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Validation of the effectiveness of pig farm repopulation protocol following African swine fever outbreaks in the Philippines

In this recent publication from the Center of Animal Health and Food Safety, Dr. Hsu presents the protocols put in place in the Philippines to repopulate swine farms after African Swine Fever outbreaks and their success rates.

Featured abstracts of 27th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress – Leipzig Germany, June 4-7, 2024 – Part 2

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 27^th IPVS Congress was held in Leipzig, Germany. The 28^th Congress is scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2026, and the 29^th 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.

An exploratory study to characterize current oral fluid usage in pig production systems in the United States

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.

MSHMP researchers Xiaomei Yue, Mariana Kikuti, Marcello Melini, Sarah Vadnais, and Cesar A. Corzo share the results of their pilot study characterizing the current use of oral fluid sampling in US pig production systems.

Influenza in swine: the latest updates – A podcast episode

Despite the many advances throughout the years, influenza still cannot be fully controlled and represents a major economic threat to the swine industry. Therefore, we can never discuss it enough and it’s never too late to tackle this challenge. In this podcast host Laura Greiner and guests Dr. Jeremy Pittman and Dr. Marie Culhane have a roundtable conversation about the latest updates about influenza, diagnostics and surveillance, and key strategies to manage those.

Enhanced Passive Surveillance for ASF and CSF

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, the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota shares preliminary results regarding a project looking at enhanced surveillance for two Foreign Animal Diseases: African Swine Fever and Classical Swine Fever.