Four Star Veterinary Service Pork Industry Conference postponed until July 21; same place, same speakers
Registration continues to be open for the conference that will be held at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Deadly swine-disease outbreak at buying station triggers search for mystery pathogen
When a call came in last September reporting very high, unexplained sow mortalities, Daniel Gascho, DVM, didn’t expect it to be anything unusual, but he found quite the opposite.
8 key factors drive success when raising pigs without antibiotics
Producers need to recognize there will always be health challenges when raising pigs without antibiotics. The goal is to resolve those challenges as they arise.
Michigan switches to pen gestation April 1; Ohio is next
Hog operations in Michigan face an April 1, 2020, deadline for switching from individual stalls to pens for sow gestation.
Tips to improve pen gestation for sows
Many pork producers successfully manage sows in group gestation pens after completing breeding and pregnancy checks in crates. Veterinarians with Four Star Veterinary Service (FSVS)
Lessons learned: How a modern hog farm in Russia recovered from ASF
China’s African swine fever (ASF) epidemic may offer a grim view of life with the disease. But its neighbor Russia has proven recovery from ASF is possible.
Keep guard up for strep, parasuis in newly weaned pigs
Newly weaned pigs face many challenges — new environment, feed, pen mates. They also face the challenge of bacterial infections like strep and parasuis.
Batch farrowing benefits Indiana hog operation
Batch farrowing made sense for Nate and Doug Hoeing’s sow operation. The brothers run a 1,200-sow operation on a family farm in Rush County, Indiana.
Three-step approach for spotting sick sows
A three-pronged approach to observing sows can help identify illness, lower mortality and increase productivity, according to Bill Minton of Four Star Veterinary Service, Chickasaw, Ohio.
