pig – Swine in Minnesota

Improving M. hyopneumoniae diagnostic capabilities by harnessing the infection dynamics

In this concise and straight-forward review for The Veterinary journal, Dr. Garcia-Morante in collaboration with the MycoLab at the UMN shares the latest knowledge around Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection and what the best practices for diagnosis are. The full article is available on the journal’s website.

Highlights

This review updates M. hyopneumoniae infection diagnosis and dynamics.
Understanding M. hyopneumoniae infection dynamics is critical for diagnosis.
Final diagnosis is based on clinical observations aligned with laboratory results.
Laboratory tests are useful for detection of asymptomatic carriers.

Tackling flu in piglets – What’s your gameplan?

In the January/February issue of National Hog Farmer, University of Minnesota faculty Montse Torremorell and Marie Culhane, along with graduate research assistants Gustavo Lopez and Chong Li explore farm plans to tackle influenza in pigs.

Assessing Senecavirus A shedding and transmission in growing pig populations

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, Drs. Preis and Corzo are inviting you to participate in an AASV-funded project regarding the epidemiology of Senecavirus A in growing pigs.

Producing a climate neutral pig?

Podcasts are a perfect way to get caught up with new swine information! We are presenting you the latest episode from “At The Meeting… Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison” in collaboration with SwineCast.

This episode brings insight on livestock and the environment. Animal agriculture is often labeled as part of the climate change problem. Understanding the differences between greenhouse gasses like CO2, methane and nitrous oxide is key to reframing animal agriculture as part of a climate change solution.

Antimicrobial use in wean to market pigs in the United States assessed via voluntary sharing

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 wee, Drs. Peter Davies and Randall Singer from the University of Minnesota, share a summary of their publication on the use of antimicrobials in wean-to-market pigs in the United States.

Key Points

Obtained data on antimicrobial use in the US swine industry through voluntary and confidential sharing of proprietary data
First substantial description of antimicrobial use in US swine beyond FDA sales and distribution data
Critically important classes were only 5% of use, and fluoroquinolones and ceftiofur (drugs of most concern) were <1%
The project is ongoing and seeking further participation from interested systems for 2018 to 2020.