Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus impacts as much as half of all swine breeding farms in the United States. It’s one of the most costly issues the swine industry faces. The virus now costs the U.S. pork industry $1.2 billion per year in lost production, an 80-percent increase in the last decade.
Continue reading “AI brings 30 years of data to the real world”This is our Friday rubric: every week a new Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.
Diana S. Vargas-Bermuedez and Jairo Jaime from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia give a summary of a report of PPV8 found this August in Colombia.
Continue reading “Summary: The first report of porcine parvovirus 8 (PPV8) on the American continent is associated with pigs in Colombia with porcine respiratory disease”This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.
Want more? Find previous presentations in our Best of Leman archives.
This keynote address has been our most requested video! Enjoy this timely and important talk, presented by Marie Culhane, Carol Cardona and Montse Torremorell of the University of Minnesota during the 2024 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, recorded September 24, 2024.
Continue reading “Best of Leman 2024: Marie Culhane, Carol Cardona and Montse Torremorell – Everything, everywhere, all influenza”
The International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) is an association of pig health and production specialists founded in 1967. Since 1972, congresses have been held every other year. Recently, the 27th IPVS Congress was held in Leipzig, Germany. The 28th Congress is scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2026, and the 29th Congress is scheduled for Minneapolis, United States in 2028. The objectives of the IPVS are 1) the holding of international congresses for the exchange of knowledge related to pig health and production; and 2) the promotion of the formation of Pig Veterinary Societies in all pig-producing countries and the promotion of cooperation between such societies. We have selected some examples of the work presented at the recent IPVS and share them with you on this and last week’s science page.
Continue reading “Featured abstracts of 27th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress – Leipzig Germany, June 4-7, 2024 – Part 2”
Our team has been featured in a number of publications recently, discover the interesting things our team is up to!
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