Benefits of Subclinical PCVAD Contorl by Vaccination 

roducers may not realize that a subclinical form of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) can be lurking in some systems. In these cases, growth performance, rather than mortality, is hurting profitability...

Consider Subclinical PCV2 if Performance Drags 

From a microbiological standpoint, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)is a small, relatively slow-growing virus...

Experiences from a Practitioner 

Genetics, environment, management practices, stress and other infectious diseases are all factors that must be taken into account when facing PCVAD in a production system, points out François Cardinal, DVM, Drummondville, Quebec...

Vaccine Proved to be Turning Point for Harrison Creek Farm 

When disease struck in February of 2006, the Brinker family of Calloway County, Mo., knew their sow operation was in trouble...

Study Shows Maternal Antibodies Do Not Interfere with Ingelvac CircoFLEX Immunization 

The question of maternal antibody interference in pigs vaccinated against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a frequent one...

Diagnosing Circovirus Takes a Little MAGIC 

Disease associated with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a complex mix of clinical signs and tissue lesions. The pathogen has been in U.S. swine populations for decades, but is emerging as a virulent epidemic with a new name – porcine circovirus associated disease, or PCVAD...

Vaccine Trials in Europe 

A study conducted in northern Germany and one in the United Kingdom also evaluated vaccine performance in early and late PCVAD situations. The German herd had an onset of PCV2 viremia late in finishing and a UK herd experienced a much earlier onset of viremia. ...

Coinfected Herds: Two Case Studies 

Southern Minnesota veterinarian Tom Wetzell had several herds participate in MAGIC™, which stands for Monitoring Assignment for Global Insight of Circovirus. MAGIC is a diagnostic protocol to root out porcine circovirus type 2 and its coinfections...

Studies Show Benefits of Vaccinating for Circovirus 

With increased incidence of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD), many producers are taking a hard look at their entire disease management program in order to reduce exposure, severity and mortality from the disease....

2007 Boehringer Ingelheim Advancement in PRRS Research Award Recipients Announced 

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., is committed to learning more about understanding and managing the PRRS virus...

PRRS Risk Assessment Tool 

A web-based version of the PRRS Risk Assessment Tool for the Breeding Herd is in development and should be available online this summer...

Finishers Benefit from PRRS Protection 

Just when many U.S. sow herds are reaching a state of PRRS stability, the virus is cropping up elsewhere along the production chain...

PRRS Protection in Commingled Pig Flows 

If there is strength in numbers, a field study conducted by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), should leave little doubt as to the impact of Ingelvac PRRS ATP...

Managing PRRS Virus in Commingled Pig Flows 

Combining nursery pigs from different sources can present several challenges to managers of grow-finish farms...

Proper Diagnosis A PCV2 Challenge 

In a PMWS surveillance study sponsored by the National Pork Board, 10 veterinarians submitted a specified set of tissues from a total of 100 cases that they felt...

PMWS confused With PRRS 

When the first cases of severe PMWS suddenly appeared in Quebec in 2004, many practitioners thought these cases were an emergence of atypical PRRS, recalls Francois...

Respiratory Vaccines, Timing Impact PCV2 

Type 2 porcine circovirus (PCV2) is now associated with several diseases, including postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), reproductive disorders, porcine...

Practitioners Take New Look At Disease Complex 

There are several schools of thought as to why porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is identified as the cause of mortality in so many pigs, even though the virus has been present in...