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Weekly Overview: Progress on PRRS and Other Pig Health Issues
2013-05-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is among the world's most costly pig diseases and it is proving challenging to control, particularly because of the different viral strains that exist. New research sheds some light on how the strains impact the pig's immune system in different ways. Hungary has been declared free of Classical Swine Fever and in the US, a new Bill will further tighten up on antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
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Broad Participation Encouraged During Pig Code of Practice Comment Period
2013-05-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council's Pig Code Development Committee is encouraging broad public participation during the public comment period for a proposed updated Canadian Pig Code of Practice, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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New Diagnostic Method Detects Five Pig Viruses in One Run
2013-05-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SPAIN - Researchers of CReSA and the Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuria (CENSA) have developed a real-time PCR system for the detection and differentiation of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV-2), pseudorabies virus (PRV1), porcine parvovirus (PPV) and swine torque teno viruses 1 (TTSuV1) and 2 (TTSuV2).
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Light Shed on Costs of Proposed Changes to Pig Code of Practice
2013-05-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The president and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says an economic analysis will shed light on the anticipated costs of complying with a proposed updated Canadian Pig Code of Practice, Bruce Cochrane writes.
EU Pig Prices: Have Prices Hit Rock Bottom?
2013-05-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Last week’s trend continues on the European slaughter pig market, with the quotations swinging back noticeably.
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