Rotovirus: Pathogen, Diagnostics, Immunity, and Prevention
What is Rotovirus? Dr. Darin Madson provides an update on rotavirus: the pathogen; diagnostics; immunity and prevention. The rotavirus is everywhere and almost all farms will test positive, and is a...
View ArticleWhat is PCV2 Genomic Behavior?
PCV2 Genomic Behavior Dr. Michael Murtaugh presents the work he and Dr. Cheryl Dvorak, University of Minnesota, have done to better understand circovirus (PCV2 ) and its genomic behaviors. Some of...
View ArticleCircovirus Infection Chain
Understanding the Infection Chain Dr. David Baumert, Cargill Pork, shares how the research on circovirus are being conducted. Dr. Baumert explains the infection chain and then outlines approaches to...
View ArticleAiming to Reclaim Lost 10%
Research Mind Set on PRRS Dr. Bob Rowland, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, offers his view that there will never be a magic bullet to conquer PRRS. Instead he has set forth to...
View ArticleLooking At PCV History
Forty Years of PCV Dr. Brian Payne, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc, provides a crash course into porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). Dr. Payne points out the history of porcine circovirus and what...
View ArticleUsing Area Regional Control Idea On PEDv
Applying Diseases Principles Dr. Noel Garbes, Bethany Swine Health Services, provides historical perspective on the Northern Illinois Area Regional Control (ARC) project. Dr. Garbes also highlights how...
View ArticleWhat Is Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus In North America?
PEDv & Diagnostic Labs Keeping Up Dr. Phil Gauger, Iowa State University, shares historical perspective on porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and the changes that specific disease brought to...
View ArticleSuccess and Area Regional Control
Sustaining Success Dr. Erin Johnson, Boehringer Ingelheim Technical Manager, talk about the area regional control (ARC) concept, how it works, and what it can do to help operations staff manage disease...
View ArticleWhat PED is Saying?
Listening? Dr. Dale Polson, Boehringer Ingelheim, presents a production and economic model to reflect the impacts of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). Dr. Polson shares charts on how farms are...
View ArticlePEDv Can Be Helpful To Pork Future
Gaining Value From PEDv Dr. Dale Polson, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, looks at Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) as a systemic disease and what the data points are telling the swine industry....
View ArticleSteps to Understanding PEDv Transmission
How Does PEDv Move? Dr. Bob Morrison, University of Minnesota, share research updates on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) transmission. Dr. Morrison highlights the Lateral Spread Study and...
View ArticleGut Check
Keeping Calm, Staying Healthy Dr. Adam Moeser, North Carolina State University, suggests that a pathogen by itself is not enough for an animal to become sick. Dr. Moeser looks at stress as a major...
View ArticleMore Corn, More Feed, Pork Prices Good
Dollar Views On Pork Future Dr. Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, points out that more corn and soybeans will have been raised in 2014 than ever before. This translates into lowest feed prices, the...
View ArticleWhat Do They Do There?
Understanding The Diagnostic Activities Dr. Rodger Main, Iowa State University, outlines what the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) group does and how it works on samples. Dr. Main details their...
View ArticleStaying Ahead Of Diseases
Focus On The Biology Dr. Steven Krakowka, The Ohio State University, shares his insight into what he sees within Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and the Swine Delta Coronavirus (SDCV).
View ArticleUnderstanding Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC)
Disease Severity And Impacts Dr. Matthew Turner, Prestage Farms, and the 2014 AASV Swine Practitioner Of The Year, shares information on how Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC) affects swine...
View ArticleHow is Salmonella To Be Handled?
What Are Approaches to Salmonella Choleraesuis and Salmonella Typhimurium? Dr. Greg Cline, Dr. John Kolb, and Mike Steilen all share information on Boehringer Ingelheim's Enterisol® Salmonella vaccine....
View ArticleAnimal Welfare Today, And Tomorrow?
Doing what is right for the pig Dr. Angela Baysinger, Health Assurance Veterinarian at PIC, Dr. Baysinger shares background information on who is leading the charge on advancing and improving animal...
View ArticleThe Future of Education For Veterinarians
Life Long Learning Dr. Jim Lowe, Lowe Consulting Limited, shares an approach to veterinarian education from "cradle to grave". Dr. Lowe suggests we [swine ecosystem] are not training to deliver what is...
View ArticleFluctuations Occur, Be Prepared
Swine Herd Health in Good Times and Bad Dr. Daryl Olsen, AMVC, LLC, shares how veterinarians can help pork farm operations with knowledge laced with experience. Dr. Olsen says pork production, for the...
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