08-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Currently available vaccines can be important tools for managing sow herds endemically infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), indicates a study presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.1

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IAV-S elimination in breed-to-wean herds is challenging — but possible

2017-07-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Influenza A virus in swine (IAV-S) continues to present an ever-changing health challenge in breed-to-wean populations.

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Increase Recorded in English Pigs and Breeding Herds

2016-09-28 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Defra figures from the 1 June English pig survey show a surprising increase in the total pig herd, with reported numbers up 2 per cent, to 3.9 million head.

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New Study Confirms Successful LA-MRSA Strategy for Pig Herds

2016-09-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

NORWAY - Norway is currently the only country to date to have implemented a "search and destroy" strategy against LA-MRSA among pig herds. Now, a study of the successful strategy has shown that pig farm workers are the principal source of infection among Norwegian herds, a transmission route that was previously unidentified.

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