Mycoplasma

The disease: Porcine enzootic pneumonia, caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting swine production today. It can affect pigs of all ages, but infection and clinical disease normally occur during the finishing phase.

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Circovirus

EUROPEAN PCV2 RESEARCH AWARDS

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EU - The EU PCVD Consortium announced awards for Professor Hans Nauwynck and Professor Joaquim Segalés in its June 2008 newsletter.

 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.

 Ileitis

VACCINATION VS. ENTEROPATHY CUTS NEED FOR ANTIMICROBIALS

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Boehringer Ingelheim DENMARK - Two researchers from Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica in Copenhagen have published a paper showing a highly significant reduction in the use of antimicrobials after vaccination of pigs against porcine proliferative enteropathy in a Danish specific-pathogen-free (SPF) herd.