Research and innovation

Clayton Johnson, partner with Carthage Veterinary Services, presented the top swine fever concerns in the US at the recent AASV annual event, as reported by Pork Checkoff.

The Pirbright Institute, the University of Oxford and Public Health England have joined the global battle to help control COVID-19 by supporting the development of vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus causing the current pandemic.…

To help deal with the health crisis, the veterinary pharmaceutical company is giving over its new laboratories to hospitals for the analysis of samples and the manufacture of ventilators with 3D printers.

When a call came into the office last September reporting very high, unexplained sow mortalities, Daniel Gascho, DVM, didn’t expect it to be anything unusual. But when the veterinarian with Four Star Veterinary Service in Mexico, Indiana, went to investigate, he found quite the opposite.…

A new study published in Porcine Health Management evaluates the ability of zinc chelate to improve general clinical signs associated with swine dysentery while improving average daily weight gain.

A Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine suggests genetics, management and the environment in which an animal is raised will influence its susceptibility to and ability to resist disease challenges.

Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are investigating the value of using functional amino acids to improve gut health and increase the productivity and profitability of swine.

New research helps explain why pelvic organ prolapses occur and how they are related to sow longevity.

In this podcast, ffinlo Costain interviews Caitlin Werrell, co-founder of the Centre for Climate and Security and Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti, the UK's former Climate, Energy and Security Envoy, to explore the relationship between climate change, the global food system and national security.…

Devan Paulus Compart, ruminant feed additive researcher at Land O'Lakes, shared trends in the feed additive industry and described how to best use research to change farmer perceptions of feed additives at the Livestock Microbiome & Nutritional Health Congress in Chicago.…

FARMERA is a new digital platform where farmers can capture multiple types of on-farm information at one site, like temperature, humidity and pig coughs using sensors in the barn.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, while the number of cases of PRRS appears to be decreasing, the genetic variability of the virus responsible for the infection is increasing.

Nothing grabs the attention of a grow-finish unit and its veterinarian faster than an uptick in mortalities.

The UK’s world-leading scientific and veterinary capability will be enhanced after a £1.4 billion investment boost to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

As part of the organisation’s broader initiative to address a growing farm stress crisis, National Farmers Union (NFU) last week hosted a two-day, in-person session to train community mental health advocates across the country.…

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says protein content appears to be one of the factors that influences the survivability of disease causing pathogens in feed ingredients.

The study, published in Scientific Reports in December 2019, showed that reducing the crude protein of pig diets by 20 percent resulted in only small differences in ham quality.

The ISN speaks to experts at the Friedrich-Löffler-Institut (FLI), who answer questions from pet owners and livestock producers.

Research conducted at the Prairie Swine Centre indicates the offspring of higher parity or older stall-housed sows have a higher rate of survival when those sows receive regular exercise.

Due to the Covid-19 virus outbreak, Evonik’s contract manufacturer had to shut-down its production facilities. Both production and shipping of the amino acid ThreAMINO® are affected.