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PAIN CAUSED BY PARTURITION IN SOWS (II): USEFUL INDICATORS AND PAIN RELIEF
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PAIN CAUSED BY PARTURITION IN SOWS (II): USEFUL INDICATORS AND PAIN RELIEF

  • 15 minutes

Pain is a sensory and emotional experience that has negative effects on animal welfare, directly affecting farm production items. There are many reasons why pigs can suffer from pain: routine farm management, such as tail-docking and castration, diseases, injuries and physiological events such as farrowing. Nowadays, pain measurement in farm animals is very complex, and it continues to be an important issue in veterinary and biomedical research.

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BOEHRINGER DONATES PRRS RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO INDUSTRY

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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., last week transferred ownership of its Risk Assessment Program for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) to the American Association of swine Veterinarians (AASV).

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WPX 2012: EXPERTS DISCUSS LATEST FINDINGS IN MANAGING SWINE RESPIRATORY DISEASES

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US - Controlling swine diseases such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCV2) and Mycoplasma pneumonia (M. hyo) is one of the the key challenges for producers and veterinarians. During the 2012 World Pork Expo, swine experts discussed the impacts of these diseases, the latest research and effective ways to manage respiratory diseases on modern production farms.

MILK FLOW - HORMONAL BLOCKING
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MILK FLOW - HORMONAL BLOCKING

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Progesterone in the uterus blocks milk production. Only when the birth process is complete and the after-births have been delivered does this blocker stop.

Prolactin is important, especially in the last third of gestation, for proper udder-development. Furthermore prolactin is the main milk-promoting hormone during lactation.

Be aware of endotoxins and inflammations in the sow!
Endotoxins i.e E.coli endotoxins and inflammatory processes inhibit these milk-hormones.