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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CONTROLLING UNIFORMITY AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF NEWLY BORN PIGLETS
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CONTROLLING UNIFORMITY AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF NEWLY BORN PIGLETS

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Recondition skinny sows during gestation

Increase the quantity of feed from d85 of gestation onwards:
this will maximise the glycogen reserves of the newly born piglets

Ensure farm-specific vaccination schemes (in collaboration with herd vet) are complied with to result in:
Stable immunity of sows as well as their piglets via colostrum-intake
Optimal embryonic development

 PRRS

LATEST AUDIO SERIES FOCUSES ON APPLIED PRRS RESEARCH, ARC

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US - The 'At the Meeting' audio series highlights historical comparisons to PRV and a large-scale porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) study, says Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. The latest At The Meeting (ATM) audio programme on swine health from The Morrison Group covers new developments in the management of PRRS presented during the recent North American PRRS Symposium held in Chicago, Illinois, in December 2014. The ATM programme, which features disease, research and practical swine health information from leading veterinary experts, is available for the benefit of swine veterinarians and producers.