A recent publication from the MSHMP team in the journal Vet Record analyzed around 10 years of production records to describe sow mortality and its associated risk factors across four different farms in the Midwest.
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Experimental pig study confirms the high virulence of the recently emerged PRRSV 1-4-4 L1C variant strain
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.
In today’s Science Page we learn about the findings of a study conducted by researchers at Iowa State University inoculating pigs with the 1-4-4 L1C variant.
Continue reading “Experimental pig study confirms the high virulence of the recently emerged PRRSV 1-4-4 L1C variant strain”Summary: A putative PCV3-associated disease in piglets from Southern Brazil
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.
This week we look at the results of a joint study between the Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Agroceres Pic and the UMN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory that looked at the connection between newborn piglets presenting with large caudally rotated ears and PCV3 infection.
Continue reading “Summary: A putative PCV3-associated disease in piglets from Southern Brazil”Best of Leman #5: J. Ross – Current efforts towards improving pig livability
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.
We can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.
Continue reading “Best of Leman #5: J. Ross – Current efforts towards improving pig livability”Development of an automated model to capture and analyze whole-herd parameters associated with wean-to-finish mortality
This week, Dr. Linhares’s team from Iowa State University is proposing a model to analyze wean-to-finish mortality based on whole-herd parameters such as farrowing rate, PRRS status or even management factors.
Key Points
- An automated model was developed to consolidate multiple data streams from weaning cohorts to their respective closeouts.
- Sow farm productivity and health are highly associated with wean to finish mortality.
- Sow farm-related data explained 74.1% of the variation observed on wean to finish mortality.