Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics “Anyone can raise hogs. But it takes a near Genius to make money doing it.” “Anyone can raise hogs. But it takes a near Genius to make money doing it.” – The quote attributed to John Swisher, founder of United Feeds, sums up where we are in the US-Canada […] The post Jim Long Pork Commentary, “Anyone can raise hogs. But it takes a near Genius to make money doing it.” February 24th 2020 appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Pre-wean mortality has increased over the last 15 years, and it's a major concern for US pork producers and veterinarians. In fact, producers lose a bigger proportion of their production in the first 3 weeks of life than they do in the rest of the entire production cycle, Mike Ellis, PhD, a professor at the […] The post Ellis: No magic bullet to reduce pre-wean mortality appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Farmscape for February 24, 2020 Full Interview 23:38 Listen The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network has updated and improved the quarterly survey it circulates among western Canada's swine veterinarians. As part of its ongoing disease monitoring and surveillance the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network conducts quarterly impressions surveys of swine veterinarians in Western […] The post Updated CWSHIN Survey Gathers More Relevant Swine Disease Surveillance Data appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Rotavirus C (RVC) has been detected increasingly in humans and swine in different countries. RVC was first detected in a 27-day-old piglet with diarrhea from a herd in Ohio in 1980. RVC can cause significant economic losses due to diarrheal disease in nursing piglets. Although RVC was initially thought to cause only sporadic diarrhea outbreaks […] The post Brent Jones from South West Ontario Veterinary Services, Rotavirus C and Gilt Lactogenic Immunity appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more

Is the Water Quality the Best at Your Farm? Dr. Spencer Wayne spends some time with Jesse McCoy, a water quality expert. The discussion is about ways to check water quality to determine what's happening at your farm! Facebook Twitter The post Is the Water Quality the Best at Your Farm? appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. ”more