Porcine Health Management

Historically, data from veterinary diagnostic laboratories(VDLs) regarding pathogen detection frequency and diseases are intermittently provided to the public through publications or proceedings. In the USA, there is no single data source to access...

A herd with 3500 sows and 18000 nursery pigs in Ukraine was infected by PED virus and B. hyodysenteria causing outbreaks of diarrhea in sows, piglets and weaned pigs. The aim of this case is to describe a partial eradication for the two infections.

Rotavirus and Isospora suis are associated with diarrhoea during the suckling and post weaning periods. We aimed to document the incidence of these pathogens in piglets, in relation to empty time between farrowing batches.

A national PRRS control program, on a voluntary basis, started in Belgium in 2018. In this context, it was useful to review the specific situation of Wallonia, where only 6% Belgian pigs are kept.

Swine influenza (swIAV) is a highly contagious respiratory infection with substantial economic consequences due to medication costs, pigs’ growth retardation and decrease of reproductive performance in affected sow herds.The objective of this study is...

Hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations are low in late gestation and early lactation, Sows with Hb levels < 9g/dL are at risk for an increased occurrence of stillbirths. The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between sow Hb concentrations...

Biosecurity is a top concern in the swine industry since it affects performance, health and therefore, economic results. Regarding internal biosecurity, movements between barns are the highest risk in swine farms (Chantziaras, 2018). The objective of this...

In a regulatory context of reducing the use of antibiotics with the first “Eco-antibio” plan in France, the veterinarians of Socavet wanted to set up and validate the interest of an antibiotic demedication observatory in particular farms: fattening...

Biosecurity is a top concern in the swine industry since it affects performance, health and therefore, economic results. Regarding internal biosecurity, movements between barns are the highest risk in swine farms. The objective is to calculate the impact...

Respiratory diseases (PRDC) includes bacterial and viral pathogens and are responsible for important economic losses. In addition, lung lesion scoring at slaughter is a common tool for assessing the lung health.The objective of this study is to evaluate...

Without treatment, piglets are prone to developing severe iron deficiency anemia (IDA) within the first weeks of life. And, despite nearly ubiquitous use of injectable iron, >75% of piglets in the USA are anemic at weaning. Studies show that a piglets...

M.hyo aggravates Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC) clinical signs, lesions and economic consequences. M.hyo vaccines are proved efficient to control Enzootic Pneumonia (EP) caused by M.hyo, though EP still occur despite vaccination. Finding...

PRRS affects the global swine herd. At risk breeding herds use PRRS MLV vaccine to build immunity. Our purpose was to evaluate production performance and PRRSv RNA detection over time in processing fluids (PF) on an ELISA-negative (naïve) breeding herd...

This case report describes acute mortality of over 300 piglets in a 3200 sow farm.

To reduce antimicrobial use (AMU) in pig farming, farmers have to change their way of working. It is observed that some farmers are more successful in doing so than others. It is hypothesized that successful and sustainable behavioural change can greatly...