Latest print issue looks at genetics and lung health The themes ‘lung health’ and ‘genetics’ are both very prominent in the latest edition of Pig Progress. The...
M. hyo can infect piglets very early in life Under Belgian and Dutch field conditions, piglets may be infected with M. hyo very early in life, with...
140 vets attend Ceva’s symposium on swine respiratory health The practical symposium, Breathe Easy, organised by Ceva to help reduce respiratory disease in pigs was attended...
MSD Animal Health gets approval for vaccine against PCV2 MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the US and Canada) announced that, following a positive...
BIVI: Vaccine for pig respiratory diseases launched Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI), the US animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation,...
Vaccine for combined PCVAD and M. hyo protection Zoetis launched Fostera PCV MH on the US market. The vaccine is a one-bottle, one-dose combination vaccine that...
Boehringer’s Mycoplasma hyopneumonia vaccine hits milestone The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has announced a milestone in the use of Ingelvac MycoFlex...
Boehringer: Vaccine for PCV2 and Mycoplasma Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), the US animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation,...
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health: Efficacy of... Simultaneous (mixed) use of existing swine vaccines against porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma...
UK: Pig health status revealed Vital information about pig health status across Yorkshire is now available to the region's pig producers.
BLOG: Consumerism – analysis or just more politics? We are all consumers but I have to say I was disappointed when the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) ‘The...
BLOG: Antimicrobial use monitoring – what is the best... Following on from my last weblog, how should we move forward with monitoring of antimicrobial use in pigs in the...
Controlling high levels of PRDC mortality with PCV2 vaccines On a recent visit to Korea, where the average number of pigs finished/sow/year is about 13 and the mortality is...
Enzootic pneumonia - is it a good time to consider... With costs rising rapidly due to increases in feed prices, is it a good time to focus on improving health and...
Lung lesions in slaughter pigs in 2017 Lung problems are commonplace in many swine farms around the globe. Where exactly are the problems the worst,...
M. hyo: Why early treatment is important Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is one of the main culprits with regard to Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex (PRDC)...
Never forget M. hyo when introducing gilts For about 20 years, it has been known that M. hyo can stay around in a pig farm through the introduction of new...
How to further improve M. hyo vaccine efficacy? Although immunity against M. hyo is not fully understood, it is a fact that vaccination helps reduce the size...
Cough monitoring alerts vets two weeks earlier Recent trials have made it very clear what computer monitoring can achieve. An early warning system consisting...
The biggest threat is a breakdown of border control Dr Francois van Niekerk is a leading South African veterinary surgeon, who has one of the country’s largest pig...
Antibiotics with a strong emphasis on 'prudent use' With antibiotics receiving increasing amounts of scrutiny in the EU and elsewhere in the world, manufacturers of...
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs: update on... Dominiek Maes : Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium, Merelbeke, Belgium
Interaction of M. hyo with other pathogens Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, the primary agent of enzootic pneumonia (EP), is one of the most important pathogens...