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The Fumonisins and their Deleterious Effects in Swine Production

Author: Alberto Gimeno - Technical Consultant in Mycology and Feeding Mycotoxicology
Publication date: 07/07/2008    Rating:    Views: 1278

Understanding and managing sudden death in fattening pigs during summer
Summer = danger! High temperature often lead to digestive upset in pigs, and farmers often experience higher sudden death loss in fattening pigs, making preventive measures an economic necessity.Sudden death, o...
Author: Vincent Couture and Yannig Le Treut - Courtesy of Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Publication date: 07/04/2008    Rating:    Views: 1287

Protect Hogs from External Parasites
Lice and mange mites are two common external parasites found on swine. Mange and lice infestations are increasing as confinement rearing increases, particularly mange. The crowding of animals promotes easier tr...
Author: Dr. Donald R. Johnson, Extension Entomologist - University of Arkansas, Division of Agricultur...
Publication date: 06/27/2008    Rating:    Views: 800

Clinical signs of stress in finisher pigs transported to market in the summer
A study conducted in 2001 in Ontario found that of 4,760,213 market weight pigs shipped to packing plants, 7969 died prior to being processed at the plant. Of those that died, 15% were classified as “subject” p...
Author: Janet Sunstrum, BSc; Cate Dewey, DVM, PhD; Charles Haley, DVM, PhD - Swine News, North Caroli...
Publication date: 06/26/2008    Rating:    Views: 761

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in sows - A review
When the urinary tract, which is usually sterile, is colonized by bacteria it results in an infection which is most often sub-clinical. A variety of endogenous and opportunistic microbes such as E. coli, Str...
Author: Diego Padoan DVM, Technical Manager, Biomin GmbH (Article courtesy of Biomin GmbH)
Publication date: 05/19/2008    Rating:    Views: 1892

Injection Use and Quality Assured Pork
Giving iron dextran injections to nursing piglets, vaccinations to breeder gilts and sows or growing pigs, and antibiotic injections to treat pigs that may become sick are all routine practices on hog farms. As...
Author: Allen Harper, Extension Animal Scientist, Swine, Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC - Livestock Upda...
Publication date: 05/14/2008    Rating:    Views: 950

Internal Parasite Control in Pigs
Internal parasites include various types of internal worms that can naturally infect pigs due to oral ingestion of worm eggs from the pig's environment (pen floors, dirt lots, deep bedding, etc.). Once ingested...
Author: Allen Harper, Extension Animal Scientist, Swine, Tidewater AREC - Livestock Update, Virginia T...
Publication date: 04/17/2008    Rating:    Views: 1070

Controlling Internal Parasites in Swine
Swine internal parasites (worms) are estimated to cost 250 million dollars annually in the United States but they are not considered to be swine killers. Internal parasites devitalize pigs by robbing them of es...
Author: R. O. Myer and W. R. Walker - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Flori...
Publication date: 02/13/2008    Rating:    Views: 666

Swine Health Program
Preventing Swine Disease Build-UpSwine disease outbreaks are often related to a high concentration of pigs raised continuously in the same facility or accumulation of disease producing organisms in the environm...
Author: Randy Walker, Robert Myer and Joel Brendemuhl - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, U...
Publication date: 02/07/2008    Rating:    Views: 517

Deworming Suggestions for Pigs Raised in Dirt Lot Facilities
The favorable climate and low initial investment account for the popularity of raising pigs in dirt lots in the southeastern USA. The raising of swine on dirt, however, can pose several problems. One of these p...
Author: R. O. Myer - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Publication date: 01/30/2008    Rating:    Views: 617