Porcine Health Management

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Good vaccination practice: how to inject gilts in the proper way?

Good vaccination procedures apply from moment of receiving until injecting the vaccine. Often, farmers use a 25 mm size needle to inject gilts. The aim of the study was to test different needle lengths for a perfect intramuscular injection on...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Uliège

Antibiotic treatments in Swedish pig herds as number of treated disease cases in relation to herd production data

In Sweden, the usage of antimicrobials in pig herds is strictly regulated and a veterinary prescription is required for any antibiotic treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze antibiotic treatments at herd level, as number of treated disease cases...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Farm&Animal Health

Average daily gain in finishing herds increased 34 g following Porcilis® PCV M Hyo vaccination

In practice, evaluation of vaccine efficacy is often based on development in production parameters following implementation of a vaccination program. The study objective was to evaluate mortality, average daily gain and feed conversion rate in commercial...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
MSD Animal Health Nordic

Hematological data of neonatal piglets submitted to different types of drying at birth

Different types of drying are used on neonatal piglets, such as drying powder, wood shaving and paper towels. Particles smaller than 10?m can reach the lower respiratory tract of pigs and lead to an inflammatory response. The objective of this study was...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

Evolution of antimicrobial use on French pig farms from 2010 to 2016 through the INAPORC panels

The French Ecoantibio plan was a success: the exposure of pigs to antibiotics decreased by 41% from 2012 to 2016, while the initial target was -25%. The purpose of this study was to understand the major areas of reduction in antibiotic use through the...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
IFIP, Le Rheu, France

Assessment of lung lesions in slaughter pigs in Belgium in 2017-2018, scored with the Ceva Lung Program

Lung scoring at the slaughterhouse is a valuable tool for the assessment of the respiratory health status of pigs. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and the extension of lung lesions suggestive for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo)...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Ceva Santé Animale, Metrologielaan 6, 1130 Brussels, Belgium

Prevalence and severity of Enzootic pneumonia and pleuropneumonia on Czech pig farms based on lung lesion scoring in 2018

Monitoring of respiratory disease by lung scoring is beneficial to assess the farm health status. Clear correlation between lung lesions, the economic impact of the disease and the efficiency of vaccination has been reported. Ceva Lung Program(CLP) was...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
CEVA SANTE ANIMALE 10 Avenue de la Ballastière 35101 LIBOURNE CEDEX FRANCE

Results of lung lesion scoring in European countries in 2018

Scoring of lung lesions in the slaughter pigs provides very important information about the respiratory health in the pig population. Lesions suggestive for previous M.hyo or A.p. infections and their scoring were described before. Scoring of those...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
CEVA SANTE ANIMALE 10 Avenue de la Ballastière 35101 LIBOURNE CEDEX FRANCE

Influenza stabilization of a commercial sow farm using herd closure and LAIV vaccination of gilts and growing pigs

Influenza continues to be a major cause of respiratory disease in commercial growing pigs and is considered an economically impactful endemic disease in the United States swine herd. The goal of this study was to reduce circulating IAV-S in mature...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

Effect of internal personnel movements in swine production parameters

Transmission of pathogens via fomite plays an important role in production, but quantitative information on movement patters inside a swine farm is lacking. The objectives of this study are to utilize beacon-sensing technology to estimate between-room...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
The Ohio State University

Online Monitor of pig health in the Netherlands: benefits and concerns

The Dutch pig health monitoring system is extended with an obligatory clinical signs surveillance by practitioners, the Online Monitoring. This system provides useful health information for the industry but also encounters challenges like sustainable data...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands

Buserelin-treatment of gilts/sows combined with FTI reduced weaning-to-farrowing interval

Synchronization of ovulation with buserelin combined with fixed-time artificial insemination (FTI) allows for potential savings on labor and semen doses. The study objective was to assess if buserelin-treatment (Porceptal® (0.004 mg/ml), MSD Animal...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
MSD Animal Health Nordic

Case report: Economic improvement after changing feeding strategy and timing of vaccination in Improvac® managed boars

Vaccination against GnRF with Improvac® allows producers to benefit from superior growth performance and carcass characteristics of non-castrated boars without risk of boar taint. Vaccinated pigs spend most of their lives as boars, but transition to...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
ZOETIS Benelux, Mercuriusstraat 20, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium

The use of Danbred ResPig-Spotfire system for monitor health status and health decisions

Danish genetics is the fastest growing breed in The Netherlands. The breeding farms and/or mature gilts are free from 1 or more pathogens (PRRS,Mhyo,App). ResPig monitoring program involvings regular cross-sectional serological/PCR investigations. An...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Danbred BV, St. Oedenrode, The Netherlands

Pig Health Learning Network – a continuous process aiming to improve the hygiene level on farms

In mechanical engineering, learning factories are implemented, besides other aspects, mainly for the continuous improvement of work processes (such as customer-oriented order processing). The aim of the project was to prove transferability of the tool...
Type
Abstract
Year
2019
Topic
Herd Health Management and Economy
Affiliation
Swine Health Service, Chamber of Agriculture Lower Saxony