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Increased iron dose can help prevent anemia in piglets
Increased iron dose can help prevent anemia in piglets
Veterinarian Blaine Tully looks at the importance of iron in the health of piglets.
Managing influenza in pigs is a frustrating task
Influenza has had a lot of attention over the past several months with a highly pathogenic avian flu strain causing health challenges in dairy herds in the United States. While there have been other cattle influenza infections over the years, this is perhaps one of the more significant birds-to-bovine events. In this article, we will […] Read more
New and emerging swine diseases deserve close watch
Veterinarians are taught that when we hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras. This is sage advice to help maintain a diagnostic process based on probabilities. If I come across a nursery pig that has died suddenly with organs that have tiny hemorrhages and slightly enlarged lymph nodes, I will request tests to confirm a […] Read more
Batch farrowing is a strategy that can improve hog health
Conventional farm health wisdom focuses on vaccines, antibiotics and other medical interventions. In addition to these hallmarks of pig health management, some farms have gone back to basics in designing pig flow through their operations to improve animal health. Pig flow also affects sustainability of the farm’s human resources, marketing of hogs and profitability. In […] Read more
Strep zoo: bacterium affects pigs in Western Canada
Western Canadian swine farms manage many bacterial challenges by controlling what pig sources are mixed together, reducing environmental and other stressors, good nutrition and control of viral diseases that act as cofactors in many bacterial challenges. A lot of farm bacterial challenges become repeatable, following similar patterns to previous outbreaks or challenges. Fortunately, many common […] Read more
