Mycoplasma hyponeumoniaeEarly Vaccination Key to managing PRRS in the NurseryNebraska swine practitioner John Waddell realized early on a battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in the nursery would require a “systems approach.”... Consider Subclinical PCV2 if Performance DragsFrom a microbiological standpoint, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)is a small, relatively slow-growing virus... Making M. hyo vaccination more flexibleBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica researchers reviewed and conducted an overall analysis of nine previous large-scale evaluations from five countries on... Making today's vaccination system workBudget-driven expectations of a vaccine program have increased because today's markets have left so little room for error. That short-term pressure on... Vaccination systems: Today's reality checkEvolution from single-site, all-in/all-out to multi-source systems has changed the way vaccination performs in today's high-throughput systems. Although... If not continuous medication, then what?To live with endemic disease those you can't practically eradicate or keep out of a pig flow continuous antibiotic feeding has been the traditional mainstay.... Improved respiratory options, as wellWhen timed correctly, diagnostic-guided pulsed medication reduces death and productivity losses while permitting pigs to develop immunity to disease.... Fast onset for Myco controlVaccination against Mycoplasma is the most common vaccine administered to pigs, with over 60% of animals receiving the vaccine. Providing a high level... Health actions to maximize performanceWhen disease agents have entered the herd, intervention may become necessary. Once you've identified the agents, and evaluated the economic impact, a... New technology in vaccine administrationSyringe and needle; needle and syringe. These two words have long gone togetherbut maybe not any more. Two companies have developed new technologies that... Trio of pathogens leads respiratory casesThough problems of respiratory disease continue to plague swine producers, the causative agents have some old and familiar names: PRRS virus, Swine Influenza,... PRRS in the breeding herd What to expectPRRS virus has evolved many unique features to survive. One of its is the slow recognition of the virus by the pig a pig's immune system does not initially... Keep what you have!Much attention is paid to breeding stock inventories when the quarterly USDA reports arrive. Will the herd expand and prices go down? Are gilt marketings... Ingelvac M.hyo optimizes immunity, protectionA recent collaborative study between research scientists at Boehringer Ingelheim and researchers at the University of Illinois confirmed Ingelvac M.hyo... Vaccination delivers consistent results against MycoplasmaVaccination against Mycoplasma has demonstrated positive economic returns. Two-dose bacterins have consistently reduced the economic impact of Mycoplasma... Estimating need for health interventionsIdentifying contributing factors to poor respiratory health is key to implementing effective control strategies. Serologic evaluation of pigs in late... Field study demonstrates value of pulse dosing feed medicationsTiming feed medication just prior to clinical disease may allow producers to reduce feed medication use, with no loss in economic performance as compared... Simple handling for Ingelvac M.hyoIngelvac M.hyo's unique adjuvant, Impran, provides for extended stimulation of the immune system. Made of an advanced bio-lipid, this adjuvant is a food... Long term, in-field evaluation of PRRS vaccinationNewly reported research from Germany tracked the effectiveness of using modified live PRRS vaccination in both a 6000-head finishing operation and a 1300-sow... |