Disease and welfare

Emerging research has linked total antimicrobial use during the fattening stage and increased internal biosecurity on-farm with higher counts of resistance genes across pig farms in Europe.

A new survey has been launched to understand current attitudes towards farm health and safety.

New research shows a significance difference in lifetime total born performance of gilts bred at first oestrus and second oestrus.

Renewed interest in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) and its impact on herd health and performance has prompted producers and veterinarians to re-evaluate control strategies for the costly bacterial disease.…

With the right program in place, eliminating mycoplasma pneumonia is possible on many hog farms. Farrow-to-finish sites are still the most difficult to clean up, however, reported Swine Vet Center’s Paul Yeske, DVM.…

Clostridium perfringens is one of those pathogens that’s almost always a threat to sow herds and their neonates.