Business Update – Ileitis vaccine; new HQ Every week, Pig Progress looks back on the previous week’s business news, conveniently capturing and summarising...
More Lawsonia infections noted in the Netherlands The Netherlands is seeing a growth in the occurrence of ileitis in pigs since regulations for antibiotics usage...
Danish working on a new vaccine against L. intracellularis The Danish veterinary institute DTU Veterinaerinstituttet is working on a new vaccine against Lawsonia...
2011 Australian Pig Vets meeting to focus on Ileitis pig... Ileitis, a common disease of grower and finisher pigs that can cost producers between $8 and $13 per pig if not...
Plant extracts help control PE in weaner pigs Researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Science from the University of Thessaly in Greece showed that the use...
Targeting porcine ileitis in water soluble format ECO Animal Health is expanding the effective treatment options for porcine ileitis across Europe with the launch...
INNOVATION: On-farm bacteria tests At the French annual livestock show SPACE, held in Rennes, animal health company Elanco has launched two tests...
Ileitis vaccination improves feeding in pigs In view of the rising feed costs, the German Association of Pig Producers (ZDS), has drawn attention to 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...
Salmonellosis and ileitis – are they linked? Lawsonia intracellularis and Salmonella Typhimurium: they appear to be two separate gut bacteria. However, as...
The genius who solved the porcine ileitis puzzle Ever wondered why ileitis in pigs is caused by a bacteria called ‘Lawsonia’? That is because the pathogen was...
Vaccination against ileitis via liquid feed Adding a vaccine to liquid feed – until recently this was an uncommon approach in the European Union. It has...
Ileitis vaccine: An alternative to antibiotics? The ongoing trend to reduce antibiotics in pig production has led to the intensification of alternative...
Vaccination significantly reduces antibiotic use Protection against diseases reduces the need for antimicrobials. This includes vaccinating against viral as well...
Reduced muscle growth in pigs sub-clinically affected... Pigs clinically affected with proliferative enteropathy (PE) suffer diarrhoea, reduced growth and poor feed...
Ileitis gains impact in Chinese pig production The process of intensive pig farming is now spreading widely across China, with housing of specific age groups...
How to treat Lawsonia intracellularis? Traditionally, ileitis can be can be controlled by antibiotic treatment. In many cases however this proves too...
Change is our opportunity - Part 5: Global efficacy and... In the final part of 'change is our opportunity', data from five field studies using the first ileitis vaccine...
Change is our opportunity - Part 5: Global efficacy and... In the final part of 'change is our opportunity', data from five field studies using the first ileitis vaccine...
Managing Lawsonia intracellularis Two large North American operations have experience in using the vaccine against ileitis, recently launched...
Managing Lawsonia intracellularis Two large North American operations have experience in using the vaccine against ileitis, recently launched...
Managing Lawsonia intracellularis Two large North American operations have experience in using the vaccine against ileitis, recently launched...
First ileitis vaccine A symposium organised in October by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health signalled the official introduction of...
First ileitis vaccine A symposium organised in October by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health signalled the official introduction of...
Lawsonia intracellularis: a barrier to health and... Porcine proliferative enteropathy (PPE), commonly referred to as ileitis, is an intestinal infectious disease...