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July 10, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
A study funded by the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Pork Checkoff,...
July 8, 2024 — Abbey Canon
Efforts inform preparedness and response planning for pork producers and veterinarians A multistate outbreak of HPAI Type A (H5N1) in dairy cows began on March 25, 2024, in Texas. The cross-species...
July 3, 2024 —
The latest episode of SHIC Talk, available now, addresses influenza A, particularly the H5N1 strain, and the swine industry's prevention and preparedness efforts. Host Barb Determan is joined by SHIC...
July 3, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center's Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, funded in collaboration with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff, has recently...
July 3, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) July Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. This month's Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report brings PEDV PCR genotyping information...
June 28, 2024 —
Meet Lindsey Huntress Britton, our latest addition to Farm Journal's PORK's Up & Coming Leaders feature. We are showcasing some of the fresh, new voices of the pork industry who combine...
June 26, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
A pilot project funded by the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Pork Checkoff,...
June 24, 2024 — AASV Staff
'Tis the season for corndogs, concerts, and commingling. Fair season gives us an opportunity to remind exhibitors and event organizers of ways to keep animals and people healthy. The National Pork...
June 12, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
A study funded through the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Pork...
June 6, 2024 —
Free, comprehensive resource offers step-by-step guidance for M. hyopneumoniae eradication Building on more than 10 years of research and collaboration on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae)...
June 6, 2024 —
Although influenza and E.coli have been a hot topic of conversation in many circles lately, these four veterinarians agree that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) continues to cause...
June 4, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) June Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. This month's Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report brings information about the PRRSV...
June 4, 2024 —
NARMS whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis indicates an increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- (i.e., monophasic Salmonella serovar Typhimurium) in the United...
June 4, 2024 —
When porcine epidemic diarrhea virus struck U.S. pig herds in 2013, the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory - which carries the nation's largest swine caseload - scrambled to...
May 30, 2024 —
Of the 183 countries in the World Organization of Animal Health, only 67 (36%) are free of foot-and-mouth disease. Classical swine fever virus, eradicated from the United States in 1978, is also...
May 29, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
A study funded through the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Pork...
May 28, 2024 — AASV Staff
The PRRS Committee identified the need for educational materials on the use and interpretation of whole genome sequencing in the field and understanding recombination of the PRRS virus. The PRRS...
May 28, 2024 —
To better understand the spread of influenza and to protect both pigs and people, the National Swine Registry (NSR) has been collaborating with The Ohio State University's Department of Veterinary...
May 22, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center-funded Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project (MSHMP) noted an increase in occurrence of a novel PRRSV variant in December 2023 and January 2024. In the May 10,...
May 17, 2024 —
When reports of African swine fever outbreaks in China hit the news in 2018, the U.S. pork industry went right to work to boost preparedness and prevention efforts. Industry strides and advancements...
May 7, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
Part of the Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd includes identifying emerging disease threats through surveillance and monitoring....
May 7, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) May Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. This month's Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report brings the new SDRS PCR dashboard. The...
May 1, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, hosted a webinar on influenza A viruses on Friday, April 19, 2024. The goal of the webinar...
May 1, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, hosted a webinar on influenza A viruses on Friday, April 19, 2024. The goal of the webinar...
April 26, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
In February 2014, porcine deltacoronavirus emerged in the US nearly one year after the initial detection of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, further impacting the US swine industry. Dr. Mariana...
April 23, 2024 —
New cases of influenza A have been detected in both livestock and humans. As pork producers, understanding the potential threat of influenza viruses in our industry is crucial. Although...
April 23, 2024 —
After a decade of concentrated efforts on a control and eradication plan, the Agricultural and Livestock Service announced that Chile has declared itself a country free of porcine reproductive and...
April 15, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
For the first time in the US, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been identified in domestic livestock including goats and dairy cattle. To understand the threat HPAI poses to domestic livestock...
April 10, 2024 —
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners released a letter describing how the organization will reference the emerging cattle disease moving forward:The American Association of Bovine...
April 9, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
For the first time in the US, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been identified in domestic livestock including goats and dairy cattle. To understand the threat HPAI poses to domestic livestock...
The complete archive, including older stories, is here
Category abbreviations: AASV=Membership information, announcements, and other information from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians; Abs.=Abstracts from journal articles of general interest to swine veterinarians.; ALERT=Used to create email alerts; An.H.=Animal Health; Conf.=Conference announcements and other continuing education opportunities; FAD="Foreign" Animal Disease and other news most significant to regions outside of North America.; Food=Food Safety; Gov.=Information about legislation, regulations, and rulemaking that may affect the swine industry or swine veterinarians.; Hum.H.=Human health; Ind.=News from the pork industry, including NPPC and Pork Board activities.; International=Information regarding swine health and production internationally.; Jobs=Position announcements, primarily seeking swine veterinarians.; Meet=Provides a short synopsis of meetings of importance to swine veterinarians.; News=Agriculture related news events.; Nutr.=Swine nutrition; OP-ED=Opinion or editorial articles expressing the thoughts of individual Association members.; Pharm.=Pharmaceuticals and biologicals; PRRS=Articles from the AASV PRRS Task Force; Practice=Information associated with practice management or development.; Research=Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians.; Students=Information of interest to AASV student members.; USDA=US Dept. of Agriculture activities of interest to swine veterinarians.; Welfare=Animal welfare issues