Pig health

February 2025 - December 2024

New organism isolated from pigs

Disease Treatments and prevention Biosecurity and Hygiene

24 February 2025

1 minute read

A leading Lincoln University researcher has helped colleagues in Belgium describe an entirely new bacterial species found in the pig intestine

New two-step flu vaccine strategy shows promise in pig model

Treatments and prevention Biosecurity and Hygiene Pig health

20 February 2025

4 minute read

Initial injection with a single-cycle viral vector vaccine is followed by nasal spray of a novel weakened live-virus

Zinc - An essential yet finite resource, toxic in excess in pigs

Herd management Feed and nutrition Treatments and prevention

12 February 2025

2 minute read

As an essential nutrient, zinc is required by all living organisms. Yet, excess zinc is toxic to pigs, plants, and other organisms in the environment. Finding a balance requires a systems approach.

APHIS proposes establishment of swine health improvement plan as regulatory program

Treatments and prevention Pig health Policy and regulation

6 January 2025

2 minute read

APHIS is now accepting public comment on the proposed rule

Study using pigs suggests hepatitis E may be a sexually transmitted infection

Disease Treatments and prevention Pig health

16 December 2024

4 minute read

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility

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