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Disease management
YOUR PORTAL ON GLOBAL PIG PRODUCTION No. 1  | 20 May 2009
Welcome to the Disease Management newsletter!

In addition to the usual Pig Progress newsletters, we would like to introduce this themed newsletter; this edition is dedicated to swine disease management. In the near future, we will also send special newsletters on feed additives, housing & equipment – and a special issue from the World Pork Expo in Iowa, USA, next month. Of course, we look forward to reading your opinions on this newsletter, please e-mail info@pigprogress.net.
NEWS
Weblog
20 May // Ground-
breaking research commissioned by BPEX has shown pleurisy is a massive stumbling block for both pig producers and processors. Read more...
Ernest Sanford
How busy can the life of a professional swine veterinarian be? Dr Ernest Sanford is swine specialist at Boehringer Ingelheim's Vetmedica division in Ontario, Canada – and IPVS president. Read more..
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PRRS virus can be transported through air 20 May // American scientists have published a study that support the hypothesis that long-distance airborne transport of both PRRS virus and M. hyo can occur. Read more...
20 May // Canadian Food Inspection Agency scientists have mapped the full genetic sequence of the virus found in swine from Alberta. Read more...CFIA decodes genetic makeup of H1N1 in swine
Japanese test new oral vaccine for M hyo20 May // Japanese scientists have successfully reduced mycoplasmal pneumonia in swine using a new strain for oral vaccination. Read more...
20 May // The consumption of pork is only of minor importance with regard to causes of food poisoning, German agricultural magazine Top Agrar reports. Read more...EU study to food poisoning: pork is secure
Nutritional approaches to controlling SalmonellaThe ability of Salmonella to survive in a variety of environments for prolonged periods of time makes eradication of this bacterium very difficult once it has entered the farm. Therefore, only integrated management strategies that take into account many factors can result in a reduction of Salmonella at farm level. Read more...

PCV2 symposium explores vaccination strategiesLast March, around 400 delegates went to Athens in Greece to ‘gain some wisdom’ about Porcine Circovirus Disease (PCVD) at a forum organised by French animal health company Merial. Topics covered included both scientific and practical angles. Read more...

 
DISEASE MANAGEMENT ARTICLE:

Composing a winning antioxidant team
Composing a winning antioxidant teamFree radicals cause problems and can affect the pig’s immune system and subsequent performance. Antioxidants can ‘mop-up’ these free radicals. Thanks to recent research and advancements in nutrition, a finely-tuned ‘team’ of carefully balanced antioxidants can protect the pig from the damaging effects of free radicals and can help enhance fertility, immunity and growth rates. Read more...

 
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