Circovirus

It’s one of the most devastating and economically damaging pig diseases in the world: Porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD). It can strike early or appear in a late form. And once it strikes, the consequences are never good.

 Circovirus

CIRCOVIRUS VACCINE RECEIVES FOUR-MONTH DURATION OF IMMUNITY APPROVAL

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US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) has announced that the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has approved a duration of immunity (DOI) claim for Ingelvac® CircoFLEX™ of at least four months for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), the primary pathogen for porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD).

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM FOUNDS VET RESEARCH CENTRE

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Boehringer Ingelheim has laid the foundation stone for its European Veterinary Research Center in Hanover.

PREPARATION FOR FARROWING
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PREPARATION FOR FARROWING

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The correct day of farrowing (often d117-d118) is critical when dealing with hyperprolific sows. Farrowings that progress smoothly and take place in a quiet environment, where the sow releases large amounts of colostrum and can suckle her piglets without interruption should be seen as the” ideal” and the objective for every farrowing. Special care to create this environment for first parity sows which may be particularly fearful will benefit them particularly.

How swine viruses spread
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How swine viruses spread: Delving into airborne transmission

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“We know that vaccinating can decrease the amount of viruses in the air, so vaccination is a good mechanism to prevent airborne transmission” Swine veterinary consultant Dr. Carmen Alonso in Spain picks out lessons from her detailed studies of air samples inside and outside farms suffering an outbreak of PRRS, influenza A or porcine epidemic diarrhoea --- as well as poultry sites with highly pathogenic avian influenza.