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Veterinarian says VFD led to more strategic antibiotic use
2020-01-18 12:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
The Food and Drug Administrations revised rules for antibiotic use in hogs, including the veterinary feed directive (VFD), has led to a reduction in and more strategic use of antibiotics in swine.
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Knock, knock: Swine veterinarian shares experiences from VFD audit
2019-01-07 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
When Peter Schneider, DVM, heard FDA auditors were at the door to see the operation’s veterinary feed directives (VFDs), he remembers feeling a little nervous.
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VFD offers improved control of variable speed fans
2018-10-31 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Most power ventilated livestock facilities rely on some method of control input to reduce the amount of air exhausted during colder weather. The farm operator calculates the number of animals and their weight to determine minimum ventilation rates expressed as cubic feet per minute or cfm.
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What’s in season? How swine veterinarians are managing seasonal spikes in bacterial disease in the new VFD era
2018-08-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
For pork producers, that used to mean adding an antibiotic to the grower-finisher rations or, at the very least, pulse feeding a medication at 7-day intervals to keep the seasonal bugs at bay.
What’s in season? How swine veterinarians are managing seasonal spikes in bacterial disease in the new VFD era
2018-08-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Seasonal changes traditionally bring fickle weather, dramatic swings in day-night temperatures and, of course, flare-ups of respiratory and enteric disease in swine herds