Seasons and vaccination status of the sows against influenza influenced piglet infection status at weaning. More work is needed to assess herd closure, gilt isolation and gilt vaccination.
Iowa Pork Industry Center and the Iowa State University Extension swine specialists have developed a new workshop program to provide the latest research to prevent disease transmission.
WH Group Ltd, the world’s top pork producer, was ordered by Chinese officials to close a pork slaughterhouse on Aug. 16 for six weeks to help control the disease spread.
Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.
Horn flies can be controlled using a variety of methods including insecticide sprays, back rubbing devices, dust bags, insecticide-impregnated ear tags, and feed-through insecticides
Horn flies, face flies, and stable flies are not just irritants to livestock, but are economically important to producers due to negative impacts on milk production and calf weaning weights.
